diff --git a/wp-admin/update-core.php b/wp-admin/update-core.php
index 4740bd3b13..9a8ba5ca0a 100644
--- a/wp-admin/update-core.php
+++ b/wp-admin/update-core.php
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ function core_upgrade_preamble() {
 		echo '</h3>';
 	} else {
 		echo '<div class="updated"><p>';
-		_e('<strong>Important:</strong> before updating, please <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Backups">backup your database and files</a>.');
+		_e('<strong>Important:</strong> before updating, please <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Backups">backup your database and files</a>. For help with updates, visit the <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Updating_WordPress">Updating WordPress Codex page</a>.');
 		echo '</p></div>';
 
 		echo '<h3 class="response">';