diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 3c530b6e..d6f448f8 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
 * Change to move JS code out of home template and into dedicated file
 * Change to remove branch from window title
 * Change to move JS code out of inc_top template and into dedicated file
+* Add notice for users with Python 2.7.8 or below to update to latest Python
 
 [develop changelog]
 Enable Alpha Ratio again now that the secure login page over https is fixed
diff --git a/gui/slick/interfaces/default/inc_top.tmpl b/gui/slick/interfaces/default/inc_top.tmpl
index 69a7d446..9177b287 100644
--- a/gui/slick/interfaces/default/inc_top.tmpl
+++ b/gui/slick/interfaces/default/inc_top.tmpl
@@ -210,6 +210,14 @@
 
 #end if
 ##
+#if sys.version_info < (2, 7, 9):
+	<div class="alert alert-danger upgrade-notification" role="alert">
+		<span>
+			SickGear will be dropping support for Python 2.7.8 and below. We recommend updating to latest version:
+			<a href="https://www.python.org/downloads/" onclick="window.open(this.href); return false;">Download here</a>
+		</span>
+	</div>
+#end if
 #if $sickbeard.NEWEST_VERSION_STRING
 	<div class="alert alert-success upgrade-notification" role="alert">
 		<span>$sickbeard.NEWEST_VERSION_STRING</span>