diff --git a/installation/language/en-GB/en-GB.ini b/installation/language/en-GB/en-GB.ini
index 5589b4f748af1..57f25bae974c9 100644
--- a/installation/language/en-GB/en-GB.ini
+++ b/installation/language/en-GB/en-GB.ini
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ INSTL_DATABASE_PASSWORD_DESC="Either a password you created or a password provid
 INSTL_DATABASE_PREFIX_DESC="Enter a table prefix or use the randomly generated one."
 INSTL_DATABASE_TYPE_DESC="Select the database type."
 INSTL_DATABASE_USER_DESC="Either a username you created or a username provided by your host."
-INSTL_DATABASE_VALIDATION_ERROR="Check your database credentials, database type, database name or hostname"
+INSTL_DATABASE_VALIDATION_ERROR="Check your database credentials, database type, database name or hostname. If you have MySQL 8 installed then please read this <a href="https://docs.joomla.org/Joomla_and_MySQL_8#Workaround_to_get_Joomla_working_with_MySQL_8">wiki</a> for more information."
 INSTL_INSTALL_JOOMLA="Install Joomla"
 INSTL_CONNECT_DB="Setup Database Connection"
 
diff --git a/installation/language/en-US/en-US.ini b/installation/language/en-US/en-US.ini
index 4832f996a8a6c..8bbf0858fa8c2 100644
--- a/installation/language/en-US/en-US.ini
+++ b/installation/language/en-US/en-US.ini
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ INSTL_DATABASE_PASSWORD_DESC="Either a password you created or a password provid
 INSTL_DATABASE_PREFIX_DESC="Enter a table prefix or use the randomly generated one."
 INSTL_DATABASE_TYPE_DESC="Select the database type."
 INSTL_DATABASE_USER_DESC="Either a username you created or a username provided by your host."
-INSTL_DATABASE_VALIDATION_ERROR="Check your database credentials, database type, database name or hostname"
+INSTL_DATABASE_VALIDATION_ERROR="Check your database credentials, database type, database name or hostname. If you have MySQL 8 installed then please read this <a href="https://docs.joomla.org/Joomla_and_MySQL_8#Workaround_to_get_Joomla_working_with_MySQL_8">wiki</a> for more information."
 INSTL_INSTALL_JOOMLA="Install Joomla"
 INSTL_CONNECT_DB="Setup Database Connection"