diff --git a/customize.dist/src/less2/include/alertify.less b/customize.dist/src/less2/include/alertify.less
index 9cd904c45..26cffc827 100644
--- a/customize.dist/src/less2/include/alertify.less
+++ b/customize.dist/src/less2/include/alertify.less
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
                 &[readonly] {
                     background-color: @alertify-light-bg;
                     color: @cryptpad_text_col;
-                    border-color: @alertify-input-fg;
+                    border-color: @alertify-light-bg;
                 }
             }
 
@@ -509,5 +509,11 @@
             overflow-x: auto;
         }
     }
+    .alert {
+        margin:5px 0px;
+        font-size:12px;
+        padding:5px;
+        border-radius:0px;
+    }
 }
 
diff --git a/www/common/common-ui-elements.js b/www/common/common-ui-elements.js
index b8ae705a2..e448688f5 100644
--- a/www/common/common-ui-elements.js
+++ b/www/common/common-ui-elements.js
@@ -1068,6 +1068,16 @@ define([
             UI.createCheckbox('cp-share-embed', Messages.share_linkEmbed, false, { mark: {tabindex:1} }),
             h('br'),
         ];
+        // check if the pad is password protection 
+        var hash = hashes.editHash || hashes.viewHash;
+        var href = origin + pathname + '#' + hash;
+        var parsedHref = Hash.parsePadUrl(href);
+        var hasPassword = parsedHref.hashData.password;
+        if (hasPassword) {
+            linkContent.push(h('div.alert.alert-danger', [h('i.fa.fa-lock'), 
+            ' ', 'has password']))
+        };
+
         linkContent.push(UI.dialog.selectable('', { id: 'cp-share-link-preview', tabindex: 1 }));
 
         var link = h('div.cp-share-modal', linkContent);