diff --git a/phpBB/adm/style/acp_jabber.html b/phpBB/adm/style/acp_jabber.html
index 2cc715493a..0c4512ba98 100644
--- a/phpBB/adm/style/acp_jabber.html
+++ b/phpBB/adm/style/acp_jabber.html
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 	<dd><input type="text" id="jab_username" name="jab_username" value="{JAB_USERNAME}" /></dd>
 </dl>
 <dl>
-	<dt><label for="jab_password">{L_JAB_PASSWORD}:</label></dt>
+	<dt><label for="jab_password">{L_JAB_PASSWORD}:</label><br /><span>{L_JAB_PASSWORD_EXPLAIN}</span></dt>
 	<dd><input type="password" id="jab_password" name="jab_password" value="{JAB_PASSWORD}" /></dd>
 </dl>
 <!-- IF S_CAN_USE_SSL -->
diff --git a/phpBB/language/en/acp/board.php b/phpBB/language/en/acp/board.php
index 49ddde5715..4e7edd577e 100644
--- a/phpBB/language/en/acp/board.php
+++ b/phpBB/language/en/acp/board.php
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ $lang = array_merge($lang, array(
 	'SMTP_DIGEST_MD5'				=> 'DIGEST-MD5',
 	'SMTP_LOGIN'					=> 'LOGIN',
 	'SMTP_PASSWORD'					=> 'SMTP password',
-	'SMTP_PASSWORD_EXPLAIN'			=> 'Only enter a password if your SMTP server requires it.',
+	'SMTP_PASSWORD_EXPLAIN'			=> 'Only enter a password if your SMTP server requires it. <em><strong>Warning:</strong> this password is stored as plain text in the database.</em>',
 	'SMTP_PLAIN'					=> 'PLAIN',
 	'SMTP_POP_BEFORE_SMTP'			=> 'POP-BEFORE-SMTP',
 	'SMTP_PORT'						=> 'SMTP server port',
@@ -524,6 +524,7 @@ $lang = array_merge($lang, array(
 	'JAB_PACKAGE_SIZE'			=> 'Jabber package size',
 	'JAB_PACKAGE_SIZE_EXPLAIN'	=> 'This is the number of messages sent in one package. If set to 0 the message is sent immediately and will not be queued for later sending.',
 	'JAB_PASSWORD'				=> 'Jabber password',
+	'JAB_PASSWORD_EXPLAIN'		=> '<em><strong>Warning:</strong> this password is stored as plain text in the database.</em>',
 	'JAB_PORT'					=> 'Jabber port',
 	'JAB_PORT_EXPLAIN'			=> 'Leave blank unless you know it is not port 5222.',
 	'JAB_SERVER'				=> 'Jabber server',