diff --git a/webapp/components/delete_channel_modal.jsx b/webapp/components/delete_channel_modal.jsx
index 315a3cd5e1..caff45aae8 100644
--- a/webapp/components/delete_channel_modal.jsx
+++ b/webapp/components/delete_channel_modal.jsx
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export default class DeleteChannelModal extends React.Component {
                 <Modal.Body>
                     <FormattedMessage
                         id='delete_channel.question'
-                        defaultMessage='Are you sure you wish to delete the {display_name} {term}?'
+                        defaultMessage='This will delete the channel from the team and make its contents inaccessible for all users. Are you sure you wish to delete the {display_name} {term}?'
                         values={{
                             display_name: this.props.channel.display_name,
                             term: (channelTerm)
diff --git a/webapp/i18n/en.json b/webapp/i18n/en.json
index d79891c881..f6b187d444 100644
--- a/webapp/i18n/en.json
+++ b/webapp/i18n/en.json
@@ -1134,7 +1134,7 @@
   "delete_channel.confirm": "Confirm DELETE Channel",
   "delete_channel.del": "Delete",
   "delete_channel.group": "group",
-  "delete_channel.question": "Are you sure you wish to delete the {display_name} {term}?",
+  "delete_channel.question": "This will delete the channel from the team and make its contents inaccessible for all users. Are you sure you wish to delete the {display_name} {term}?",
   "delete_post.cancel": "Cancel",
   "delete_post.comment": "Comment",
   "delete_post.confirm": "Confirm {term} Delete",