diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/gotify/login/LoginActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/github/gotify/login/LoginActivity.java
index 5c3ad9a..b775142 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/gotify/login/LoginActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/gotify/login/LoginActivity.java
@@ -102,11 +102,16 @@ public class LoginActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
     @OnClick(R.id.checkurl)
     public void doCheckUrl() {
         String url = urlField.getText().toString();
-        if (HttpUrl.parse(url) == null) {
+        HttpUrl parsedUrl = HttpUrl.parse(url);
+        if (parsedUrl == null) {
             Utils.showSnackBar(LoginActivity.this, "Invalid URL (include http:// or https://)");
             return;
         }
 
+        if ("http".equals(parsedUrl.scheme())) {
+            showHttpWarning();
+        }
+
         checkUrlProgress.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
         checkUrlButton.setVisibility(View.GONE);
 
@@ -117,6 +122,15 @@ public class LoginActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
                 .enqueue(callInUI(this, onValidUrl(fixedUrl), onInvalidUrl(fixedUrl)));
     }
 
+    public void showHttpWarning() {
+        new AlertDialog.Builder(this)
+                .setTitle(R.string.warning)
+                .setCancelable(true)
+                .setMessage(R.string.http_warning)
+                .setPositiveButton(R.string.i_understand, (a, b) -> {})
+                .show();
+    }
+
     @OnClick(R.id.open_logs)
     public void openLogs() {
         startActivity(new Intent(this, LogsActivity.class));
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 805b51d..bdba0b9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -54,4 +54,7 @@
     <string name="done">Done</string>
     <string name="no_certificate_selected">No certificate selected</string>
     <string name="remove_ca_certificate">Remove CA Certificate</string>
+    <string name="warning">Warning</string>
+    <string name="http_warning">Using http is insecure and it\'s recommend to use https instead. Use your favorite search engine to get more information about this topic.</string>
+    <string name="i_understand">I Understand</string>
 </resources>