diff --git a/app/components/formatted_text.js b/app/components/formatted_text.js
index a84ec74e8..299edf0f9 100644
--- a/app/components/formatted_text.js
+++ b/app/components/formatted_text.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2016-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 // See License.txt for license information.
 
-import React, {Component} from 'react';
+import {Component, createElement, isValidElement} from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import {Text} from 'react-native';
 import {injectIntl, intlShape} from 'react-intl';
@@ -27,11 +27,67 @@ class FormattedText extends Component {
             ...props
         } = this.props;
 
-        return (
-            <Text {...props}>
-                {intl.formatMessage({id, defaultMessage}, values)}
-            </Text>
-        );
+        let tokenDelimiter;
+        let tokenizedValues;
+        let elements;
+        const hasValues = values && Object.keys(values).length > 0;
+        if (hasValues) {
+            // Creates a token with a random UID that should not be guessable or
+            // conflict with other parts of the `message` string.
+            const uid = Math.floor(Math.random() * 0x10000000000).toString(16);
+
+            const generateToken = (() => {
+                let counter = 0;
+                return () => {
+                    const elementId = `ELEMENT-${uid}-${counter += 1}`;
+                    return elementId;
+                };
+            })();
+
+            // Splitting with a delimiter to support IE8. When using a regex
+            // with a capture group IE8 does not include the capture group in
+            // the resulting array.
+            tokenDelimiter = `@__${uid}__@`;
+            tokenizedValues = {};
+            elements = {};
+
+            // Iterates over the `props` to keep track of any React Element
+            // values so they can be represented by the `token` as a placeholder
+            // when the `message` is formatted. This allows the formatted
+            // message to then be broken-up into parts with references to the
+            // React Elements inserted back in.
+            Object.keys(values).forEach((name) => {
+                const value = values[name];
+
+                if (isValidElement(value)) {
+                    const token = generateToken();
+                    tokenizedValues[name] = tokenDelimiter + token + tokenDelimiter;
+                    elements[token] = value;
+                } else {
+                    tokenizedValues[name] = value;
+                }
+            });
+        }
+
+        const descriptor = {id, defaultMessage};
+        const formattedMessage = intl.formatMessage(descriptor, tokenizedValues || values);
+        const hasElements = elements && Object.keys(elements).length > 0;
+
+        let nodes;
+        if (hasElements) {
+            // Split the message into parts so the React Element values captured
+            // above can be inserted back into the rendered message. This
+            // approach allows messages to render with React Elements while
+            // keeping React's virtual diffing working properly.
+            nodes = formattedMessage.
+            split(tokenDelimiter).
+            filter((part) => Boolean(part)).
+            map((part) => elements[part] || part);
+        } else {
+            nodes = [formattedMessage];
+        }
+
+        return createElement(Text, props, ...nodes);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/app/screens/about/about.js b/app/screens/about/about.js
index ad7f533bb..9e432256e 100644
--- a/app/screens/about/about.js
+++ b/app/screens/about/about.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import StatusBar from 'app/components/status_bar';
 import {changeOpacity, makeStyleSheetFromTheme} from 'app/utils/theme';
 
 import MattermostIcon from 'app/components/mattermost_icon';
+import Config from 'assets/config';
 
 export default class About extends PureComponent {
     static propTypes = {
@@ -34,6 +35,14 @@ export default class About extends PureComponent {
         Linking.openURL('http://about.mattermost.com/');
     };
 
+    handlePlatformNotice = () => {
+        Linking.openURL(Config.PlatformNoticeURL);
+    };
+
+    handleMobileNotice = () => {
+        Linking.openURL(Config.MobileNoticeURL);
+    };
+
     render() {
         const {theme, config, license} = this.props;
         const style = getStyleSheet(theme);
@@ -206,6 +215,33 @@ export default class About extends PureComponent {
                                 currentYear: new Date().getFullYear()
                             }}
                         />
+                        <View style={style.noticeContainer}>
+                            <View style={style.footerGroup}>
+                                <FormattedText
+                                    id='mobile.notice_text'
+                                    defaultMessage='Mattermost is made possible by the open source software in our {platform} and {mobile}.'
+                                    style={style.footerText}
+                                    values={{
+                                        platform: (
+                                            <FormattedText
+                                                id='mobile.notice_platform_link'
+                                                defaultMessage='platform'
+                                                style={style.noticeLink}
+                                                onPress={this.handlePlatformNotice}
+                                            />
+                                        ),
+                                        mobile: (
+                                            <FormattedText
+                                                id='mobile.notice_mobile_link'
+                                                defaultMessage='mobile apps'
+                                                style={[style.noticeLink, {marginLeft: 5}]}
+                                                onPress={this.handleMobileNotice}
+                                            />
+                                        )
+                                    }}
+                                />
+                            </View>
+                        </View>
                         <View style={style.hashContainer}>
                             <View style={style.footerGroup}>
                                 <FormattedText
@@ -306,6 +342,16 @@ const getStyleSheet = makeStyleSheetFromTheme((theme) => {
             flexDirection: 'row',
             marginVertical: 20
         },
+        noticeContainer: {
+            flex: 1,
+            flexDirection: 'column',
+            marginTop: 10
+        },
+        noticeLink: {
+            color: theme.linkColor,
+            fontSize: 11,
+            lineHeight: 13
+        },
         hashContainer: {
             flex: 1,
             flexDirection: 'column',
diff --git a/assets/base/config.json b/assets/base/config.json
index 72164bbdc..b897f9757 100644
--- a/assets/base/config.json
+++ b/assets/base/config.json
@@ -3,5 +3,7 @@
     "TestServerUrl": "http://localhost:8065",
     "DefaultTheme": "default",
     "ShowErrorsList": false,
-    "MinServerVersion": "3.10.0"
+    "MinServerVersion": "3.10.0",
+    "PlatformNoticeURL": "https://about.mattermost.com/platform-notice-txt/",
+    "MobileNoticeURL": "https://about.mattermost.com/mobile-notice-txt/"
 }
diff --git a/assets/base/i18n/en.json b/assets/base/i18n/en.json
index 99eb35bbe..642fb1504 100644
--- a/assets/base/i18n/en.json
+++ b/assets/base/i18n/en.json
@@ -1768,6 +1768,9 @@
   "mobile.login_options.choose_title": "Choose your login method",
   "mobile.more_dms.start": "Start",
   "mobile.more_dms.title": "New Conversation",
+  "mobile.notice_text": "Mattermost is made possible by the open source software in our {platform} and {mobile}.",
+  "mobile.notice_mobile_link": "mobile apps",
+  "mobile.notice_platform_link": "platform",
   "mobile.notification.in": " in ",
   "mobile.offlineIndicator.connected": "Connected",
   "mobile.offlineIndicator.connecting": "Connecting...",