diff --git a/src/gui/qt/settingsdialog/settingsdialogimpl.cpp b/src/gui/qt/settingsdialog/settingsdialogimpl.cpp
index 98d44dc4..b383c36a 100644
--- a/src/gui/qt/settingsdialog/settingsdialogimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qt/settingsdialog/settingsdialogimpl.cpp
@@ -898,6 +898,10 @@ void settingsDialogImpl::setLogDir()
 		if(logDir.exists()) {
 			lineEdit_logDir->setText(dir);
 			refreshLogFileList();
+			QMessageBox::information(this, tr("Settings Information"),
+								 tr("You have changed the log file directory.\n"
+									"Please restart PokerTH to use the new directory for the log files!"),
+								 QMessageBox::Ok);
 		} else {
 			QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Settings Error"),
 								 tr("The log file directory doesn't exist.\n"