diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/config/lang/en_us.xml b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/config/lang/en_us.xml
index 2e9c3942f1..ef1cf435ce 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/config/lang/en_us.xml
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/config/lang/en_us.xml
@@ -1420,6 +1420,7 @@ To manage your website, simply open the Umbraco back office and start adding con
     <key alias="validationFailedMessage">Validation errors must be fixed before the item can be saved</key>
     <key alias="operationFailedHeader">Failed</key>
     <key alias="operationSavedHeader">Saved</key>
+      <key alias="operationSavedHeaderReloadUser">Saved.  To view the changes please reload your browser</key>
     <key alias="invalidUserPermissionsText">Insufficient user permissions, could not complete the operation</key>
     <key alias="operationCancelledHeader">Cancelled</key>
     <key alias="operationCancelledText">Operation was cancelled by a 3rd party add-in</key>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/config/lang/fr.xml b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/config/lang/fr.xml
index 74285cf83f..f3d981ddfb 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/config/lang/fr.xml
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/config/lang/fr.xml
@@ -1370,6 +1370,7 @@ Pour gérer votre site, ouvrez simplement le backoffice Umbraco et commencez à
     <key alias="validationFailedMessage">Les erreurs de validation doivent être corrigées avant de pouvoir sauvegarder l'élément</key>
     <key alias="operationFailedHeader">Echec</key>
     <key alias="operationSavedHeader">Sauvegardé</key>
+    <key alias="operationSavedHeaderReloadUser">Sauvegardé. Veuillez rafraîchir votre navigateur pour voir les changements</key>
     <key alias="invalidUserPermissionsText">Permissions utilisateur insuffisantes, l'opération n'a pas pu être complétée</key>
     <key alias="operationCancelledHeader">Annulation</key>
     <key alias="operationCancelledText">L'opération a été annulée par une extension tierce</key>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/config/lang/nl.xml b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/config/lang/nl.xml
index c5ea345e4a..e81874d4c1 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/config/lang/nl.xml
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/config/lang/nl.xml
@@ -1247,6 +1247,7 @@ Echter, Runway biedt een gemakkelijke basis om je snel op weg te helpen. Als je
     <key alias="validationFailedMessage">Validatiefouten moeten worden opgelost voor dit item kan worden opgeslagen</key>
     <key alias="operationFailedHeader">Mislukt</key>
     <key alias="operationSavedHeader">Opgeslagen</key>
+    <key alias="operationSavedHeaderReloadUser">Opgeslagen. Gelieve uw browser te herladen om de aanpassingen te zien</key>
     <key alias="invalidUserPermissionsText">Wegens onvoldoende rechten kon deze handeling kon niet worden uitgevoerd </key>
     <key alias="operationCancelledHeader">Geannuleerd</key>
     <key alias="operationCancelledText">Uitvoering is geannuleerd door de plugin van een 3e partij</key>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/UsersController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/UsersController.cs
index a4b3e73fd1..b022e6f27a 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/UsersController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/UsersController.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Globalization;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Runtime.Serialization;
 using System.Security.Cryptography;
+using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Web;
 using System.Web.Http;
@@ -632,7 +634,15 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
 
             var display = Mapper.Map<UserDisplay>(user);
 
-            display.AddSuccessNotification(Services.TextService.Localize("speechBubbles/operationSavedHeader"), Services.TextService.Localize("speechBubbles/editUserSaved"));
+            // determine if the user has changed their own language;
+            var userHasChangedOwnLanguage =
+                user.Id == Security.CurrentUser.Id && Security.CurrentUser.Language != user.Language;
+
+            var textToLocalise = userHasChangedOwnLanguage ? "speechBubbles/operationSavedHeaderReloadUser" : "speechBubbles/operationSavedHeader";
+            var culture = userHasChangedOwnLanguage
+                ? CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo(user.Language)
+                : Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture;
+            display.AddSuccessNotification(Services.TextService.Localize(textToLocalise, culture), Services.TextService.Localize("speechBubbles/editUserSaved", culture));
             return display;
         }