diff --git a/doc/htconfig.md b/doc/htconfig.md
index 6ebf1086fe..684be22fbc 100644
--- a/doc/htconfig.md
+++ b/doc/htconfig.md
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ Example: To set the directory value please add this line to your .htconfig.php:
 * **remove_multiplicated_lines** (Boolean) - If enabled, multiple linefeeds in items are stripped to a single one.
 * **show_unsupported_addons** (Boolean) - Show all addons including the unsupported ones.
 * **show_unsupported_themes** (Boolean) - Show all themes including the unsupported ones.
+* **show_global_community_hint** (Boolean) - When the global community page is enabled, use this option to display a hint above the stream, that this is a collection of all public top-level postings that arrive on your node.
 * **throttle_limit_day** - Maximum number of posts that a user can send per day with the API.
 * **throttle_limit_week** - Maximum number of posts that a user can send per week with the API.
 * **throttle_limit_month** - Maximum number of posts that a user can send per month with the API.
diff --git a/mod/community.php b/mod/community.php
index d428bddf8c..df21263278 100644
--- a/mod/community.php
+++ b/mod/community.php
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ function community_content(App $a, $update = 0) {
 	require_once('include/security.php');
 	require_once('include/conversation.php');
 
-
-	$o .= '<h3>' . t('Community') . '</h3>';
 	if (! $update) {
 		nav_set_selected('community');
 	}
@@ -83,9 +81,15 @@ function community_content(App $a, $update = 0) {
 
 	$o .= conversation($a, $s, 'community', $update);
 
-        $o .= alt_pager($a, count($r));
+	$o .= alt_pager($a, count($r));
 
-	return $o;
+	$t = get_markup_template("community.tpl");
+	return replace_macros($t, array(
+		'$content' => $o,
+		'$header' => t("Community"),
+		'$show_global_community_hint' => (Config::get('system', 'community_page_style') == CP_GLOBAL_COMMUNITY && Config::get('system', 'show_global_community_hint')),
+		'$global_community_hint' => t("This community stream shows all public posts received by this node. They may not reflect the opinions of this node’s users.")
+	));
 }
 
 function community_getitems($start, $itemspage) {
diff --git a/view/templates/community.tpl b/view/templates/community.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eb96fabb4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/view/templates/community.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<h3>{{$header}}</h3>
+
+{{if $show_global_community_hint}}
+<p class="hint">{{$global_community_hint}}</p>
+{{/if}}
+
+{{$content}}