diff --git a/public/src/admin/general/dashboard.js b/public/src/admin/general/dashboard.js
index 6b7cdd5c28..b70e421023 100644
--- a/public/src/admin/general/dashboard.js
+++ b/public/src/admin/general/dashboard.js
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ define('admin/general/dashboard', ['semver'], function(semver) {
 		});
 
 		setupGraphs();
+		$('[data-toggle="tooltip"]').tooltip();
 	};
 
 	Admin.updateRoomUsage = function(err, data) {
diff --git a/src/controllers/admin.js b/src/controllers/admin.js
index 9847d2d800..59e6680e8b 100644
--- a/src/controllers/admin.js
+++ b/src/controllers/admin.js
@@ -52,9 +52,25 @@ adminController.home = function(req, res, next) {
 		},
 		notices: function(next) {
 			var notices = [
-				{done: !meta.reloadRequired, doneText: 'Reload not required', notDoneText:'Reload required'},
-				{done: plugins.hasListeners('action:email.send'), doneText: 'Emailer Installed', notDoneText:'Emailer not installed'},
-				{done: plugins.hasListeners('filter:search.query'), doneText: 'Search Plugin Installed', notDoneText:'Search Plugin not installed'}
+				{
+					done: !meta.reloadRequired,
+					doneText: 'Reload not required',
+					notDoneText:'Reload required'
+				},
+				{
+					done: plugins.hasListeners('action:email.send'),
+					doneText: 'Emailer Installed',
+					notDoneText:'Emailer not installed',
+					tooltip:'Install an emailer plugin from the plugin page in order to activate registration emails and email digests',
+					link:'/admin/extend/plugins'
+				},
+				{
+					done: plugins.hasListeners('filter:search.query'),
+					doneText: 'Search Plugin Installed',
+					notDoneText:'Search Plugin not installed',
+					tooltip: 'Install a search plugin from the plugin page in order to activate search functionality',
+					link:'/admin/extend/plugins'
+				}
 			];
 			plugins.fireHook('filter:admin.notices', notices, next);
 		}
diff --git a/src/views/admin/general/dashboard.tpl b/src/views/admin/general/dashboard.tpl
index 132797fb3e..cec122fad5 100644
--- a/src/views/admin/general/dashboard.tpl
+++ b/src/views/admin/general/dashboard.tpl
@@ -83,7 +83,13 @@
 					<div class="panel-body">
 					<!-- BEGIN notices -->
 						<div>
-							<!-- IF notices.done --><i class="fa fa-fw fa-check text-success"></i> {notices.doneText}<!-- ELSE --><i class="fa fa-fw fa-times text-danger"></i> {notices.notDoneText}<!-- ENDIF notices.done -->
+							<!-- IF notices.done -->
+							<i class="fa fa-fw fa-check text-success"></i> {notices.doneText}
+							<!-- ELSE -->
+							<!-- IF notices.link --><a href="{notices.link}" data-toggle="tooltip" title="{notices.tooltip}"><!-- ENDIF notices.link -->
+							<i class="fa fa-fw fa-times text-danger"></i> {notices.notDoneText}
+							<!-- IF notices.link --></a><!-- ENDIF notices.link -->
+							<!-- ENDIF notices.done -->
 						</div>
 					<!-- END notices -->
 					</div>