diff --git a/includes/reader-revenue/my-account/class-woocommerce-my-account.php b/includes/reader-revenue/my-account/class-woocommerce-my-account.php
index 548d79b0c8..2977ef9877 100644
--- a/includes/reader-revenue/my-account/class-woocommerce-my-account.php
+++ b/includes/reader-revenue/my-account/class-woocommerce-my-account.php
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ public static function handle_verify_email_change() {
 				\wc_add_notice( $error, 'error' );
 			}
 		} else {
-			\wc_add_notice( $error, 'error' );
+			\wc_add_notice( __( 'This email change request has been cancelled or expired.', 'newspack-plugin' ), 'error' );
 		}
 		\wp_safe_redirect( \wc_get_endpoint_url( 'edit-account', '', \wc_get_page_permalink( 'myaccount' ) ) );
 		exit;
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ public static function handle_cancel_email_change() {
 			\delete_user_meta( \get_current_user_id(), self::PENDING_EMAIL_CHANGE_META );
 			\wc_add_notice( __( 'Your email change request has been cancelled.', 'newspack-plugin' ) );
 		} else {
-			\wc_add_notice( __( 'Something went wrong.', 'newspack-plugin' ), 'error' );
+			\wc_add_notice( __( 'This email change request has been cancelled or expired.', 'newspack-plugin' ), 'error' );
 		}
 		\wp_safe_redirect( \wc_get_endpoint_url( 'edit-account', '', \wc_get_page_permalink( 'myaccount' ) ) );
 		exit;
diff --git a/includes/reader-revenue/templates/myaccount-edit-account.php b/includes/reader-revenue/templates/myaccount-edit-account.php
index 59c25baa2b..0e6e6f18bd 100644
--- a/includes/reader-revenue/templates/myaccount-edit-account.php
+++ b/includes/reader-revenue/templates/myaccount-edit-account.php
@@ -66,9 +66,26 @@ class="woocommerce-Input woocommerce-Input--text input-text"
 
 	<p class="woocommerce-form-row woocommerce-form-row--wide form-row form-row-wide mt0">
 		<label for="account_email_display"><?php \esc_html_e( 'Email address', 'newspack-plugin' ); ?>
-		<?php if ( $is_email_change_enabled ) : ?>
+		<?php
+		if ( $is_email_change_enabled ) :
+			?>
 		<input type="email" class="woocommerce-Input woocommerce-Input--email input-text" name="newspack_account_email" id="newspack_account_email" autocomplete="email" <?php echo \esc_attr( $is_pending_email_change ? 'disabled' : '' ); ?> value="<?php echo \esc_attr( $display_email ); ?>" />
 		<input type="hidden" class="woocommerce-Input woocommerce-Input--email input-text" name="account_email" id="account_email" autocomplete="email" value="<?php echo \esc_attr( $user->user_email ); ?>" />
+			<?php if ( $is_pending_email_change ) : ?>
+			<span>
+				<em>
+				<?php
+				echo \wp_kses_post(
+					sprintf(
+						// Translators: %s is the account's current email address.
+						__( 'This email address is pending verification. Please verify to complete the change request, or cancel the change to retain the current account email: %s', 'newspack-plugin' ),
+						"<a href='mailto:$user->user_email'>$user->user_email</a>"
+					)
+				);
+				?>
+				</em>
+			</span>
+			<?php endif; ?>
 		<?php else : ?>
 		<input type="email" class="woocommerce-Input woocommerce-Input--email input-text" name="account_email_display" id="account_email_display" autocomplete="email" disabled value="<?php echo \esc_attr( $user->user_email ); ?>" />
 		<input type="hidden" class="woocommerce-Input woocommerce-Input--email input-text" name="account_email" id="account_email" autocomplete="email" value="<?php echo \esc_attr( $user->user_email ); ?>" />