diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_beds/api.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_beds/api.lua
index 708f529c8..b6f18ea42 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_beds/api.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_beds/api.lua
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ local beduse = "To use a bed, stand close to it and right-click the bed to sleep
 if minetest.settings:get_bool("enable_bed_respawn") == false then
 	beddesc = beddesc .. "\n" .. "In local folklore, legends are told of other worlds where setting the start point for your next life would be possible. But this world is not one of them."
 else
-	beddesc = beddesc .. "\n" .. "By sleeping in a bed, you set the starting point for your next life. If you die, you will start your next life at this bed, unless it is obstructed or destroyed."
+	beddesc = beddesc .. "\n" .. "By using a bed, you set the starting point for your next life. If you die, you will start your next life at this bed, unless it is obstructed or destroyed."
 end
 if minetest.settings:get_bool("enable_bed_night_skip") == false then
 	beddesc = beddesc .. "\n" .. "In this strange world, going to bed won't skip the night, but you can skip thunderstorms."
diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_beds/functions.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_beds/functions.lua
index 2232f6da4..e20bb8c51 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_beds/functions.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_beds/functions.lua
@@ -143,19 +143,27 @@ local function lay_down(player, pos, bed_pos, state, skip)
 			return false
 		end
 
+		local spawn_changed = false
 		if minetest.get_modpath("mcl_spawn") then
 			local spos = table.copy(bed_pos)
 			spos.y = spos.y + 0.1
-			mcl_spawn.set_spawn_pos(player, spos) -- save respawn position when entering bed
+			spawn_changed = mcl_spawn.set_spawn_pos(player, spos) -- save respawn position when entering bed
 		end
 
 		-- Check day of time and weather
 		local tod = minetest.get_timeofday() * 24000
 		-- Values taken from Minecraft Wiki with offset of +6000
 		if tod < 18541 and tod > 5458 and (not weather_mod or (mcl_weather.get_weather() ~= "thunder")) then
-			minetest.chat_send_player(name, "You can only sleep at night or during a thunderstorm.")
+			if spawn_changed then
+				minetest.chat_send_player(name, "New respawn position set! But you can only sleep at night or during a thunderstorm.")
+			else
+				minetest.chat_send_player(name, "You can only sleep at night or during a thunderstorm.")
+			end
 			return false
 		end
+		if spawn_changed then
+			minetest.chat_send_player(name, "New respawn position set!")
+		end
 
 		mcl_beds.player[name] = 1
 		mcl_beds.pos[name] = pos
diff --git a/mods/PLAYER/mcl_spawn/init.lua b/mods/PLAYER/mcl_spawn/init.lua
index f97f1700c..5c8a797eb 100644
--- a/mods/PLAYER/mcl_spawn/init.lua
+++ b/mods/PLAYER/mcl_spawn/init.lua
@@ -32,12 +32,32 @@ end
 
 -- Sets the player's spawn position to pos.
 -- Set pos to nil to clear the spawn position.
-mcl_spawn.set_spawn_pos = function(player, pos, type)
+-- If message is set, informs the player with a chat message when the spawn position
+-- changed.
+mcl_spawn.set_spawn_pos = function(player, pos, message)
+	local spawn_changed = false
 	if pos == nil then
+		if player:get_attribute("mcl_beds:spawn") ~= "" then
+			spawn_changed = true
+			if message then
+				minetest.chat_send_player(player:get_player_name(), "Respawn position cleared!")
+			end
+		end
 		player:set_attribute("mcl_beds:spawn", "")
 	else
+		local oldpos = minetest.string_to_pos(player:get_attribute("mcl_beds:spawn"))
+		if oldpos then
+			-- We don't bother sending a message if the new spawn pos is basically the same
+			if vector.distance(pos, oldpos) > 0.1 then
+				spawn_changed = true
+				if message then
+					minetest.chat_send_player(player:get_player_name(), "New respawn position set!")
+				end
+			end
+		end
 		player:set_attribute("mcl_beds:spawn", minetest.pos_to_string(pos))
 	end
+	return spawn_changed
 end
 
 -- Respawn player at specified respawn position