diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/remotewipe/activate/ActivateRemoteWipeExplainerFragment.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/remotewipe/activate/ActivateRemoteWipeExplainerFragment.java
index e5fb4ffe6..b0d1aca31 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/remotewipe/activate/ActivateRemoteWipeExplainerFragment.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/remotewipe/activate/ActivateRemoteWipeExplainerFragment.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.widget.Button;
+import android.widget.TextView;
 
 import org.briarproject.briar.R;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.activity.ActivityComponent;
@@ -41,6 +42,13 @@ public class ActivateRemoteWipeExplainerFragment extends
 			@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
 		View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_activate_remote_wipe_explainer,
 				container, false);
+
+		TextView titleText = view.findViewById(R.id.textView);
+	    titleText.setText(String.format(getString(R.string.remote_wipe_activate_explain_short), viewModel.getContactName()));
+
+		TextView explainText = view.findViewById(R.id.textViewExplain);
+		explainText.setText(String.format(getString(R.string.remote_wipe_activate_explain_long), viewModel.getContactName()));
+
 		Button cancelButton = view.findViewById(R.id.button_cancel);
 		cancelButton.setOnClickListener(e -> viewModel.onCancelClicked());
 
diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/remotewipe/activate/ActivateRemoteWipeViewModel.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/remotewipe/activate/ActivateRemoteWipeViewModel.java
index 2b3c417d8..1fbf34c70 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/remotewipe/activate/ActivateRemoteWipeViewModel.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/remotewipe/activate/ActivateRemoteWipeViewModel.java
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@ import android.app.Application;
 
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.FormatException;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.ContactId;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.ContactManager;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DatabaseComponent;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DbException;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.remotewipe.RemoteWipeSetupState;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.util.UiUtils;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.remotewipe.RemoteWipeManager;
 
 import java.text.Normalizer;
@@ -20,17 +22,21 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.MutableLiveData;
 public class ActivateRemoteWipeViewModel extends AndroidViewModel {
 
 	private final RemoteWipeManager remoteWipeManager;
+	private final ContactManager contactManager;
 	private final DatabaseComponent db;
 	private final MutableLiveData<ActivateRemoteWipeState> state = new MutableLiveData<>();
 	private ContactId contactId;
+	private String contactName;
 
 	@Inject
 	public ActivateRemoteWipeViewModel(
 			@NonNull Application application,
 			RemoteWipeManager remoteWipeManager,
+			ContactManager contactManager,
 			DatabaseComponent db) {
 		super(application);
 		this.remoteWipeManager = remoteWipeManager;
+		this.contactManager = contactManager;
 		this.db = db;
 	}
 
@@ -57,6 +63,16 @@ public class ActivateRemoteWipeViewModel extends AndroidViewModel {
 
 	public void setContactId(ContactId c) {
 		contactId = c;
+
+		try {
+			contactName = UiUtils.getContactDisplayName(contactManager.getContact(c));
+		} catch (DbException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+	}
+
+	public String getContactName() {
+		return contactName;
 	}
 
 	public void onCancelClicked() {
diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/briar-android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index b9e6e4c65..f30886fd8 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -750,8 +750,8 @@
 	<string name="remote_wipe_activate_failure">Failed to send remote wipe signal</string>
 	<string name="remote_wipe_activate_button_confirm">Activate remote wipe</string>
 	<string name="remote_wipe_activate_button_cancel">Cancel</string>
-	<string name="remote_wipe_activate_explain_short">Activate a remote wipe of this contact\'s device</string>
-	<string name="remote_wipe_activate_explain_long">If confirmed by a second contact, sending this signal will remove all briar contacts and messages from this contact\s device.</string>
+	<string name="remote_wipe_activate_explain_short">Activate a remote wipe for %1$s</string>
+	<string name="remote_wipe_activate_explain_long">If confirmed by a second contact, sending this signal will remove all Briar data from %1$s\'s device.</string>
 
 	<!-- Revoke -->
 	<string name="activity_name_revoke_remote_wipe">Revoke Remote Wipe</string>