diff --git a/dangerzone/gui/main_window.py b/dangerzone/gui/main_window.py
index 7bccf57..f1395a7 100644
--- a/dangerzone/gui/main_window.py
+++ b/dangerzone/gui/main_window.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import logging
 import os
+from pathlib import Path
 import platform
 import tempfile
 import typing
@@ -60,6 +61,11 @@ about updates.</p>
 HAMBURGER_MENU_SIZE = 30
 
 
+WARNING_MESSAGE = """<p><b>Warning:</b> You are not receiving security updates because systems with Python 3.8 are no longer supported. 
+Please upgrade to a more recent version of your operating system to use an updated version of Dangerzone. While Dangerzone aims to protect 
+you from malicious documents, using an unsupported version may expose you to known security vulnerabilities.</p>"""
+
+
 def load_svg_image(filename: str, width: int, height: int) -> QtGui.QPixmap:
     """Load an SVG image from a filename.
 
@@ -579,6 +585,17 @@ class ContentWidget(QtWidgets.QWidget):
         self.dangerzone = dangerzone
         self.conversion_started = False
 
+        self.warning_label = None
+        if platform.system() == "Linux":
+            # Add the warning message only for ubuntu focal
+            os_release_path = Path("/etc/os-release")
+            if os_release_path.exists():
+                os_release = os_release_path.read_text()
+                if 'Ubuntu 20.04' in os_release or 'focal' in os_release:
+                    self.warning_label = QtWidgets.QLabel(WARNING_MESSAGE)
+                    self.warning_label.setWordWrap(True)
+                    self.warning_label.setProperty("style", "warning")
+
         # Doc selection widget
         self.doc_selection_widget = DocSelectionWidget(self.dangerzone)
         self.doc_selection_widget.documents_selected.connect(self.documents_selected)
@@ -604,6 +621,8 @@ class ContentWidget(QtWidgets.QWidget):
 
         # Layout
         layout = QtWidgets.QVBoxLayout()
+        if self.warning_label:
+            layout.addWidget(self.warning_label)  # Add warning at the top
         layout.addWidget(self.settings_widget, stretch=1)
         layout.addWidget(self.documents_list, stretch=1)
         layout.addWidget(self.doc_selection_wrapper, stretch=1)
diff --git a/share/dangerzone.css b/share/dangerzone.css
index 38bf32b..4436a25 100644
--- a/share/dangerzone.css
+++ b/share/dangerzone.css
@@ -55,4 +55,20 @@ QTextEdit[style="traceback"] {
     background-color: #ffffff;
     color: #000000;
     padding: 10px;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+QLabel[style="warning"] {
+    background-color: #FFF3CD;
+    color: #856404;
+    border: 1px solid #FFEEBA;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    padding: 10px;
+    margin: 10px;
+}
+
+
+MainWindow[OSColorMode="dark"] QLabel[style="warning"] {
+    background-color: #332D00;
+    color: #FFD970;
+    border-color: #665A00;
+}