diff --git a/apps/minifront/src/components/staking/account/delegation-value-view/staking-actions/form-dialog.tsx b/apps/minifront/src/components/staking/account/delegation-value-view/staking-actions/form-dialog.tsx
index 3c0fe196d9..0c5f9f6537 100644
--- a/apps/minifront/src/components/staking/account/delegation-value-view/staking-actions/form-dialog.tsx
+++ b/apps/minifront/src/components/staking/account/delegation-value-view/staking-actions/form-dialog.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 import { Button } from '@penumbra-zone/ui/components/ui/button';
-import { Dialog, DialogContent, DialogHeader } from '@penumbra-zone/ui/components/ui/dialog';
+import {
+  Dialog,
+  DialogClose,
+  DialogContent,
+  DialogHeader,
+} from '@penumbra-zone/ui/components/ui/dialog';
 import { IdentityKeyComponent } from '@penumbra-zone/ui/components/ui/identity-key-component';
 import { InputBlock } from '../../../../shared/input-block';
 import { Validator } from '@penumbra-zone/protobuf/penumbra/core/component/stake/v1/stake_pb';
@@ -9,10 +14,22 @@ import { getIdentityKey } from '@penumbra-zone/getters/validator';
 import { getFormattedAmtFromValueView } from '@penumbra-zone/types/value-view';
 import { BalanceValueView } from '@penumbra-zone/ui/components/ui/balance-value-view';
 import { NumberInput } from '../../../../shared/number-input';
+import { CircleAlert } from 'lucide-react';
+import { useStoreShallow } from '../../../../../utils/use-store-shallow.ts';
+import { AllSlices } from '../../../../../state';
+import { bech32mIdentityKey } from '@penumbra-zone/bech32m/penumbravalid';
 
 const getCapitalizedAction = (action: 'delegate' | 'undelegate') =>
   action.replace(/^./, firstCharacter => firstCharacter.toLocaleUpperCase());
 
+// If validator has > 5 voting power, show warning to user
+const votingPowerSelector =
+  (validator: Validator, action?: 'delegate' | 'undelegate') => (state: AllSlices) => {
+    const votingPower =
+      state.staking.votingPowerByValidatorInfo[bech32mIdentityKey(getIdentityKey(validator))] ?? 0;
+    return action === 'delegate' && votingPower > 5;
+  };
+
 /**
  * Renders a dialog with a form for delegating to, or undelegating from, a
  * validator.
@@ -51,6 +68,8 @@ export const FormDialog = ({
   onClose: () => void;
   onSubmit: () => void;
 }) => {
+  const showDelegationWarning = useStoreShallow(votingPowerSelector(validator, action));
+
   const handleOpenChange = (open: boolean) => {
     if (!open) {
       onClose();
@@ -87,8 +106,8 @@ export const FormDialog = ({
               </div>
 
               {/** @todo: Refactor this block to use `InputToken` (with a new
-                boolean `showSelectModal` prop) once asset balances are
-                refactored as `ValueView`s. */}
+               boolean `showSelectModal` prop) once asset balances are
+               refactored as `ValueView`s. */}
               <InputBlock label={`Amount to ${action}`} className='mb-1' value={amount}>
                 <NumberInput
                   variant='transparent'
@@ -109,10 +128,13 @@ export const FormDialog = ({
                   )}
                 </div>
               </InputBlock>
-
-              <Button type='submit' disabled={amount.length === 0}>
-                {getCapitalizedAction(action)}
-              </Button>
+              {showDelegationWarning ? (
+                <DelegationVotingPowerWarning amount={amount} />
+              ) : (
+                <Button type='submit' disabled={amount.length === 0}>
+                  {getCapitalizedAction(action)}
+                </Button>
+              )}
             </form>
           </>
         )}
@@ -120,3 +142,32 @@ export const FormDialog = ({
     </Dialog>
   );
 };
+
+const DelegationVotingPowerWarning = ({ amount }: { amount: string }) => {
+  return (
+    <>
+      <div className='flex items-center gap-4 text-red'>
+        <CircleAlert size={50} />
+        <div>
+          The validator you’re delegating to has more than 5% of the current voting power. To
+          promote decentralization, it’s recommended to choose a smaller validator.
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <div className='flex gap-2'>
+        <DialogClose className='w-full' asChild>
+          <Button type='submit' variant='secondary' className='w-1/2'>
+            Choose another validator
+          </Button>
+        </DialogClose>
+        <Button
+          type='submit'
+          disabled={amount.length === 0}
+          variant='destructive'
+          className='w-1/2'
+        >
+          Delegate anyway
+        </Button>
+      </div>
+    </>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/apps/minifront/src/components/staking/account/delegation-value-view/staking-actions/index.test.tsx b/apps/minifront/src/components/staking/account/delegation-value-view/staking-actions/index.test.tsx
index 001cb9683e..c5aacfbc64 100644
--- a/apps/minifront/src/components/staking/account/delegation-value-view/staking-actions/index.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/minifront/src/components/staking/account/delegation-value-view/staking-actions/index.test.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { render } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { ValidatorInfo } from '@penumbra-zone/protobuf/penumbra/core/component/stake/v1/stake_pb';
 import { ValueView } from '@penumbra-zone/protobuf/penumbra/core/asset/v1/asset_pb';
 import { AllSlices } from '../../../../../state';
+import { IdentityKey } from '@penumbra-zone/protobuf/penumbra/core/keys/v1/keys_pb';
 
 const nonZeroBalance = new ValueView({
   valueView: {
@@ -23,7 +24,16 @@ const zeroBalance = new ValueView({
   },
 });
 
-const validatorInfo = new ValidatorInfo({ validator: {} });
+const validatorInfo = new ValidatorInfo({
+  validator: {
+    identityKey: new IdentityKey({
+      ik: new Uint8Array([
+        1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 1, 2, 3, 4,
+        5,
+      ]),
+    }),
+  },
+});
 
 let MOCK_STAKING_TOKENS_AND_FILTER: {
   stakingTokens: ValueView | undefined;
@@ -44,7 +54,7 @@ type RecursivePartial<T> = {
 vi.mock('../../../../../utils/use-store-shallow', async () => ({
   ...(await vi.importActual('../../../../../utils/use-store-shallow')),
   useStoreShallow: (selector: (state: RecursivePartial<AllSlices>) => unknown) =>
-    selector({ staking: { account: 0 } }),
+    selector({ staking: { account: 0, votingPowerByValidatorInfo: { '': 0 } } }),
 }));
 
 describe('<StakingActions />', () => {