diff --git a/src/components/views/auth/RegistrationForm.js b/src/components/views/auth/RegistrationForm.js
index bfeeaafa42..fcd306c5da 100644
--- a/src/components/views/auth/RegistrationForm.js
+++ b/src/components/views/auth/RegistrationForm.js
@@ -361,6 +361,10 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                         { emailSection }
                         { phoneSection }
                     </div>
+                    {_t(
+                        "Use an email address to receover your account. Other users " +
+                        "can invite you to rooms using your contact details.",
+                    )}
                     { registerButton }
                 </form>
             </div>
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 0bc2cb0016..6e9d0a4ff5 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -1206,6 +1206,7 @@
     "Email (optional)": "Email (optional)",
     "Phone (optional)": "Phone (optional)",
     "Confirm": "Confirm",
+    "Use an email address to receover your account. Other users can invite you to rooms using your contact details.": "Use an email address to receover your account. Other users can invite you to rooms using your contact details.",
     "Other servers": "Other servers",
     "Enter custom server URLs <a>What does this mean?</a>": "Enter custom server URLs <a>What does this mean?</a>",
     "Homeserver URL": "Homeserver URL",