diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/services/instances/UrlMultiInstanceTypeCreator.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/services/instances/UrlMultiInstanceTypeCreator.java
index ba2fd23c798..2109656f46e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/services/instances/UrlMultiInstanceTypeCreator.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/services/instances/UrlMultiInstanceTypeCreator.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
+import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
@@ -22,19 +23,28 @@ public class UrlMultiInstanceTypeCreator<I extends Instance>
         extends AbstractInstanceTypeCreator<I> {
 
     protected final Function<String, I> createNewInstanceFromUrl;
+    /**
+     * The (official) list of available instances
+     */
     @StringRes
     protected final int instanceListUrl;
+    /**
+     * <code>true</code> if the service is free and open source software
+     */
+    protected final boolean isFoss;
 
     public UrlMultiInstanceTypeCreator(
             final String instanceServiceName,
             final int icon,
             final Class<I> createdClass,
             final Function<String, I> createNewInstanceFromUrl,
-            final int instanceListUrl
+            final int instanceListUrl,
+            final boolean isFoss
     ) {
         super(instanceServiceName, icon, createdClass);
         this.createNewInstanceFromUrl = createNewInstanceFromUrl;
         this.instanceListUrl = instanceListUrl;
+        this.isFoss = isFoss;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -59,6 +69,7 @@ void showAddInstanceUrlDialog(
                 c.getString(
                         R.string.publicly_available_instances_help,
                         c.getString(instanceListUrl)));
+        dialogBinding.fossNoticeContainer.setVisibility(isFoss ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE);
 
         new AlertDialog.Builder(c)
                 .setTitle(c.getString(R.string.add_instance, instanceServiceName()))
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/services/instances/peertube/PeertubeInstanceListFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/services/instances/peertube/PeertubeInstanceListFragment.java
index 42f1ff95f9c..2740b4137d3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/services/instances/peertube/PeertubeInstanceListFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/services/instances/peertube/PeertubeInstanceListFragment.java
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ public PeerTubeInstanceTypeCreator() {
                     R.drawable.ic_placeholder_peertube,
                     PeertubeInstance.class,
                     PeertubeInstance::new,
-                    R.string.peertube_instance_list_url);
+                    R.string.peertube_instance_list_url,
+                    true);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/services/instances/youtubelike/YouTubeLikeInstanceListFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/services/instances/youtubelike/YouTubeLikeInstanceListFragment.java
index 006b1703036..8820d7cd60b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/services/instances/youtubelike/YouTubeLikeInstanceListFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/services/instances/youtubelike/YouTubeLikeInstanceListFragment.java
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ public InvidiousInstanceTypeCreator() {
                     R.drawable.ic_placeholder_invidious,
                     InvidiousInstance.class,
                     InvidiousInstance::new,
-                    R.string.invidious_instance_list_url);
+                    R.string.invidious_instance_list_url,
+                    true);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/dialog_add_instance.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/dialog_add_instance.xml
index 2417723903f..384156a5a38 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/dialog_add_instance.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/dialog_add_instance.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
     <org.schabi.newpipe.views.NewPipeTextView
         android:id="@+id/instanceHelp"
-        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_width="0dp"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
         android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
         android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
@@ -18,12 +18,11 @@
         app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
         app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
         app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
-        tools:text="You can find a list of available instances here: https://instances.localhost"
-        tools:visibility="visible" />
+        tools:text="@string/publicly_available_instances_help" />
 
     <org.schabi.newpipe.views.NewPipeEditText
         android:id="@+id/dialogEditText"
-        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_width="0dp"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
         android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
         android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
@@ -35,4 +34,35 @@
         app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
         app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/instanceHelp" />
 
+    <androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
+        android:id="@+id/fossNoticeContainer"
+        android:layout_width="0dp"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
+        android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
+        android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
+        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/dialogEditText">
+
+        <ImageView
+            android:id="@+id/fossNoticeIcon"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
+            app:srcCompat="@drawable/ic_info_outline" />
+
+        <org.schabi.newpipe.views.NewPipeTextView
+            android:id="@+id/fossNoticeText"
+            android:layout_width="0dp"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
+            android:text="@string/instance_is_foss"
+            app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@+id/fossNoticeIcon"
+            app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
+    </androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
+
 </androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 7e319e80fd1..41a854a9f7e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@
     <string name="publicly_available_instances_help">A list of publicly available instances can be found on %s</string>
     <string name="add_instance">Add %s instance</string>
     <string name="enter_instance_url">Enter instance URL</string>
+    <string name="instance_is_foss">This service is provided by free and open-source software. Consider donating to the maintainers and developers or feel free to host your own instance.</string>
     <string name="could_not_validate_instance">Could not validate instance</string>
     <string name="instance_already_exists">Instance already exists</string>
     <string name="http_is_insecure_consider_using_https">Communication via HTTP is insecure. Consider using HTTPS instead</string>