diff --git a/src/qt/forms/intro.ui b/src/qt/forms/intro.ui
--- a/src/qt/forms/intro.ui
+++ b/src/qt/forms/intro.ui
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>674</width>
-    <height>363</height>
+    <height>415</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@
    </item>
    <item>
     <widget class="QLabel" name="sizeWarningLabel">
-     <property name="text">
-      <string>%1 will download and store a copy of the Bitcoin block chain. At least %2GB of data will be stored in this directory, and it will grow over time. The wallet will also be stored in this directory.</string>
-     </property>
      <property name="wordWrap">
       <bool>true</bool>
      </property>
@@ -203,6 +200,36 @@
      </item>
     </layout>
    </item>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="QLabel" name="lblExplanation1">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>When you click OK, %1 will begin to download and process the full %4 block chain (%2GB) starting with the earliest transactions in %3 when %4 initially launched.</string>
+     </property>
+     <property name="wordWrap">
+      <bool>true</bool>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="QLabel" name="lblExplanation2">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>This initial synchronisation is very demanding, and may expose hardware problems with your computer that had previously gone unnoticed. Each time you run %1, it will continue downloading where it left off.</string>
+     </property>
+     <property name="wordWrap">
+      <bool>true</bool>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="QLabel" name="lblExplanation3">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>If you have chosen to limit block chain storage (pruning), the historical data must still be downloaded and processed, but will be deleted afterward to keep your disk usage low.</string>
+     </property>
+     <property name="wordWrap">
+      <bool>true</bool>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
    <item>
     <spacer name="verticalSpacer">
      <property name="orientation">
diff --git a/src/qt/intro.cpp b/src/qt/intro.cpp
--- a/src/qt/intro.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/intro.cpp
@@ -120,17 +120,37 @@
     ui->setupUi(this);
     ui->welcomeLabel->setText(ui->welcomeLabel->text().arg(tr(PACKAGE_NAME)));
     ui->storageLabel->setText(ui->storageLabel->text().arg(tr(PACKAGE_NAME)));
+
+    ui->lblExplanation1->setText(ui->lblExplanation1->text()
+                                     .arg(tr(PACKAGE_NAME))
+                                     .arg(BLOCK_CHAIN_SIZE)
+                                     .arg(2009)
+                                     .arg(tr("Bitcoin")));
+    ui->lblExplanation2->setText(
+        ui->lblExplanation2->text().arg(tr(PACKAGE_NAME)));
+
     uint64_t pruneTarget = std::max<int64_t>(0, gArgs.GetArg("-prune", 0));
     requiredSpace = BLOCK_CHAIN_SIZE;
+    QString storageRequiresMsg =
+        tr("At least %1 GB of data will be stored in this directory, and it "
+           "will grow over time.");
     if (pruneTarget) {
         uint64_t prunedGBs = std::ceil(pruneTarget * 1024 * 1024.0 / GB_BYTES);
         if (prunedGBs <= requiredSpace) {
             requiredSpace = prunedGBs;
+            storageRequiresMsg = tr("Approximately %1 GB of data will be "
+                                    "stored in this directory.");
         }
+        ui->lblExplanation3->setVisible(true);
+    } else {
+        ui->lblExplanation3->setVisible(false);
     }
     requiredSpace += CHAIN_STATE_SIZE;
     ui->sizeWarningLabel->setText(
-        ui->sizeWarningLabel->text().arg(tr(PACKAGE_NAME)).arg(requiredSpace));
+        tr("%1 will download and store a copy of the Bitcoin block chain.")
+            .arg(tr(PACKAGE_NAME)) +
+        " " + storageRequiresMsg.arg(requiredSpace) + " " +
+        tr("The wallet will also be stored in this directory."));
     startThread();
 }