diff --git a/src/dorem.c b/src/dorem.c
index 9be33915..e7fd8037 100644
--- a/src/dorem.c
+++ b/src/dorem.c
@@ -1222,7 +1222,13 @@ int ParseRem(ParsePtr s, Trigger *trig, TimeTrig *tim)
         if (trig->addomit) {
             if (trig->y == NO_YR || trig->m == NO_MON || trig->d == NO_DAY || trig->rep != NO_REP) {
                 if (trig->scanfrom == NO_SCANFROM) {
-                    Wprint(tr("Warning: Consider using SCANFROM with recurring ADDOMIT"));
+                    if (trig->y == NO_YR && trig->m != NO_MON && trig->d != NO_DAY) {
+                        Wprint(tr("Warning: Consider using SCANFROM -28 with recurring ADDOMIT"));
+                    } else if (trig->m == NO_MON && trig->d != NO_DAY) {
+                        Wprint(tr("Warning: Consider using SCANFROM -7 with recurring ADDOMIT"));
+                    } else {
+                        Wprint(tr("Warning: Consider using SCANFROM with recurring ADDOMIT"));
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/tests/test.cmp b/tests/test.cmp
index add7e666..b61a98ef 100644
--- a/tests/test.cmp
+++ b/tests/test.cmp
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ The tags are:
 # Test ADDOMIT
 
 REM Mon 15 Feb ADDOMIT MSG Family Day
-../tests/test.rem(254): Warning: Consider using SCANFROM with recurring ADDOMIT
+../tests/test.rem(254): Warning: Consider using SCANFROM -28 with recurring ADDOMIT
 ../tests/test.rem(254): Trig = Monday, 18 February, 1991
 REM Feb 18 AFTER MSG Should trigger on Feb 19
 ../tests/test.rem(255): Trig = Tuesday, 19 February, 1991
@@ -25119,6 +25119,8 @@ TRANSLATE "Unmatched PUSH-VARS at %s(%d)" ""
 TRANSLATE "Unrecognized command; interpreting as REM" ""
 TRANSLATE "User function `%s' defined in non-constant context makes expression non-constant" ""
 TRANSLATE "Variable assignment considered non-constant because of context" ""
+TRANSLATE "Warning: Consider using SCANFROM -28 with recurring ADDOMIT" ""
+TRANSLATE "Warning: Consider using SCANFROM -7 with recurring ADDOMIT" ""
 TRANSLATE "Warning: Consider using SCANFROM with recurring ADDOMIT" ""
 TRANSLATE "Warning: Function name `%s...' truncated to `%s'" ""
 TRANSLATE "Warning: OMIT is ignored if you use OMITFUNC" ""