diff --git a/Signal/src/ViewControllers/ConversationView/ConversationViewController.m b/Signal/src/ViewControllers/ConversationView/ConversationViewController.m
index c8ee5809f..e3c9d2461 100644
--- a/Signal/src/ViewControllers/ConversationView/ConversationViewController.m
+++ b/Signal/src/ViewControllers/ConversationView/ConversationViewController.m
@@ -2826,6 +2826,18 @@ typedef enum : NSUInteger {
 
 #pragma mark - Attachment Picking: GIFs
 
+- (void)showGIFMetadataWarning
+{
+    NSString *title = NSLocalizedString(@"Search GIFs?", @"");
+    NSString *message = NSLocalizedString(@"You will not have full metadata protection when sending or receiving GIFs.", @"");
+    UIAlertController *alert = [UIAlertController alertControllerWithTitle:title message:message preferredStyle:UIAlertControllerStyleAlert];
+    [alert addAction:[UIAlertAction actionWithTitle:NSLocalizedString(@"OK", @"") style:UIAlertActionStyleDefault handler:^(UIAlertAction *action) {
+        [self showGifPicker];
+    }]];
+    [alert addAction:[UIAlertAction actionWithTitle:NSLocalizedString(@"Cancel", @"") style:UIAlertActionStyleDefault handler:nil]];
+    [self presentViewController:alert animated:YES completion:nil];
+}
+
 - (void)showGifPicker
 {
     GifPickerViewController *view =
@@ -3533,7 +3545,7 @@ typedef enum : NSUInteger {
                accessibilityIdentifier:ACCESSIBILITY_IDENTIFIER_WITH_NAME(self, @"send_gif")
                                  style:UIAlertActionStyleDefault
                                handler:^(UIAlertAction *action) {
-                                   [self showGifPicker];
+                                   [self showGIFMetadataWarning];
                                }];
     UIImage *gifImage = [UIImage imageNamed:@"actionsheet_gif_black"];
     OWSAssertDebug(gifImage);
diff --git a/Signal/translations/en.lproj/Localizable.strings b/Signal/translations/en.lproj/Localizable.strings
index c0297e446..dccb00c0d 100644
--- a/Signal/translations/en.lproj/Localizable.strings
+++ b/Signal/translations/en.lproj/Localizable.strings
@@ -2799,3 +2799,5 @@
 "Enable Link Previews?" = "Enable Link Previews?";
 "You will not have full metadata protection when sending or receiving link previews." = "You will not have full metadata protection when sending or receiving link previews.";
 "Open groups can be joined by anyone and do not provide full metadata protection" = "Open groups can be joined by anyone and do not provide full metadata protection";
+"Search GIFs?" = "Search GIFs?";
+"You will not have full metadata protection when sending or receiving GIFs." = "You will not have full metadata protection when sending or receiving GIFs.";