diff --git a/web/app/mu-plugins/disallow-indexing.php b/web/app/mu-plugins/disallow-indexing.php
index dcfe319ca9..b134edea2e 100644
--- a/web/app/mu-plugins/disallow-indexing.php
+++ b/web/app/mu-plugins/disallow-indexing.php
@@ -3,12 +3,24 @@
 Plugin Name:  Disallow Indexing
 Plugin URI:   https://roots.io/bedrock/
 Description:  Disallow indexing of your site on non-production environments.
-Version:      1.0.0
+Version:      2.0.0
 Author:       Roots
 Author URI:   https://roots.io/
+Text Domain:  roots
 License:      MIT License
 */
 
-if (defined('WP_ENV') && WP_ENV !== 'production' && !is_admin()) {
-    add_action('pre_option_blog_public', '__return_zero');
+if (!defined('WP_ENV') || WP_ENV === 'production') {
+    return;
 }
+
+add_action('pre_option_blog_public', '__return_zero');
+
+add_action('admin_notices', function () {
+    $message = sprintf(
+        __('%1$s Search engine indexing has been discouraged because the current environment is %2$s.', 'roots'),
+        '<strong>Bedrock:</strong>',
+        '<code>'.WP_ENV.'</code>'
+    );
+    echo "<div class='notice notice-warning'><p>{$message}</p></div>";
+});