diff --git a/erpnext/stock/doctype/item/item.py b/erpnext/stock/doctype/item/item.py
index fdaaa23c5af..2f98aff00f2 100644
--- a/erpnext/stock/doctype/item/item.py
+++ b/erpnext/stock/doctype/item/item.py
@@ -228,8 +228,25 @@ class Item(Document):
 	def validate_description(self):
 		"""Clean HTML description if set"""
 		if cint(frappe.db.get_single_value("Stock Settings", "clean_description_html")):
+			old_desc = self.description
 			self.description = clean_html(self.description)
 
+			if (
+				old_desc
+				and self.description
+				and "<img src" in old_desc
+				and "<img src" not in self.description
+			):
+				frappe.msgprint(
+					_(
+						'Image in the description has been removed. To disable this behavior, uncheck "{0}" in {1}.'
+					).format(
+						frappe.get_meta("Stock Settings").get_label("clean_description_html"),
+						get_link_to_form("Stock Settings"),
+					),
+					alert=True,
+				)
+
 	def validate_customer_provided_part(self):
 		if self.is_customer_provided_item:
 			if self.is_purchase_item: