diff --git a/app/javascript/styles/components.scss b/app/javascript/styles/components.scss
index 1f70c65637..e6ccace9c6 100644
--- a/app/javascript/styles/components.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/styles/components.scss
@@ -3723,12 +3723,26 @@ button.icon-button.active i.fa-retweet {
 noscript {
   text-align: center;
 
+  img {
+    width: 200px;
+    opacity: 0.5;
+    animation: flicker 4s infinite;
+  }
+
   div {
-    font-size: 20px;
-    margin: 20px 0;
+    font-size: 14px;
+    margin: 30px auto;
+    color: $ui-secondary-color;
+    max-width: 400px;
   }
 }
 
+@keyframes flicker {
+  0% { opacity: 1; }
+  30% { opacity: 0.75; }
+  100% { opacity: 1; }
+}
+
 @media screen and (max-width: 1024px) and (max-height: 400px) {
   $duration: 400ms;
   $delay: 100ms;
diff --git a/app/views/home/index.html.haml b/app/views/home/index.html.haml
index a2ea0d9481..75fe59f00f 100644
--- a/app/views/home/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/home/index.html.haml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 .app-holder#mastodon{ data: { props: Oj.dump(default_props) } }
   %noscript
-    = image_tag asset_pack_path('logo.svg')
+    = image_tag asset_pack_path('logo.svg'), alt: 'Mastodon'
+
     %div
       = t('errors.noscript')
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 92d369b37f..cc2ea05423 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ en:
       content: Security verification failed. Are you blocking cookies?
       title: Security verification failed
     '429': Throttled
-    noscript: To use Mastodon, please enable JavaScript.
+    noscript: To use the Mastodon web application, please enable JavaScript. Alternatively, find a native app for Mastodon for your platform.
   exports:
     blocks: You block
     csv: CSV