diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_messages.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_messages.xml
index a2b97ce4c7..99f5e2ffee 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_messages.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_messages.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
                 android:drawableStart="@drawable/twotone_notifications_off_24"
                 android:drawablePadding="6dp"
                 android:paddingHorizontal="12dp"
-                android:paddingVertical="6dp"
+                android:paddingTop="6dp"
                 android:text="@string/title_hint_notifications"
                 android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Medium"
                 app:drawableTint="?android:attr/textColorSecondary"
@@ -58,13 +58,25 @@
                 app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
                 app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/vSeparatorAirplane" />
 
+            <TextView
+                android:id="@+id/tvNotificationsRemark"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
+                android:padding="6dp"
+                android:text="@string/title_hint_notifications_remark"
+                android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Small"
+                app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+                app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+                app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/tvNotifications" />
+
             <View
                 android:id="@+id/vSeparatorNotifications"
                 android:layout_width="match_parent"
                 android:layout_height="1dp"
                 android:background="?attr/colorSeparator"
                 app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
-                app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/tvNotifications" />
+                app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/tvNotificationsRemark" />
 
             <TextView
                 android:id="@+id/tvBatteryOptimizations"
@@ -488,7 +500,7 @@
                 android:id="@+id/grpNotifications"
                 android:layout_width="0dp"
                 android:layout_height="0dp"
-                app:constraint_referenced_ids="tvNotifications,vSeparatorNotifications" />
+                app:constraint_referenced_ids="tvNotifications,tvNotificationsRemark,vSeparatorNotifications" />
 
             <androidx.constraintlayout.widget.Group
                 android:id="@+id/grpBatteryOptimizations"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 8564ba8512..b54701f089 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -2112,6 +2112,7 @@
     <string name="title_hint_folder_sync">To limit battery and network usage not all folders and not all messages will be synchronized by default</string>
     <string name="title_hint_airplane">Airplane mode is on</string>
     <string name="title_hint_notifications">No notification permissions</string>
+    <string name="title_hint_notifications_remark">Notification permissions are required for (account) alerts too. Notifications for new messages can be turned off in the settings.</string>
     <string name="title_hint_battery_optimizations">Battery optimizations still enabled</string>
     <string name="title_hint_support">If you have a question or a problem, please use the support menu to get help</string>
     <string name="title_hint_message_actions">Swipe left to trash; Swipe right to archive (if available); The swipe actions can be configured in the account settings</string>