diff --git a/apps/updatenotification/js/admin.js b/apps/updatenotification/js/admin.js
index e5c942fbda..3ca45a191d 100644
--- a/apps/updatenotification/js/admin.js
+++ b/apps/updatenotification/js/admin.js
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
 		var newChannel = $('#release-channel').find(":selected").val();
 
 		if (newChannel === 'git' || newChannel === 'daily') {
-			$('#oca_updatenotification_groups').addClass('hidden');
+			$('#oca_updatenotification_groups em').removeClass('hidden');
 		} else {
-			$('#oca_updatenotification_groups').removeClass('hidden');
+			$('#oca_updatenotification_groups em').addClass('hidden');
 		}
 
 		$.post(
diff --git a/apps/updatenotification/templates/admin.php b/apps/updatenotification/templates/admin.php
index e74ed23a94..5974b106f7 100644
--- a/apps/updatenotification/templates/admin.php
+++ b/apps/updatenotification/templates/admin.php
@@ -41,9 +41,13 @@
 	</p>
 
 
-	<p id="oca_updatenotification_groups" class="<?php if (in_array($currentChannel, ['daily', 'git'])) p('hidden'); ?>">
+	<p id="oca_updatenotification_groups">
 		<br />
 		<?php p($l->t('Notify members of the following groups about available updates:')); ?>
 		<input name="oca_updatenotification_groups_list" type="hidden" id="oca_updatenotification_groups_list" value="<?php p($_['notify_groups']) ?>" style="width: 400px">
+		<em class="<?php if (!in_array($currentChannel, ['daily', 'git'])) p('hidden'); ?>">
+			<br />
+			<?php p($l->t('Only notification for app updates are available, because the selected update channel for ownCloud itself does not allow notifications.')); ?>
+		</em>
 	</p>
 </form>