diff --git a/frontend/src/components/dialog/import-members-dialog.js b/frontend/src/components/dialog/import-members-dialog.js
index 9700611ef4..512ebcddc6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/dialog/import-members-dialog.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/dialog/import-members-dialog.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { Alert, Modal, ModalHeader, ModalBody, ModalFooter, Button } from 'reactstrap';
-import { gettext, siteRoot } from '../../utils/constants';
+import { gettext, siteRoot, groupImportMembersExtraMsg } from '../../utils/constants';
 
 const propTypes = {
   toggleImportMembersDialog: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class ImportMembersDialog extends React.Component {
         <ModalHeader toggle={this.toggle}>{gettext('Import members from a .xlsx file')}</ModalHeader>
 
         <ModalBody>
+          <p>{groupImportMembersExtraMsg}</p>
           <p><a className="text-secondary small" href={`${siteRoot}api/v2.1/group-members-import-example/`}>{gettext('Download an example file')}</a></p>
           <button className="btn btn-outline-primary" onClick={this.openFileInput}>{gettext('Upload file')}</button>
           <input className="d-none" type="file" onChange={this.uploadFile} ref={this.fileInputRef} />
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/constants.js b/frontend/src/utils/constants.js
index cc0c08999f..dc260a936e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils/constants.js
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/constants.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export const contactEmail = window.app.pageOptions.contactEmail;
 export const username = window.app.pageOptions.username;
 export const canAddRepo = window.app.pageOptions.canAddRepo;
 export const canAddGroup = window.app.pageOptions.canAddGroup;
+export const groupImportMembersExtraMsg = window.app.pageOptions.groupImportMembersExtraMsg;
 export const canGenerateShareLink = window.app.pageOptions.canGenerateShareLink;
 export const canGenerateUploadLink = window.app.pageOptions.canGenerateUploadLink;
 export const canSendShareLinkEmail = window.app.pageOptions.canSendShareLinkEmail;
diff --git a/seahub/group/settings.py b/seahub/group/settings.py
index eee1891553..b59bcda484 100644
--- a/seahub/group/settings.py
+++ b/seahub/group/settings.py
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 from django.conf import settings
 
 GROUP_MEMBERS_DEFAULT_DISPLAY = getattr(settings, 'GROUP_MEMBERS_DEFAULT_DISPLAY', 10)
+GROUP_IMPORT_MEMBERS_EXTRA_MSG = getattr(settings, 'GROUP_IMPORT_MEMBERS_EXTRA_MSG', '')
diff --git a/seahub/templates/base_for_react.html b/seahub/templates/base_for_react.html
index 23871dcdfa..80490f7985 100644
--- a/seahub/templates/base_for_react.html
+++ b/seahub/templates/base_for_react.html
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
             trashReposExpireDays: {% if trash_repos_expire_days >= 0 %} {{ trash_repos_expire_days }} {% else %} null {% endif %},
             canAddRepo: {% if user.permissions.can_add_repo %} true {% else %} false {% endif %},
             canAddGroup: {% if user.permissions.can_add_group %} true {% else %} false {% endif %},
+            groupImportMembersExtraMsg: "{{group_import_members_extra_msg}}",
             canGenerateShareLink: {% if user.permissions.can_generate_share_link %} true {% else %} false {% endif %},
             canGenerateUploadLink: {% if user.permissions.can_generate_upload_link %} true {% else %} false {% endif %},
             canSendShareLinkEmail: {% if user.permissions.can_send_share_link_mail %} true {% else %} false {% endif %},
diff --git a/seahub/views/__init__.py b/seahub/views/__init__.py
index 06d9e30f84..b4c82afc56 100644
--- a/seahub/views/__init__.py
+++ b/seahub/views/__init__.py
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ from seahub.wopi.settings import ENABLE_OFFICE_WEB_APP
 from seahub.onlyoffice.settings import ONLYOFFICE_DESKTOP_EDITORS_PORTAL_LOGIN
 from seahub.ocm.settings import ENABLE_OCM, OCM_REMOTE_SERVERS
 from seahub.constants import HASH_URLS, PERMISSION_READ
+from seahub.group.settings import GROUP_IMPORT_MEMBERS_EXTRA_MSG
 
 from seahub.weixin.settings import ENABLE_WEIXIN
 
@@ -1213,4 +1214,5 @@ def react_fake_view(request, **kwargs):
         'enable_ocm': ENABLE_OCM,
         'ocm_remote_servers': OCM_REMOTE_SERVERS,
         'enable_share_to_department': settings.ENABLE_SHARE_TO_DEPARTMENT,
+        'group_import_members_extra_msg': GROUP_IMPORT_MEMBERS_EXTRA_MSG,
     })