diff --git a/phpBB/adm/style/install_update.html b/phpBB/adm/style/install_update.html
index 22d21d8314..818889c89b 100644
--- a/phpBB/adm/style/install_update.html
+++ b/phpBB/adm/style/install_update.html
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@
 		<p>{WARNING_MSG}</p>
 	</div>
 	<!-- ENDIF -->
+	
+	<div class="errorbox" style="margin-top: 0;">
+		<h3>{L_NOTICE}</h3>
+		<p>{L_BACKUP_NOTICE}</p>
+	</div>
 
 	<form id="install_update" method="post" action="{U_ACTION}">
 
diff --git a/phpBB/language/en/install.php b/phpBB/language/en/install.php
index f69ca40613..bbf407f1dc 100644
--- a/phpBB/language/en/install.php
+++ b/phpBB/language/en/install.php
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ $lang = array_merge($lang, array(
 	'BLANK_PREFIX_FOUND'			=> 'A scan of your tables has shown a valid installation using no table prefix.',
 	'BOARD_NOT_INSTALLED'			=> 'No installation found',
 	'BOARD_NOT_INSTALLED_EXPLAIN'	=> 'The phpBB Unified Convertor Framework requires a default installation of phpBB3 to function, please <a href="%s">proceed by first installing phpBB3</a>.',
+	'BACKUP_NOTICE'					=> 'Please backup your board before updating in case any problems arise during the update process.',
 
 	'CATEGORY'					=> 'Category',
 	'CACHE_STORE'				=> 'Cache type',