diff --git a/src/views/app.html b/src/views/app.html
index bd81e8524..9f910b588 100644
--- a/src/views/app.html
+++ b/src/views/app.html
@@ -214,11 +214,15 @@
         </h4>
       </div>
       <div class="modal-body" style="padding: 0 15px">
-        <p>This will restore this app to the data from <b>{{ restore.backup.creationTime | prettyDate }}</b></p>
+        <p>This will restore this app to the data from <b>{{ restore.backup.creationTime | prettyDate }}</b>.</p>
+        <p class="text-danger">Any data generated between now and the last known backup will be irrevocably lost.
+          It is recommended to create a backup of the current data before attempting a restore.
+        </p>
+        <br/>
       </div>
       <div class="modal-footer">
         <button type="button" class="btn btn-default" data-dismiss="modal">Close</button>
-        <button type="button" class="btn btn-success" ng-click="restore.submit()"><i class="fas fa-history" ng-hide="restore.busy"></i><i class="fa fa-circle-notch fa-spin" ng-show="clone.busy"></i>  Restore</button>
+        <button type="button" class="btn btn-danger" ng-click="restore.submit()"><i class="fas fa-history" ng-hide="restore.busy"></i><i class="fa fa-circle-notch fa-spin" ng-show="clone.busy"></i>  Restore</button>
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>