diff --git a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js
index e0bb191c..c65c27e2 100644
--- a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js
+++ b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ const PostStatusForm = {
     postFormats () {
       return this.$store.state.instance.postFormats || []
     },
-    showDirectWarning () {
-      return this.$store.state.instance.safeDM && this.newStatus.visibility === 'direct'
+    safeDMEnabled () {
+      return this.$store.state.instance.safeDM
     }
   },
   methods: {
diff --git a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue
index 2f70a2ad..1ce2b647 100644
--- a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue
+++ b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue
@@ -3,13 +3,16 @@
   <form @submit.prevent="postStatus(newStatus)">
     <div class="form-group" >
       <i18n
-        v-if="!this.$store.state.users.currentUser.locked && this.newStatus.visibility == 'private'"
+        v-if="!$store.state.users.currentUser.locked && newStatus.visibility == 'private'"
         path="post_status.account_not_locked_warning"
         tag="p"
         class="visibility-notice">
         <router-link :to="{ name: 'user-settings' }">{{ $t('post_status.account_not_locked_warning_link') }}</router-link>
       </i18n>
-      <p v-if="showDirectWarning" class="visibility-notice">{{ $t('post_status.direct_warning') }}</p>
+      <p v-if="newStatus.visibility === 'direct'" class="visibility-notice">
+        <span v-if="safeDMEnabled">{{ $t('post_status.direct_warning_to_first_only') }}</span>
+        <span v-else>{{ $t('post_status.direct_warning_to_all') }}</span>
+      </p>
       <EmojiInput
         v-if="newStatus.spoilerText || alwaysShowSubject"
         type="text"
diff --git a/src/i18n/en.json b/src/i18n/en.json
index 026546cc..0ce751bb 100644
--- a/src/i18n/en.json
+++ b/src/i18n/en.json
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@
     },
     "content_warning": "Subject (optional)",
     "default": "Just landed in L.A.",
-    "direct_warning": "This post will only be visible to all the mentioned users.",
+    "direct_warning_to_all": "This post will be visible to all the mentioned users.",
+    "direct_warning_to_first_only": "This post will only be visible to the mentioned user at the beginning of the message.",
     "posting": "Posting",
     "scope": {
       "direct": "Direct - Post to mentioned users only",