diff --git a/package/gluon-config-mode-contact-info/i18n/de.po b/package/gluon-config-mode-contact-info/i18n/de.po
index c33840e8..651fdde4 100644
--- a/package/gluon-config-mode-contact-info/i18n/de.po
+++ b/package/gluon-config-mode-contact-info/i18n/de.po
@@ -13,5 +13,21 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Contact info"
 msgstr "Kontakt"
 
+msgid ""
+"Please provide your contact information here to allow others to contact "
+"you. Note that this information will be visible <em>publicly</em> on "
+"the internet together with your node's coordinates. This means it can "
+"be downloaded and processed by anyone. This information is "
+"not required to operate a node. If you chose to enter data, it will be "
+"stored on this node and can be deleted by yourself at any time."
+msgstr ""
+"Bitte hinterlege hier einen Hinweis, um anderen zu ermöglichen, "
+"Kontakt mit dir aufzunehmen. Beachte, dass dieser Hinweis auch "
+"<em>öffentlich</em> im Internet, zusammen mit den Koordinaten "
+"deines Knotens, einsehbar sein wird. Das bedeutet, dass diese Informationen "
+"von jedem heruntergeladen und verarbeitet werden können. Für den Betrieb sind diese "
+"Informationen nicht erforderlich. Eine Speicherung erfolgt auf diesem Knoten. "
+"Die Daten können durch dich in diesem Menü eigenständig gelöscht werden."
+
 msgid "e.g. E-mail or phone number"
 msgstr "z.B. E-Mail oder Telefonnummer"
diff --git a/package/gluon-config-mode-contact-info/i18n/fr.po b/package/gluon-config-mode-contact-info/i18n/fr.po
index dac33c91..f20e06cb 100644
--- a/package/gluon-config-mode-contact-info/i18n/fr.po
+++ b/package/gluon-config-mode-contact-info/i18n/fr.po
@@ -13,5 +13,21 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Contact info"
 msgstr "Informations de Contact"
 
+msgid ""
+"Please provide your contact information here to allow others to contact "
+"you. Note that this information will be visible <em>publicly</em> on "
+"the internet together with your node's coordinates. This means it can "
+"be downloaded and processed by anyone. This information is "
+"not required to operate a node. If you chose to enter data, it will be "
+"stored on this node and can be deleted by yourself at any time."
+msgstr ""
+"Entrez vos coordonnées ici si vous souhaitez permettre à d'autres "
+"personnes de communiquer avec vous. Ces informations seront affichées "
+"<em>en ligne</em> avec les coordonnées du nœud. Il peut être téléchargé "
+"et traité par tous. Il n'est pas obligatoire "
+"de fournir ces informations pour pouvoir opérer un nœud. Si vous avez "
+"choisi d'entrer des données, elles seront stockées sur ce nœud et vous "
+"pourrez les effacer par vous-même à tout moment."
+
 msgid "e.g. E-mail or phone number"
 msgstr "Ex : E-mail ou numéro de téléphone"
diff --git a/package/gluon-config-mode-contact-info/i18n/gluon-config-mode-contact-info.pot b/package/gluon-config-mode-contact-info/i18n/gluon-config-mode-contact-info.pot
index a95b5b54..913f38a5 100644
--- a/package/gluon-config-mode-contact-info/i18n/gluon-config-mode-contact-info.pot
+++ b/package/gluon-config-mode-contact-info/i18n/gluon-config-mode-contact-info.pot
@@ -4,5 +4,14 @@ msgstr "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8"
 msgid "Contact info"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid ""
+"Please provide your contact information here to allow others to contact "
+"you. Note that this information will be visible <em>publicly</em> on "
+"the internet together with your node's coordinates. This means it can be "
+"downloaded and processed by anyone. This information is "
+"not required to operate a node. If you chose to enter data, it will be "
+"stored on this node and can be deleted by yourself at any time."
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "e.g. E-mail or phone number"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/package/gluon-config-mode-contact-info/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-mode/wizard/0500-contact-info.lua b/package/gluon-config-mode-contact-info/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-mode/wizard/0500-contact-info.lua
index 9c4ea3c0..6f85d704 100644
--- a/package/gluon-config-mode-contact-info/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-mode/wizard/0500-contact-info.lua
+++ b/package/gluon-config-mode-contact-info/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-mode/wizard/0500-contact-info.lua
@@ -6,7 +6,16 @@ return function(form, uci)
 
 	local owner = uci:get_first("gluon-node-info", "owner")
 
-	local s = form:section(Section, nil, site_i18n.translate("gluon-config-mode:contact-help"))
+	local default_text = pkg_i18n.translate(
+		'Please provide your contact information here to allow others to contact '
+		.. 'you. Note that this information will be visible <em>publicly</em> on '
+		.. 'the internet together with your node\'s coordinates. This means it can '
+		.. 'be downloaded and processed by anyone. This information is '
+		.. 'not required to operate a node. If you chose to enter data, it will be '
+		.. 'stored on this node and can be deleted by yourself at any time.'
+	)
+	local s = form:section(Section, nil,
+		site_i18n._translate("gluon-config-mode:contact-help") or default_text)
 
 	local o = s:option(Value, "contact", pkg_i18n.translate("Contact info"),
 		site_i18n._translate("gluon-config-mode:contact-note") or pkg_i18n.translate("e.g. E-mail or phone number"))