diff --git a/DuckDuckGo/SyncSettingsViewController+SyncDelegate.swift b/DuckDuckGo/SyncSettingsViewController+SyncDelegate.swift
index 23bb29a134..5aebe9dc68 100644
--- a/DuckDuckGo/SyncSettingsViewController+SyncDelegate.swift
+++ b/DuckDuckGo/SyncSettingsViewController+SyncDelegate.swift
@@ -182,6 +182,37 @@ extension SyncSettingsViewController: SyncManagementViewModelDelegate {
         }
     }
 
+    @MainActor
+    func handlePairingTwoSeparateAccounts(recoveryKey: SyncCode.RecoveryKey) {
+        let alertController = UIAlertController(
+            title: UserText.syncAlertSwitchAccountTitle,
+            message: UserText.syncAlertSwitchAccountMessage,
+            preferredStyle: .alert)
+        alertController.addAction(title: UserText.syncAlertSwitchAccountButton, style: .default) { [weak self] in
+            Task { [weak self] in
+                do {
+                    try await self?.syncService.disconnect()
+                } catch {
+                    // TODO: Send sync_user_switched_logout_error pixel
+                }
+
+                do {
+                    try await self?.loginAndShowDeviceConnected(recoveryKey: recoveryKey)
+                } catch {
+                    // TODO: Send sync_user_switched_login_error pixel
+                }
+                // TODO: Send sync_user_switched_account_pixel
+            }
+        }
+        alertController.addAction(title: UserText.actionCancel, style: .cancel)
+        // Gives time to the is syncing view to appear
+        DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 1) { [weak self] in
+            self?.dismissPresentedViewController { [weak self] in
+                self?.present(alertController, animated: true, completion: nil)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     private func getErrorType(from errorString: String?) -> AsyncErrorType? {
         guard let errorString = errorString else {
             return nil
diff --git a/DuckDuckGo/SyncSettingsViewController.swift b/DuckDuckGo/SyncSettingsViewController.swift
index 925b291897..083573db36 100644
--- a/DuckDuckGo/SyncSettingsViewController.swift
+++ b/DuckDuckGo/SyncSettingsViewController.swift
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ extension SyncSettingsViewController: ScanOrPasteCodeViewModelDelegate {
                 return true
             } catch {
                 if self.rootView.model.isSyncEnabled {
-                    handleError(.unableToMergeTwoAccounts, error: error, event: .syncLoginExistingAccountError)
+                    handlePairingTwoSeparateAccounts(recoveryKey: recoveryKey)
                 } else {
                     handleError(.unableToSyncToServer, error: error, event: .syncLoginError)
                 }
diff --git a/DuckDuckGo/UserText.swift b/DuckDuckGo/UserText.swift
index 86a2337975..f0e8764ae4 100644
--- a/DuckDuckGo/UserText.swift
+++ b/DuckDuckGo/UserText.swift
@@ -961,6 +961,9 @@ But if you *do* want a peek under the hood, you can find more information about
     static let unknownErrorTryAgainMessage = NSLocalizedString("error.unknown.try.again", value: "An unknown error has occurred", comment: "Generic error message on a dialog for when the cause is not known.")
     public static let syncPausedAlertOkButton = NSLocalizedString("alert.sync-paused-alert-ok-button", value: "OK", comment: "Confirmation button in alert")
     public static let syncPausedAlertLearnMoreButton = NSLocalizedString("alert.sync-paused-alert-learn-more-button", value: "Learn More", comment: "Learn more button in alert")
+    public static let syncAlertSwitchAccountTitle = NSLocalizedString("alert.sync-switch-account-button", value: "Switch to a different Sync?", comment: "Switch account title in alert")
+    public static let syncAlertSwitchAccountMessage = NSLocalizedString("alert.sync-switch-account-message", value: "This device is already synced, are you sure you want to sync it with a different back up or device? Switching won't remove any data already synced to this.", comment: "Description for switching sync accounts when there's two")
+    public static let syncAlertSwitchAccountButton = NSLocalizedString("alert.sync-switch-account-button", value: "Switch Account", comment: "Switch account button in alert")
     public static let syncErrorAlertTitle = NSLocalizedString("alert.sync-error", value: "Sync & Backup Error", comment: "Title for sync error alert")
     public static let unableToSyncToServerDescription = NSLocalizedString("alert.unable-to-sync-to-server-description", value: "Unable to connect to the server.", comment: "Description for unable to sync to server error")
     public static let unableToSyncWithOtherDeviceDescription = NSLocalizedString("alert.unable-to-sync-with-other-device-description", value: "Unable to Sync with another device.", comment: "Description for unable to sync with another device error")
diff --git a/DuckDuckGo/en.lproj/Localizable.strings b/DuckDuckGo/en.lproj/Localizable.strings
index d1bf6015ea..e638685034 100644
--- a/DuckDuckGo/en.lproj/Localizable.strings
+++ b/DuckDuckGo/en.lproj/Localizable.strings
@@ -200,6 +200,13 @@
 /* Title for alert shown when sync paused for an error */
 "alert.sync-paused-title" = "Sync is Paused";
 
+/* Switch account button in alert
+   Switch account title in alert */
+"alert.sync-switch-account-button" = "Switch to a different Sync?";
+
+/* Description for switching sync accounts when there's two */
+"alert.sync-switch-account-message" = "This device is already synced, are you sure you want to sync it with a different back up or device? Switching won't remove any data already synced to this.";
+
 /* Description for alert shown when sync error occurs because of too many requests */
 "alert.sync-too-many-requests-error-description" = "Sync & Backup is temporarily unavailable.";