diff --git a/core/client.js b/core/client.js
index 462a77c4..839e47e0 100644
--- a/core/client.js
+++ b/core/client.js
@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@ const k_api = {
 	error: {args: ['error'], func: api_error},
 	localStorageSet: {args: ['key', 'value'], func: api_localStorageSet},
 	localStorageGet: {args: ['key'], func: api_localStorageGet},
-	requestPermission: {args: ['permission', 'id'], func: api_requestPermission},
+	requestPermission: {
+		args: ['permission', 'id', 'description'],
+		func: api_requestPermission,
+	},
 	print: {args: ['...'], func: api_print},
 	setHash: {args: ['hash'], func: api_setHash},
 };
@@ -1222,10 +1225,10 @@ function api_localStorageGet(key) {
 /**
  * Request a permission
  * @param permission The permission to request.
- * @param id The id requeesting the permission.
+ * @param description An optional human-readable description of the action for which the permission is being requested.
  * @return A promise fulfilled if the permission was granted.
  */
-function api_requestPermission(permission, id) {
+function api_requestPermission(permission, description) {
 	let outer = document.createElement('div');
 	outer.classList.add('permissions');
 
@@ -1242,6 +1245,16 @@ function api_requestPermission(permission, id) {
 	div.appendChild(span);
 	container.appendChild(div);
 
+	if (description) {
+		container.appendChild(document.createTextNode('for the action:'));
+		let description_div = document.createElement('div');
+		description_div.classList.add('w3-border');
+		description_div.style.maxHeight = '3em';
+		description_div.style.overflow = 'auto';
+		description_div.appendChild(document.createTextNode(description));
+		container.appendChild(description_div);
+	}
+
 	div = document.createElement('div');
 	div.style = 'padding: 1em';
 	let check = document.createElement('input');
diff --git a/core/core.js b/core/core.js
index 82956f06..449303cd 100644
--- a/core/core.js
+++ b/core/core.js
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ async function getProcessBlob(blobId, key, options) {
 							return settings.userPermissions[user];
 						}
 					},
-					permissionTest: async function (permission) {
+					permissionTest: async function (permission, description) {
 						let user = process?.credentials?.session?.name;
 						let settings = await loadSettings();
 						if (!user || !options?.packageOwner || !options?.packageName) {
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ async function getProcessBlob(blobId, key, options) {
 							}
 						} else if (process.app) {
 							return process.app
-								.makeFunction(['requestPermission'])(permission)
+								.makeFunction(['requestPermission'])(permission, description)
 								.then(async function (value) {
 									if (value == 'allow') {
 										await ssb.setUserPermission(
@@ -436,8 +436,18 @@ async function getProcessBlob(blobId, key, options) {
 					process.credentials.session &&
 					process.credentials.session.name
 				) {
+					let action;
+					try {
+						if (message?.type === 'vote' && message?.vote?.expression) {
+							action = `React with ${message?.vote?.expression}.`;
+						} else if (typeof message === 'string') {
+							action = `Post a private message.`;
+						} else {
+							action = `Post a ${message?.type}.`;
+						}
+					} catch {}
 					return Promise.resolve(
-						imports.core.permissionTest('ssb_append')
+						imports.core.permissionTest('ssb_append', action)
 					).then(function () {
 						return ssb.appendMessageWithIdentity(
 							process.credentials.session.name,
diff --git a/core/style.css b/core/style.css
index 99010bd0..65e48515 100644
--- a/core/style.css
+++ b/core/style.css
@@ -152,4 +152,5 @@ body {
 	border-bottom: 4px solid #fff;
 	padding: 1em;
 	margin: 0 auto;
+	max-width: 80%;
 }