diff --git a/_locales/en/messages.json b/_locales/en/messages.json
index c373b7b3..4d47360e 100644
--- a/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -243,5 +243,9 @@
     "sourceCode": {
         "message": "Source Code",
         "description": "Used on Firefox Store Page"
+    },
+    "noticeUpdate": {
+        "message": "The notice has been upgraded! If you still don't like it, hit the never show button.",
+        "description": "The message displayed after the notice was upgraded."
     }
 }
diff --git a/content.js b/content.js
index b41bf2fe..ad957aa8 100644
--- a/content.js
+++ b/content.js
@@ -80,13 +80,22 @@ chrome.storage.sync.get(["trackViewCount"], function(result) {
 
 //if the notice should not be shown
 //happens when the user click's the "Don't show notice again" button
+//option renamed when new notice was made
 var dontShowNotice = false;
-chrome.storage.sync.get(["dontShowNoticeAgain"], function(result) {
+chrome.storage.sync.get(["dontShowNotice"], function(result) {
     let dontShowNoticeAgain = result.dontShowNoticeAgain;
     if (dontShowNoticeAgain != undefined) {
         dontShowNotice = dontShowNoticeAgain;
     }
 });
+//load the legacy option to hide the notice
+var dontShowNoticeOld = false;
+chrome.storage.sync.get(["dontShowNoticeAgain"], function(result) {
+    let dontShowNoticeAgain = result.dontShowNoticeAgain;
+    if (dontShowNoticeAgain != undefined) {
+        dontShowNoticeOld = dontShowNoticeAgain;
+    }
+});
 
 //get messages from the background script and the popup
 chrome.runtime.onMessage.addListener(messageListener);
@@ -591,7 +600,15 @@ function skipToTime(v, index, sponsorTimes, openNotice) {
     if (openNotice) {
         //send out the message saying that a sponsor message was skipped
         if (!dontShowNotice) {
-            new SkipNotice(this, currentUUID);
+            let skipNotice = new SkipNotice(this, currentUUID);
+
+            if (dontShowNoticeOld) {
+                //show why this notice is showing
+                skipNotice.addNoticeInfoMessage(chrome.i18n.getMessage("noticeUpdate"));
+
+                //disable this setting
+                chrome.storage.sync.set({"dontShowNoticeAgain": false});
+            }
 
             //auto-upvote this sponsor
             if (trackViewCount) {
@@ -912,7 +929,7 @@ function closeAllSkipNotices(){
 }
 
 function dontShowNoticeAgain() {
-    chrome.storage.sync.set({"dontShowNoticeAgain": true});
+    chrome.storage.sync.set({"dontShowNotice": true});
 
     dontShowNotice = true;