diff --git a/web/public/locales/en/views/settings.json b/web/public/locales/en/views/settings.json
index cc6f5b22b..16290ea80 100644
--- a/web/public/locales/en/views/settings.json
+++ b/web/public/locales/en/views/settings.json
@@ -275,7 +275,13 @@
         "noAudioWarning": "No audio detected for this stream, recordings will not have audio.",
         "audioCodecRecordError": "The AAC audio codec is required to support audio in recordings.",
         "audioCodecRequired": "An audio stream is required to support audio detection.",
-        "restreamingWarning": "Reducing connections to the camera for the record stream may increase CPU usage slightly."
+        "restreamingWarning": "Reducing connections to the camera for the record stream may increase CPU usage slightly.",
+        "dahua": {
+          "substreamWarning": "Substream 1 is locked to a low resolution. Many Dahua / Amcrest / EmpireTech cameras support additional substreams that need to be enabled in the camera's settings. It is recommended to check and utilize those streams if available."
+        },
+        "hikvision": {
+          "substreamWarning": "Substream 1 is locked to a low resolution. Many Hikvision cameras support additional substreams that need to be enabled in the camera's settings. It is recommended to check and utilize those streams if available."
+        }
       }
     }
   },
diff --git a/web/src/components/settings/wizard/Step3Validation.tsx b/web/src/components/settings/wizard/Step3Validation.tsx
index 130305342..9a8737f4b 100644
--- a/web/src/components/settings/wizard/Step3Validation.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/settings/wizard/Step3Validation.tsx
@@ -500,6 +500,28 @@ function StreamIssues({
       }
     }
 
+    // Substream Check
+    if (
+      wizardData.brandTemplate == "dahua" &&
+      stream.roles.includes("detect") &&
+      stream.url.includes("subtype=1")
+    ) {
+      result.push({
+        type: "warning",
+        message: t("cameraWizard.step3.issues.dahua.substreamWarning"),
+      });
+    }
+    if (
+      wizardData.brandTemplate == "hikvision" &&
+      stream.roles.includes("detect") &&
+      stream.url.includes("/102")
+    ) {
+      result.push({
+        type: "warning",
+        message: t("cameraWizard.step3.issues.hikvision.substreamWarning"),
+      });
+    }
+
     return result;
   }, [stream, wizardData, t]);