diff --git a/dashboard-ui/advanced.html b/dashboard-ui/advanced.html
index 25c97a6e3c..f792392290 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/advanced.html
+++ b/dashboard-ui/advanced.html
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
                                 <option value="Beta">Beta</option>
                                 <option value="Dev">Dev (Unstable)</option>
                             </select>
+                            <div id="devBuildWarning" class="fieldDescription warningFieldDescription" style="display: none;">
+                                Dev builds are the bleeding edge. Released often, these build have not been tested. The application may crash and entire features may not work at all.                          
+                            </div>
                         </li>
                         <li>
                             <label for="txtPortNumber">Http server port number: </label>
diff --git a/dashboard-ui/css/site.css b/dashboard-ui/css/site.css
index 8ec6b731a2..50ae817df6 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/css/site.css
+++ b/dashboard-ui/css/site.css
@@ -221,6 +221,19 @@ form, .readOnlyContent {
     padding-left: 5px;
 }
 
+.warningFieldDescription {
+    padding: 5px;
+    border: 1px solid #f4c63f;
+    background: #fadb4e;
+    background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear,left top,left bottom,from(#ffefaa),to(#ffe155));
+    background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(#ffefaa,#ffe155);
+    background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(#ffefaa,#ffe155);
+    background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(#ffefaa,#ffe155);
+    background-image: -o-linear-gradient(#ffefaa,#ffe155);
+    background-image: linear-gradient(#ffefaa,#ffe155);
+    border-radius: 5px;
+}
+
 .ulForm {
     margin-bottom: 20px!important;
 }
diff --git a/dashboard-ui/pluginupdates.html b/dashboard-ui/pluginupdates.html
index 88b62e606a..c350822a1b 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/pluginupdates.html
+++ b/dashboard-ui/pluginupdates.html
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@
                         </thead>
                         <tbody id="tbodyPluginUpdates"></tbody>
                     </table>
+
+                    <br />
+                    <br />
+
+                    <div class="fieldDescription warningFieldDescription">
+                        Dev builds are the bleeding edge. Released often, these build have not been tested. The application may crash and entire features may not work at all.                          
+                    </div>
+
                 </form>
             </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/dashboard-ui/scripts/advancedconfigurationpage.js b/dashboard-ui/scripts/advancedconfigurationpage.js
index 637ee030f5..260628ee69 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/scripts/advancedconfigurationpage.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/scripts/advancedconfigurationpage.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
             $('#fldWebSocketPortNumber', page).show();
         }
 
-        $('#selectAutomaticUpdateLevel', page).val(config.SystemUpdateLevel).selectmenu('refresh');
+        $('#selectAutomaticUpdateLevel', page).val(config.SystemUpdateLevel).selectmenu('refresh').trigger('change');
         $('#txtWebSocketPortNumber', page).val(config.LegacyWebSocketPortNumber);
 
         $('#txtPortNumber', page).val(config.HttpServerPortNumber);
@@ -36,6 +36,21 @@
             loadPage(page, response1[0], response2[0]);
 
         });
+        
+    }).on('pageinit', "#advancedConfigurationPage", function () {
+
+        var page = this;
+
+        $('#selectAutomaticUpdateLevel', page).on('change', function () {
+
+            if (this.value == "Dev") {
+                $('#devBuildWarning', page).show();
+            } else {
+                $('#devBuildWarning', page).hide();
+            }
+
+        });
+        
     });
 
     function advancedConfigurationPage() {