diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentDialogContactGroup.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentDialogContactGroup.java
index 0c21e256c9..d30b1e1fbd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentDialogContactGroup.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentDialogContactGroup.java
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ public class FragmentDialogContactGroup extends FragmentDialogBase {
         final Spinner spGroup = dview.findViewById(R.id.spGroup);
         final Spinner spTarget = dview.findViewById(R.id.spTarget);
         final Spinner spType = dview.findViewById(R.id.spType);
+        final TextView tvNoPermission = dview.findViewById(R.id.tvNoPermission);
 
         ibInfo.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
             @Override
@@ -70,6 +71,9 @@ public class FragmentDialogContactGroup extends FragmentDialogBase {
             }
         });
 
+        spTarget.setSelection(focussed);
+        tvNoPermission.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+
         new SimpleTask<Cursor>() {
             @Override
             protected Cursor onExecute(Context context, Bundle args) {
@@ -81,8 +85,11 @@ public class FragmentDialogContactGroup extends FragmentDialogBase {
                         ContactsContract.Groups.ACCOUNT_TYPE,
                 };
 
+                boolean permission = Helper.hasPermission(context, Manifest.permission.READ_CONTACTS);
+                args.putBoolean("permission", permission);
+
                 Cursor contacts = new MatrixCursor(projection);
-                if (Helper.hasPermission(context, Manifest.permission.READ_CONTACTS))
+                if (permission)
                     try {
                         ContentResolver resolver = context.getContentResolver();
                         contacts = resolver.query(
@@ -140,6 +147,9 @@ public class FragmentDialogContactGroup extends FragmentDialogBase {
                 });
 
                 spGroup.setAdapter(adapter);
+
+                boolean permission = args.getBoolean("permission");
+                tvNoPermission.setVisibility(permission ? View.GONE : View.VISIBLE);
             }
 
             @Override
@@ -148,8 +158,6 @@ public class FragmentDialogContactGroup extends FragmentDialogBase {
             }
         }.execute(this, new Bundle(), "compose:groups");
 
-        spTarget.setSelection(focussed);
-
         return new AlertDialog.Builder(context)
                 .setView(dview)
                 .setPositiveButton(android.R.string.ok, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/dialog_contact_group.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/dialog_contact_group.xml
index 6bd6b19269..404bcceeb3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/dialog_contact_group.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/dialog_contact_group.xml
@@ -64,5 +64,20 @@
             app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
             app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
             app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/spGroup" />
+
+
+        <TextView
+            android:id="@+id/tvNoPermission"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_marginTop="24dp"
+            android:drawableStart="@drawable/twotone_warning_24"
+            android:drawablePadding="6dp"
+            android:text="@string/title_setup_permissions_explanation"
+            android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Small"
+            android:textColor="?attr/colorWarning"
+            app:drawableTint="?attr/colorWarning"
+            app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/spType" />
     </androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
 </eu.faircode.email.ScrollViewEx>