diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugins-list-table.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugins-list-table.php
index d8945e103064e..c617d190e9d24 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugins-list-table.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugins-list-table.php
@@ -1619,7 +1619,36 @@ protected function add_dependents_to_dependency_plugin_row( $dependency ) {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		$dependency_note = __( 'Note: This plugin cannot be deactivated or deleted until the plugins that require it are deactivated or deleted.' );
+		$dependency_note = '';
+
+		if ( $this->screen->in_admin( 'network' ) ) {
+			$is_network_active = is_plugin_active_for_network( $dependency );
+
+			if ( $is_network_active && current_user_can( 'manage_network_plugins' ) && WP_Plugin_Dependencies::has_active_dependents( $dependency ) ) {
+				$dependency_note = __( 'Note: This plugin cannot be deactivated until the plugins that require it are deactivated.' );
+			} elseif ( ! $is_network_active && ! is_plugin_active( $dependency ) && current_user_can( 'delete_plugins' ) ) {
+				$dependency_note = __( 'Note: This plugin cannot be deleted until the plugins that require it are deleted.' );
+			}
+		} else {
+			$is_active = is_plugin_active( $dependency );
+
+			if ( $is_active && current_user_can( 'deactivate_plugin', $dependency ) && WP_Plugin_Dependencies::has_active_dependents( $dependency ) ) {
+				$dependency_note = __( 'Note: This plugin cannot be deactivated until the plugins that require it are deactivated.' );
+			} elseif ( ! $is_active && ! is_multisite() && current_user_can( 'delete_plugins' ) ) {
+				$dependency_note = __( 'Note: This plugin cannot be deleted until the plugins that require it are deleted.' );
+			}
+		}
+
+		$dependency_notice = '';
+		if ( '' !== $dependency_note ) {
+			$dependency_notice = wp_get_admin_notice(
+				$dependency_note,
+				array(
+					'type'               => 'error',
+					'additional_classes' => array( 'inline' ),
+				)
+			);
+		}
 
 		$comma       = wp_get_list_item_separator();
 		$required_by = sprintf(
@@ -1629,9 +1658,9 @@ protected function add_dependents_to_dependency_plugin_row( $dependency ) {
 		);
 
 		printf(
-			'<div class="required-by"><p>%1$s</p><p>%2$s</p></div>',
+			'<div class="required-by"><p>%1$s</p>%2$s</div>',
 			$required_by,
-			$dependency_note
+			$dependency_notice
 		);
 	}