diff --git a/ImageGallery/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/imagegallery/actions/Bundle.properties-MERGED b/ImageGallery/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/imagegallery/actions/Bundle.properties-MERGED
index 32b96181cb51b76688fdf0d44d990e9c15bf9fb1..8dea95da62cd5b4b731549c3f243eca6bffc0558 100755
--- a/ImageGallery/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/imagegallery/actions/Bundle.properties-MERGED
+++ b/ImageGallery/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/imagegallery/actions/Bundle.properties-MERGED
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ OpenAction.noControllerDialog.text=An initialization error ocurred.\nPlease see
 OpenAction.notAnalyzedDlg.msg=No image/video files available to display yet.\nPlease run FileType and EXIF ingest modules.
 OpenAction.openTopComponent.error.message=An error occurred while attempting to open Image Gallery.
 OpenAction.openTopComponent.error.title=Failed to open Image Gallery
-OpenAction.stale.confDlg.msg=The image / video database may be out of date. Do you want to update and listen for further ingest results?\nChoosing 'yes' will update the database and enable listening to future ingests.
+OpenAction.stale.confDlg.msg=The image / video database may be out of date. Do you want to update and listen for further ingest results?\nChoosing 'yes' will update the database and enable listening to future ingests.\n\nDatabase update status will appear in the lower right corner of the application window.
 OpenAction.stale.confDlg.title=Image Gallery
 OpenExternalViewerAction.displayName=External Viewer
 RedoAction.name=Redo
diff --git a/ImageGallery/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/imagegallery/actions/OpenAction.java b/ImageGallery/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/imagegallery/actions/OpenAction.java
index 92ea3241052d70e997a95df4dc9d215fdf6cc57f..4c286c5345ccaa60c33ebb7a0f1160554ffe0631 100644
--- a/ImageGallery/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/imagegallery/actions/OpenAction.java
+++ b/ImageGallery/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/imagegallery/actions/OpenAction.java
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@
 @Messages({"CTL_OpenAction=Images/Videos",
     "OpenAction.stale.confDlg.msg=The image / video database may be out of date. "
     + "Do you want to update and listen for further ingest results?\n"
-    + "Choosing 'yes' will update the database and enable listening to future ingests.",
+    + "Choosing 'yes' will update the database and enable listening to future ingests.\n\n"
+            + "Database update status will appear in the lower right corner of the application window.",
     "OpenAction.notAnalyzedDlg.msg=No image/video files available to display yet.\n"
     + "Please run FileType and EXIF ingest modules.",
     "OpenAction.stale.confDlg.title=Image Gallery"})