diff --git a/modules/file/file.field.inc b/modules/file/file.field.inc
index d592381bd5..94053e7d6a 100644
--- a/modules/file/file.field.inc
+++ b/modules/file/file.field.inc
@@ -956,16 +956,16 @@ function theme_file_upload_help($variables) {
     $max = $upload_validators['file_validate_image_resolution'][0];
     $min = $upload_validators['file_validate_image_resolution'][1];
     if ($min && $max && $min == $max) {
-      $descriptions[] = t('Images must be exactly !size pixels.', array('!size' => '<strong>' . $max . '</strong>'));
+      $descriptions[] = t('Images must be !size pixels. Images larger than !size pixels will be resized.', array('!size' => '<strong>' . $max . '</strong>'));
     }
     elseif ($min && $max) {
-      $descriptions[] = t('Images must be between !min and !max pixels.', array('!min' => '<strong>' . $min . '</strong>', '!max' => '<strong>' . $max . '</strong>'));
+      $descriptions[] = t('Images must be at least !min pixels. Images larger than !max pixels will be resized.', array('!min' => '<strong>' . $min . '</strong>', '!max' => '<strong>' . $max . '</strong>'));
     }
     elseif ($min) {
-      $descriptions[] = t('Images must be larger than !min pixels.', array('!min' => '<strong>' . $min . '</strong>'));
+      $descriptions[] = t('Images must be at least !min pixels.', array('!min' => '<strong>' . $min . '</strong>'));
     }
     elseif ($max) {
-      $descriptions[] = t('Images must be smaller than !max pixels.', array('!max' => '<strong>' . $max . '</strong>'));
+      $descriptions[] = t('Images larger than !max pixels will be resized.', array('!max' => '<strong>' . $max . '</strong>'));
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/modules/image/image.test b/modules/image/image.test
index 0c26ffa84e..22edcaa064 100644
--- a/modules/image/image.test
+++ b/modules/image/image.test
@@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@ class ImageFieldDisplayTestCase extends ImageFieldTestCase {
     $this->drupalGet('node/add/article');
     $this->assertText(t('Files must be less than 50 KB.'), 'Image widget max file size is displayed on article form.');
     $this->assertText(t('Allowed file types: ' . $test_image_extension . '.'), 'Image widget allowed file types displayed on article form.');
-    $this->assertText(t('Images must be between 10x10 and 100x100 pixels.'), 'Image widget allowed resolution displayed on article form.');
+    $this->assertText(t('Images must be at least 10x10 pixels. Images larger than 100x100 pixels will be resized.'), 'Image widget allowed resolution displayed on article form.');
 
     // We have to create the article first and then edit it because the alt
     // and title fields do not display until the image has been attached.