diff --git a/components/dm-settings-modal.html b/components/dm-settings-modal.html
index c442e3fe..4de6b779 100644
--- a/components/dm-settings-modal.html
+++ b/components/dm-settings-modal.html
@@ -62,16 +62,16 @@
         <!-- Relay Hints -->
         <section class="space-y-4">
             <div class="space-y-1">
-                <h3 class="text-base font-semibold text-text">DM Relay Hints</h3>
+                <h3 class="text-base font-semibold text-text">NIP-17 Relay List</h3>
                 <p class="text-sm text-muted">
-                    Publish relay hints for direct messages as <span class="font-medium">kind:10050</span> events. Use WSS-only relay URLs so encrypted DM delivery stays secure.
+                    Publish your NIP-17 relay list for direct messages as <span class="font-medium">kind:10050</span> events. Use WSS-only relay URLs so encrypted DM delivery stays secure.
                 </p>
             </div>
 
             <div class="card p-5 space-y-5">
                 <div class="flex flex-col gap-3 sm:flex-row sm:items-end">
                     <label class="flex-1 text-sm text-muted-strong" for="dmSettingsRelayInput">
-                        <span class="mb-2 block font-medium">Add a DM relay</span>
+                        <span class="mb-2 block font-medium">Add a NIP-17 relay</span>
                         <input
                             id="dmSettingsRelayInput"
                             type="text"
@@ -91,13 +91,13 @@
                         <span class="text-xs font-medium text-muted-strong uppercase tracking-wider">Your list</span>
                      </div>
                      <ul id="dmSettingsRelayList" class="grid-stack space-y-2" data-orientation="vertical"></ul>
-                     <p id="dmSettingsRelayEmpty" class="text-sm text-muted italic hidden">No DM relay hints configured.</p>
+                     <p id="dmSettingsRelayEmpty" class="text-sm text-muted italic hidden">No NIP-17 relays configured.</p>
                 </div>
 
                 <div class="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-3 pt-2 border-t border-border/40">
                     <span id="dmSettingsRelayStatus" class="text-xs text-muted" role="status" aria-live="polite"></span>
                     <button id="dmSettingsRelayPublishBtn" type="button" class="btn-ghost focus-ring text-xs">
-                        Publish relay hints
+                        Publish relay list
                     </button>
                 </div>
             </div>
diff --git a/js/ui/profileModalController.js b/js/ui/profileModalController.js
index 6939d687..cc07eebf 100644
--- a/js/ui/profileModalController.js
+++ b/js/ui/profileModalController.js
@@ -1042,6 +1042,7 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
     this.adminSuperNpub = resolvedAdminSuperNpub;
     this.adminDmImageUrl = resolvedAdminDmImageUrl;
     this.bitvidWebsiteUrl = resolvedbitvidWebsiteUrl;
+    this.hasShownRelayWarning = false;
 
     this.internalState = {
       savedProfiles: [],
@@ -2795,6 +2796,7 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
       ? this.normalizeHexPubkey(actorPubkey)
       : this.resolveActiveDmActor();
 
+    this.hasShownRelayWarning = false;
     this.setDirectMessageRecipient(null, { reason: "clear" });
     this.resetAttachmentQueue({ clearInput: true });
     this.dmReadReceiptCache.clear();
@@ -5374,6 +5376,11 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
       return;
     }
 
+    if (this.hasShownRelayWarning) {
+      return;
+    }
+    this.hasShownRelayWarning = true;
+
     this.showStatus(
       "Privacy warning: direct messages are using your default relays because no NIP-17 relay list is available.",
       { autoHideMs: 5000 },
diff --git a/tests/profile-modal-controller.test.mjs b/tests/profile-modal-controller.test.mjs
index 3bcc27d8..8e825092 100644
--- a/tests/profile-modal-controller.test.mjs
+++ b/tests/profile-modal-controller.test.mjs
@@ -1307,3 +1307,26 @@ test('history pane lazily initializes the watch history renderer', async () => {
     assert.equal(controller.profileHistoryRenderer, null);
     assert.equal(controller.boundProfileHistoryVisibility, null);
 });
+
+test('handleDirectMessagesRelayWarning throttles status updates', async (t) => {
+  const statusCalls = [];
+  const controller = createController({
+    showStatus: (message) => statusCalls.push(message),
+  });
+  await controller.load();
+
+  const detail = { warning: 'dm-relays-fallback' };
+
+  controller.handleDirectMessagesRelayWarning(detail);
+  assert.equal(statusCalls.length, 1);
+  assert.match(statusCalls[0], /Privacy warning/);
+
+  // Second call should be suppressed
+  controller.handleDirectMessagesRelayWarning(detail);
+  assert.equal(statusCalls.length, 1);
+
+  // Reset should allow it again
+  controller.handleActiveDmIdentityChanged('newpubkey');
+  controller.handleDirectMessagesRelayWarning(detail);
+  assert.equal(statusCalls.length, 2);
+});