We study a state constrained Dirichlet optimal control problem and derive a priori error estimates for its finite element discretization. Additional control constraints may or may not be included in the formulation. The pointwise state constraints are prescribed in the interior of a convex polygonal domain. We obtain a priori error estimates for the L 2 (Γ)-norm of order h 1−1/p for pure state constraints and h 3/4−1/(2p) when additional control constraints are present. Here, p is a real number that depends on the largest interior angle of the domain. Unlike in e.g. distributed or Neumann control problems, the state functions associated with L 2 -Dirichlet control have very low regularity, i.e. they are elements of H 1/2 (Ω). By considering the state constraints in the interior we make use of higher interior regularity and separate the regularity limiting influences of the boundary on the one-hand, and the measure in the right-hand-side of the adjoint equation associated with the state constraints *