diff --git a/OpenPGP-Keychain/src/main/res/layout/api_remote_create_account.xml b/OpenPGP-Keychain/src/main/res/layout/api_remote_create_account.xml
index ead336dbb..3aee9094f 100644
--- a/OpenPGP-Keychain/src/main/res/layout/api_remote_create_account.xml
+++ b/OpenPGP-Keychain/src/main/res/layout/api_remote_create_account.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@
         android:padding="16dp"
         android:orientation="vertical">
 
+        <TextView
+            android:id="@+id/api_remote_create_account_text"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:paddingBottom="3dip"
+            android:text="@string/api_create_account_text"
+            android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium" />
+
         <fragment
             android:id="@+id/api_account_settings_fragment"
             android:name="org.sufficientlysecure.keychain.remote.ui.AccountSettingsFragment"
diff --git a/OpenPGP-Keychain/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/OpenPGP-Keychain/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 0d9cdc1bb..f0ae25937 100644
--- a/OpenPGP-Keychain/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/OpenPGP-Keychain/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -427,6 +427,7 @@
     <string name="api_settings_package_signature">SHA-256 of Package Signature</string>
     <string name="api_settings_accounts">Accounts</string>
     <string name="api_settings_accounts_empty">No accounts attached to this application.</string>
+    <string name="api_create_account_text">The application requests the creation of a new account. Please select an existing private key or create a new one.\nApplications are restricted to the usage of keys you select here!</string>
     <string name="api_register_text">The displayed application requests access to OpenKeychain.\nAllow access?\n\nWARNING: If you do not know why this screen appeared, disallow access! You can revoke access later using the \'Registered Applications\' screen.</string>
     <string name="api_register_allow">Allow access</string>
     <string name="api_register_disallow">Disallow access</string>