diff --git a/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c b/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
index f09e17b60e45..09731b2f6815 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
@@ -112,6 +112,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(vgacon_text_force);
 static int __init text_mode(char *str)
 {
 	vgacon_text_mode_force = true;
+
+	pr_warning("You have booted with nomodeset. This means your GPU drivers are DISABLED\n");
+	pr_warning("Any video related functionality will be severely degraded, and you may not even be able to suspend the system properly\n");
+	pr_warning("Unless you actually understand what nomodeset does, you should reboot without enabling it\n");
+
 	return 1;
 }