diff --git a/app/models/add_member.rb b/app/models/add_member.rb
index fbf0e3a..799a3ab 100644
--- a/app/models/add_member.rb
+++ b/app/models/add_member.rb
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ class AddMember < Task
     true
   end
 
+  def reject_details
+    true
+  end
+
   def footer
     true
   end
@@ -72,8 +76,9 @@ class AddMember < Task
   end
 
   def task_cancelled_message
-    _("Your request to enter community \"%{target} with the profile \"%{requestor}\" was not accepted. Please contact any profile admin from %{url} for more information.") %
+    _("Your request to enter community \"%{target} with the profile \"%{requestor}\" was not accepted. Please contact any profile admin from %{url} for more information. The following explanation was given: \n\n\"%{explanation}\"") %
     {:target => self.target.name, :url => self.target.url,
-     :requestor => self.requestor.name}
+     :requestor => self.requestor.name,
+     :explanation => self.reject_explanation}
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/unit/add_member_test.rb b/test/unit/add_member_test.rb
index 19905e1..132fc0c 100644
--- a/test/unit/add_member_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/add_member_test.rb
@@ -149,4 +149,11 @@ class AddMemberTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
 
     assert_no_match(/\(#{task.requestor.email}\)/, task.target_notification_description)
   end
+
+  should 'have cancel notification message with explanation' do
+    explanation_message = 'some explanation'
+    task = AddMember.new(:person => person, :organization => community,
+                         :reject_explanation => explanation_message)
+    assert_match(/#{explanation_message}/, task.task_cancelled_message)
+  end
 end
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