diff --git a/ReactNativeClient/lib/components/screens/config.js b/ReactNativeClient/lib/components/screens/config.js
index 228a866669..ef56ca8449 100644
--- a/ReactNativeClient/lib/components/screens/config.js
+++ b/ReactNativeClient/lib/components/screens/config.js
@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@ class ConfigScreenComponent extends BaseScreenComponent {
 				fontSize: theme.fontSize,
 				flex: 1,
 			},
+			permissionText: {
+				color: theme.color,
+				fontSize: theme.fontSize,
+				flex: 1,
+				marginTop: 10,
+			},
 			settingControl: {
 				color: theme.color,
 				flex: 1,
@@ -201,6 +207,21 @@ class ConfigScreenComponent extends BaseScreenComponent {
 				</View>);
 		}
 
+		if (Platform.OS === 'android' && Platform.Version >= 23) {
+			// Note: `PermissionsAndroid` doesn't work so we have to ask the user to manually
+			// set these permissions. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49771084/permission-always-returns-never-ask-again
+			settingComps.push(
+				<View key="permission_info" style={this.styles().settingContainer}>
+					<View key="permission_info_wrapper">
+						<Text key="perm1a" style={this.styles().settingText}>{_('To work correctly, the app needs the following permissions. Please enable them in your phone settings, in Apps > Joplin > Permissions')}</Text>
+						<Text key="perm2" style={this.styles().permissionText}>{_('- Storage: to allow attaching files to notes and to enable filesystem synchronisation.')}</Text>
+						<Text key="perm3" style={this.styles().permissionText}>{_('- Camera: to allow taking a picture and attaching it to a note.')}</Text>
+						<Text key="perm4" style={this.styles().permissionText}>{_('- Location: to allow attaching geo-location information to a note.')}</Text>
+					</View>
+				</View>
+			);
+		}
+
 		settingComps.push(
 			<View key="donate_link" style={this.styles().settingContainer}>
 				<TouchableOpacity onPress={() => { Linking.openURL('https://joplin.cozic.net/donate/') }}>