diff --git a/frontend/components/Domain/Recipe/RecipePage/RecipePageParts/RecipePageIngredientEditor.vue b/frontend/components/Domain/Recipe/RecipePage/RecipePageParts/RecipePageIngredientEditor.vue
index 7198cdb3d..51b07448f 100644
--- a/frontend/components/Domain/Recipe/RecipePage/RecipePageParts/RecipePageIngredientEditor.vue
+++ b/frontend/components/Domain/Recipe/RecipePage/RecipePageParts/RecipePageIngredientEditor.vue
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 <!-- eslint-disable vue/no-mutating-props -->
 <template>
   <div>
-    <h2 class="mb-4 text-h5 font-weight-medium opacity-80">
-      {{ $t("recipe.ingredients") }}
-    </h2>
+    <div class="mb-4">
+      <h2 class="mb-4 text-h5 font-weight-medium opacity-80">
+        {{ $t("recipe.ingredients") }}
+      </h2>
+      <BannerWarning v-if="!hasFoodOrUnit">
+        {{ $t("recipe.ingredients-not-parsed-description", { parse: $t('recipe.parse') }) }}
+      </BannerWarning>
+    </div>
     <VueDraggable
       v-if="recipe.recipeIngredient.length > 0"
       v-model="recipe.recipeIngredient"
diff --git a/frontend/lang/messages/en-US.json b/frontend/lang/messages/en-US.json
index 594498269..c82c8cee0 100644
--- a/frontend/lang/messages/en-US.json
+++ b/frontend/lang/messages/en-US.json
@@ -582,6 +582,7 @@
     "api-extras-description": "Recipes extras are a key feature of the Mealie API. They allow you to create custom JSON key/value pairs within a recipe, to reference from 3rd party applications. You can use these keys to provide information, for example to trigger automations or custom messages to relay to your desired device.",
     "message-key": "Message Key",
     "parse": "Parse",
+    "ingredients-not-parsed-description": "It looks like your ingredients aren't parsed yet. Click the \"{parse}\" button below to parse your ingredients into structured foods.",
     "attach-images-hint": "Attach images by dragging & dropping them into the editor",
     "drop-image": "Drop image",
     "enable-ingredient-amounts-to-use-this-feature": "Enable ingredient amounts to use this feature",