diff --git a/apps/app/app/pages/p/[id].vue b/apps/app/app/pages/p/[id].vue
index 61eb858..6a14860 100644
--- a/apps/app/app/pages/p/[id].vue
+++ b/apps/app/app/pages/p/[id].vue
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ const metaError = ref('')
 const meta = ref<MetaResponse | null>(null)
 const fragmentKey = ref<Bytes | null>(null)
 
+// Only where there is a password, and only for pastes carrying an unlock hash: `reveal.post.ts`
+// spends nothing on a wrong one, but its `isNull` legacy branch still burns a read.
+const burnWarning = computed(() => [
+  t('read.burnWarningDescription'),
+  ...(meta.value?.passwordProtected ? [t('read.burnWarningPassword')] : [])
+].join(' '))
+
 onMounted(async () => {
   const keyParam = new URLSearchParams(window.location.hash.replace(/^#/, '')).get('key')
   if (!keyParam) {
@@ -174,7 +181,7 @@ async function copyText() {
           color="warning"
           variant="subtle"
           :title="t('read.burnWarningTitle')"
-          :description="t('read.burnWarningDescription')"
+          :description="burnWarning"
         />
         <UAlert
           v-if="revealError"
diff --git a/apps/app/i18n/locales/en.json b/apps/app/i18n/locales/en.json
index fc37865..e58e9a2 100644
--- a/apps/app/i18n/locales/en.json
+++ b/apps/app/i18n/locales/en.json
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@
     "readsRemaining": "Reads remaining: {count}",
     "passwordLabel": "This paste is password protected",
     "burnWarningTitle": "Revealing consumes one read",
-    "burnWarningDescription": "Once revealed, this counts against the paste's read limit — even if the password turns out to be wrong.",
+    "burnWarningDescription": "Once revealed, this counts against the paste's read limit.",
+    "burnWarningPassword": "A wrong password costs nothing: the read is only spent once the password is right.",
     "reveal": "Reveal",
     "copyText": "Copy",
     "downloadFile": "Download {name}",
diff --git a/apps/app/i18n/locales/fr.json b/apps/app/i18n/locales/fr.json
index 685a143..0495fb9 100644
--- a/apps/app/i18n/locales/fr.json
+++ b/apps/app/i18n/locales/fr.json
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@
     "readsRemaining": "Lectures restantes : {count}",
     "passwordLabel": "Ce paste est protégé par un mot de passe",
     "burnWarningTitle": "Révéler consomme une lecture",
-    "burnWarningDescription": "Une fois révélé, ceci compte dans la limite de lectures du paste — même si le mot de passe s'avère incorrect.",
+    "burnWarningDescription": "Une fois révélé, ceci compte dans la limite de lectures du paste.",
+    "burnWarningPassword": "Un mot de passe incorrect ne coûte rien : la lecture n'est décomptée qu'avec le bon mot de passe.",
     "reveal": "Révéler",
     "copyText": "Copier",
     "downloadFile": "Télécharger {name}",