diff --git a/wp-admin/options-writing.php b/wp-admin/options-writing.php
index 98f8d27314..9cf3f3a08a 100644
--- a/wp-admin/options-writing.php
+++ b/wp-admin/options-writing.php
@@ -97,9 +97,19 @@ endforeach;
 
 <fieldset class="options">
 <legend><?php _e('Update Services') ?></legend>
+
+<?php if ( get_option('blog_public') ) : ?>
+
 <p><?php _e('When you publish a new post, WordPress automatically notifies the following site update services. For more about this, see <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Update_Services">Update Services</a> on the Codex. Separate multiple service <abbr title="Universal Resource Locator">URL</abbr>s with line breaks.') ?></p>
 
 <textarea name="ping_sites" id="ping_sites" style="width: 98%;" rows="3" cols="50"><?php form_option('ping_sites'); ?></textarea>
+
+<?php else : ?>
+
+	<p><?php print_f(__('WordPress is not notifying any <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Update_Services">Update Services</a> because of your blog\'s <a href="%s">privacy settings</a>'), 'options-privacy.php'); ?>
+
+<?php endif; ?>
+
 </fieldset>
 
 <p class="submit">