diff --git a/ietf/doc/templatetags/ietf_filters.py b/ietf/doc/templatetags/ietf_filters.py
index 0ae854fc3..efd200f8f 100644
--- a/ietf/doc/templatetags/ietf_filters.py
+++ b/ietf/doc/templatetags/ietf_filters.py
@@ -528,3 +528,12 @@ def rfcbis(s):
 def urlize(value):
     raise RuntimeError("Use linkify from textfilters instead of urlize")
     
+@register.filter
+@stringfilter
+def charter_major_rev(rev):
+    return rev[:2]
+
+@register.filter
+@stringfilter
+def charter_minor_rev(rev):
+    return rev[3:5]
diff --git a/ietf/doc/tests_charter.py b/ietf/doc/tests_charter.py
index 199053260..cf7e971aa 100644
--- a/ietf/doc/tests_charter.py
+++ b/ietf/doc/tests_charter.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from django.urls import reverse as urlreverse
 
 import debug                            # pyflakes:ignore
 
-from ietf.doc.factories import CharterFactory
+from ietf.doc.factories import CharterFactory, NewRevisionDocEventFactory
 from ietf.doc.models import ( Document, State, BallotDocEvent, BallotType, NewRevisionDocEvent,
     TelechatDocEvent, WriteupDocEvent )
 from ietf.doc.utils_charter import ( next_revision, default_review_text, default_action_text,
@@ -30,6 +30,61 @@ from ietf.utils.test_utils import TestCase
 from ietf.utils.mail import outbox, empty_outbox, get_payload
 from ietf.utils.test_utils import login_testing_unauthorized
 
+class ViewCharterTests(TestCase):
+    def test_view_revisions(self):
+        charter = CharterFactory()
+        e = NewRevisionDocEventFactory(doc=charter,rev="01")
+        charter.rev = e.rev
+        charter.save_with_history([e])
+        e = NewRevisionDocEventFactory(doc=charter,rev="01-00")
+        charter.rev = e.rev
+        charter.save_with_history([e])
+        e =NewRevisionDocEventFactory(doc=charter,rev="02")
+        charter.rev = e.rev
+        charter.save_with_history([e])
+        e =NewRevisionDocEventFactory(doc=charter,rev="02-00")
+        charter.rev = e.rev
+        charter.save_with_history([e])
+        e = NewRevisionDocEventFactory(doc=charter,rev="02-01")
+        charter.rev = e.rev
+        charter.save_with_history([e])
+
+        url = urlreverse('ietf.doc.views_doc.document_main',kwargs={'name':charter.name})
+        r = self.client.get(url)
+        q = PyQuery(r.content)
+        self.assertIn('The information below is for a proposed recharter. The current approved charter is',q('#message-row').text())
+
+        url = urlreverse('ietf.doc.views_doc.document_main',kwargs={'name':charter.name,'rev':'02-00'})
+        r = self.client.get(url)
+        q = PyQuery(r.content)
+        self.assertIn('The information below is for an older version of the current proposed rechartering effort',q('#message-row').text())
+            
+        url = urlreverse('ietf.doc.views_doc.document_main',kwargs={'name':charter.name,'rev':'02'})
+        r = self.client.get(url)
+        q = PyQuery(r.content)
+        self.assertIn('The information below is for the currently approved charter, but newer proposed charter text exists',q('#message-row').text())
+
+        url = urlreverse('ietf.doc.views_doc.document_main',kwargs={'name':charter.name,'rev':'01-00'})
+        r = self.client.get(url)
+        q = PyQuery(r.content)
+        self.assertIn('The information below is for an older proposed',q('#message-row').text())
+
+        url = urlreverse('ietf.doc.views_doc.document_main',kwargs={'name':charter.name,'rev':'01'})
+        r = self.client.get(url)
+        q = PyQuery(r.content)
+        self.assertIn('The information below is for an older approved',q('#message-row').text())
+
+        e = NewRevisionDocEventFactory(doc=charter,rev="03")
+        charter.rev='03'
+        charter.save_with_history([e])
+
+        url = urlreverse('ietf.doc.views_doc.document_main',kwargs={'name':charter.name})
+        r = self.client.get(url)
+        q = PyQuery(r.content)
+        self.assertEqual('',q('#message-row').text())
+
+            
+
 class EditCharterTests(TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.charter_dir = self.tempdir('charter')
diff --git a/ietf/templates/doc/document_charter.html b/ietf/templates/doc/document_charter.html
index fa8d532e7..60a4ff2df 100644
--- a/ietf/templates/doc/document_charter.html
+++ b/ietf/templates/doc/document_charter.html
@@ -23,11 +23,23 @@
   <table class="table table-condensed">
     <thead id="message-row">
        <tr>
-	  {% if doc.rev != latest_rev %}
-	  <th colspan="4" class="alert-warning">The information below is for an old version of the document</th>
-	  {% else %}
-	  <th colspan="4"></th>
-	  {% endif %}  
+        {% if doc.rev|charter_major_rev != latest_rev|charter_major_rev %}
+          <th colspan="4" class="alert-warning">The information below is for an older {% if doc.rev|charter_minor_rev %}proposed{% else %}approved{% endif %} charter</th>
+        {% else %}
+          {% if doc.rev != latest_rev %}
+            {% if doc.rev|charter_minor_rev %}
+              <th colspan="4" class="alert-warning">The information below is for an older version of the current proposed rechartering effort</th>
+            {% else %}
+              <th colspan="4" class="alert-info">The information below is for the currently approved charter, but newer proposed charter text exists</th>
+            {% endif %}
+          {% else %}
+            {% if doc.rev|charter_minor_rev and doc.rev|charter_major_rev != '00' %}
+              <th colspan="4" class="alert-info">The information below is for a proposed recharter. The current approved charter is version {{ doc.rev|charter_major_rev }}</th>
+            {% else %}
+              <th colspan="4"></th>
+            {% endif %}
+          {% endif %}
+        {% endif %}
        </tr>
     </thead>