diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/components/compose/ComposeActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/components/compose/ComposeActivity.kt
index d8b1c204b..70f9d94dd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/components/compose/ComposeActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/components/compose/ComposeActivity.kt
@@ -1113,8 +1113,15 @@ class ComposeActivity :
         val contentText = binding.composeEditField.text.toString()
         val contentWarning = binding.composeContentWarningField.text.toString()
         if (viewModel.didChange(contentText, contentWarning)) {
+
+            val warning = if (!viewModel.media.value.isEmpty()) {
+                R.string.compose_save_draft_loses_media
+            } else {
+                R.string.compose_save_draft
+            }
+
             AlertDialog.Builder(this)
-                .setMessage(R.string.compose_save_draft)
+                .setMessage(warning)
                 .setPositiveButton(R.string.action_save) { _, _ ->
                     saveDraftAndFinish(contentText, contentWarning)
                 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 7387bec18..d27a95145 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -420,6 +420,7 @@
     <string name="lock_account_label">Lock account</string>
     <string name="lock_account_label_description">Requires you to manually approve followers</string>
     <string name="compose_save_draft">Save draft?</string>
+    <string name="compose_save_draft_loses_media">Save draft? (Attachments will be uploaded again when you restore the draft.)</string>
     <string name="send_post_notification_title">Sending post…</string>
     <string name="send_post_notification_error_title">Error sending post</string>
     <string name="send_post_notification_channel_name">Sending Posts</string>