diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/groups/components/transfer_group_form.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/groups/components/transfer_group_form.vue
index 9f968817a3a8edfb2fc0185190741ed26cf8c9b9..f4f92b924c0856e433a6585eedeafbfac3e21cfb 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/groups/components/transfer_group_form.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/groups/components/transfer_group_form.vue
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ import { getGroupTransferLocations } from '~/api/groups_api';
 
 export const i18n = {
   confirmationMessage: __(
-    'You are going to transfer %{group_name} to another namespace. Are you ABSOLUTELY sure?',
+    "You are about to transfer %{codeStart}%{groupName}%{codeEnd} to another namespace. This action changes the %{projectLinkStart}project's path%{projectLinkEnd} and can lead to %{documentationLinkStart}data loss%{documentationLinkEnd}.",
   ),
+  confirmButtonText: __('Transfer group'),
   emptyNamespaceTitle: __('No parent group'),
   dropdownLabel: s__('GroupSettings|Select parent group'),
 };
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/groups/init_transfer_group_form.js b/app/assets/javascripts/groups/init_transfer_group_form.js
index 6eab284c066eee1aeea54ab4174ff6e7f4aaf1f2..f64de7d60e4a0b74594405a9bd9d82cc360ffc14 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/groups/init_transfer_group_form.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/groups/init_transfer_group_form.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import VueApollo from 'vue-apollo';
 import createDefaultClient from '~/lib/graphql';
 import { sprintf } from '~/locale';
 import { parseBoolean } from '~/lib/utils/common_utils';
+import { helpPagePath } from '~/helpers/help_page_helper';
 import TransferGroupForm, { i18n } from './components/transfer_group_form.vue';
 
 export default () => {
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ export default () => {
   const {
     targetFormId = null,
     buttonText: confirmButtonText = '',
-    groupName = '',
+    warningMessage = '',
     groupFullPath,
     groupId: resourceId,
     isPaidGroup,
@@ -28,7 +29,26 @@ export default () => {
       defaultClient: createDefaultClient(),
     }),
     provide: {
-      confirmDangerMessage: sprintf(i18n.confirmationMessage, { group_name: groupName }),
+      confirmDangerMessage: sprintf(
+        i18n.confirmationMessage,
+        {
+          groupName: groupFullPath,
+          codeStart: '<code>',
+          codeEnd: '</code>',
+          projectLinkStart: `<a href="${helpPagePath(
+            'user/group/manage.html#change-a-groups-path',
+          )}">`,
+          projectLinkEnd: '</a>',
+          documentationLinkStart: `<a href="${helpPagePath(
+            'user/project/repository/index.html#what-happens-when-a-repository-path-changes',
+          )}">`,
+          documentationLinkEnd: '</a>',
+        },
+        false,
+      ),
+      htmlConfirmationMessage: true,
+      additionalInformation: warningMessage,
+      confirmButtonText: i18n.confirmButtonText,
       resourceId,
     },
     render(createElement) {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/projects/settings/init_transfer_project_form.js b/app/assets/javascripts/projects/settings/init_transfer_project_form.js
index 7f810e647ae196dfe4ed9c56e9548d6deb21be6a..5d51e72755ffc63bc965cac32d6cd70e04e358d0 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/projects/settings/init_transfer_project_form.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/projects/settings/init_transfer_project_form.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export default () => {
     buttonText: confirmButtonText = '',
     phrase: confirmationPhrase = '',
     confirmDangerMessage = '',
+    additionalInformation = '',
   } = el.dataset;
 
   return new Vue({
@@ -27,7 +28,9 @@ export default () => {
     }),
     provide: {
       confirmDangerMessage,
+      additionalInformation,
       resourceId,
+      htmlConfirmationMessage: true,
     },
     render(createElement) {
       return createElement(TransferProjectForm, {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/components/confirm_danger/confirm_danger_modal.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/components/confirm_danger/confirm_danger_modal.vue
index 2a72dfc1d4b6e5e81459ff0bd6210d730e4218e1..072205075fb1537e422eb3f5877cfc51387703f1 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/components/confirm_danger/confirm_danger_modal.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/components/confirm_danger/confirm_danger_modal.vue
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ export default {
     equalString(a, b) {
       return a.trim().toLowerCase() === b.trim().toLowerCase();
     },
+    focusConfirmInput() {
+      this.$refs.confirmInput.$el.focus();
+    },
   },
   i18n: {
     CONFIRM_DANGER_MODAL_BUTTON,
@@ -122,6 +125,7 @@ export default {
     size="sm"
     @primary="$emit('confirm', $event)"
     @change="$emit('change', $event)"
+    @shown="focusConfirmInput()"
   >
     <gl-alert
       v-if="confirmDangerMessage"
@@ -135,17 +139,20 @@ export default {
         {{ confirmDangerMessage }}
       </span>
     </gl-alert>
-    <p data-testid="confirm-danger-warning">{{ additionalInformation }}</p>
-    <p data-testid="confirm-danger-phrase">
+    <p data-testid="confirm-danger-warning">
+      {{ additionalInformation }}
+    </p>
+    <p data-testid="confirm-danger-phrase" class="gl-mb-1">
       <gl-sprintf :message="$options.i18n.CONFIRM_DANGER_PHRASE_TEXT">
         <template #phrase_code>
           <code>{{ phrase }}</code>
         </template>
       </gl-sprintf>
     </p>
-    <gl-form-group :state="isValid">
+    <gl-form-group :state="isValid" class="gl-mb-0">
       <gl-form-input
         id="confirm_name_input"
+        ref="confirmInput"
         v-model="confirmationPhrase"
         class="form-control"
         data-testid="confirm-danger-field"
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/components/confirm_danger/constants.js b/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/components/confirm_danger/constants.js
index c6b9e61b85f4322c1e910b0a43a62737fd65ccf8..fc131ac02423eba538c02d77bf9fc546bdd50318 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/components/confirm_danger/constants.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/components/confirm_danger/constants.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import { __ } from '~/locale';
 
 export const CONFIRM_DANGER_MODAL_ID = 'confirm-danger-modal';
-export const CONFIRM_DANGER_MODAL_TITLE = __('Confirmation required');
+export const CONFIRM_DANGER_MODAL_TITLE = __('Are you absolutely sure?');
 export const CONFIRM_DANGER_MODAL_BUTTON = __('Confirm');
 export const CONFIRM_DANGER_WARNING = __(
   'This action can lead to data loss. To prevent accidental actions we ask you to confirm your intention.',
 );
-export const CONFIRM_DANGER_PHRASE_TEXT = __('Please type %{phrase_code} to proceed.');
+export const CONFIRM_DANGER_PHRASE_TEXT = __('To proceed with the transfer, type %{phrase_code}:');
 export const CONFIRM_DANGER_MODAL_CANCEL = __('Cancel');
diff --git a/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb b/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
index 04785a3416562a24400378b86a70d6e76e3a5dd5..9adc954de87ba9c6e30d3d8b2c7dc5b9b6688083 100644
--- a/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
@@ -107,9 +107,21 @@ def remove_project_message(project)
       { project_full_name: project.full_name }
   end
 
+  def link_to_namespace_change_doc
+    link_to _('project\'s path'), help_page_path('user/group/manage.html', anchor: 'change-a-groups-path'), target: '_blank', rel: 'noopener'
+  end
+
+  def link_to_data_loss_doc
+    link_to _('data loss'), help_page_path('user/project/repository/index.html', anchor: 'what-happens-when-a-repository-path-changes'), target: '_blank', rel: 'noopener'
+  end
+
   def transfer_project_message(project)
-    _("You are going to transfer %{project_full_name} to another namespace. Are you ABSOLUTELY sure?") %
-      { project_full_name: project.full_name }
+    _("You are about to transfer %{code_start}%{project_full_name}%{code_end} to another namespace. This action changes the %{link_to_namespace_change_doc} and can lead to %{link_to_data_loss_doc}.") %
+      { project_full_name: project.full_name, code_start: '<code>', code_end: '</code>', link_to_namespace_change_doc: link_to_namespace_change_doc, link_to_data_loss_doc: link_to_data_loss_doc }
+  end
+
+  def transfer_project_confirm_button
+    _("Transfer project")
   end
 
   def remove_fork_project_description_message(project)
diff --git a/app/views/projects/_transfer.html.haml b/app/views/projects/_transfer.html.haml
index d8b1931756e02b7736f87a6c2969ea522b4785a0..05abc89403e704fe07983c1949141a0c2e6667db 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/_transfer.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/_transfer.html.haml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 - return unless can?(current_user, :change_namespace, @project)
 - form_id = "transfer-project-form"
 - hidden_input_id = "new_namespace_id"
-- initial_data = { button_text: s_('ProjectSettings|Transfer project'), confirm_danger_message: transfer_project_message(@project), phrase: @project.name, target_form_id: form_id, target_hidden_input_id: hidden_input_id, project_id: @project.id }
+- initial_data = { button_text: s_('ProjectSettings|Transfer project'), confirm_danger_message: transfer_project_message(@project), confirm_button_text: transfer_project_confirm_button, phrase: @project.name, target_form_id: form_id, target_hidden_input_id: hidden_input_id, project_id: @project.id }
 
 = render Pajamas::CardComponent.new(card_options: { class: 'gl-new-card', data: { testid: 'transfer-project-content' } }, header_options: { class: 'gl-new-card-header gl-flex-direction-column' }, body_options: { class: 'gl-new-card-body gl-px-5 gl-py-4' }) do |c|
   - c.with_header do
diff --git a/locale/gitlab.pot b/locale/gitlab.pot
index e849ea945cb9ab8f3d9c52801bb5943f8c174d1a..b3df8da974f7d3270090c69275b4984284a45e55 100644
--- a/locale/gitlab.pot
+++ b/locale/gitlab.pot
@@ -13507,9 +13507,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Confirmation email sent to %{email}"
 msgstr ""
 
-msgid "Confirmation required"
-msgstr ""
-
 msgid "Confirmed at:"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -37822,9 +37819,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Please try and refresh the page. If the problem persists please contact support."
 msgstr ""
 
-msgid "Please type %{phrase_code} to proceed."
-msgstr ""
-
 msgid "Please use this form to report to the administrator users who create spam issues, comments or behave inappropriately."
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -52834,6 +52828,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "To personalize your GitLab experience, we'd like to know a bit more about you. We won't share this information with anyone."
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "To proceed with the transfer, type %{phrase_code}:"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "To protect this issue's confidentiality, %{linkStart}fork this project%{linkEnd} and set the fork's visibility to private."
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -53409,6 +53406,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Transfer"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Transfer group"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "Transfer group to another parent group."
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -57979,6 +57979,12 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "You are about to remove the group %{group_name}."
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "You are about to transfer %{codeStart}%{groupName}%{codeEnd} to another namespace. This action changes the %{projectLinkStart}project's path%{projectLinkEnd} and can lead to %{documentationLinkStart}data loss%{documentationLinkEnd}."
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid "You are about to transfer %{code_start}%{project_full_name}%{code_end} to another namespace. This action changes the %{link_to_namespace_change_doc} and can lead to %{link_to_data_loss_doc}."
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "You are already a member of this %{member_source}."
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -58009,12 +58015,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "You are going to remove the fork relationship from %{project_full_name}. Are you ABSOLUTELY sure?"
 msgstr ""
 
-msgid "You are going to transfer %{group_name} to another namespace. Are you ABSOLUTELY sure?"
-msgstr ""
-
-msgid "You are going to transfer %{project_full_name} to another namespace. Are you ABSOLUTELY sure?"
-msgstr ""
-
 msgid "You are going to turn off the confidentiality. This means %{strongStart}everyone%{strongEnd} will be able to see%{commentText} this %{issuableType}."
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -59795,6 +59795,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "data"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "data loss"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "database"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -60961,6 +60964,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "project namespace cannot be the parent of another namespace"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "project's path"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "projects"
 msgstr ""
 
diff --git a/spec/features/groups/group_settings_spec.rb b/spec/features/groups/group_settings_spec.rb
index a7710ea04ab3b5e177263c0a49b34d89e68ac3f0..fd69ea7a260a93daa782ed15a9becff21219b47d 100644
--- a/spec/features/groups/group_settings_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/groups/group_settings_spec.rb
@@ -164,10 +164,10 @@
         click_button s_('GroupSettings|Transfer group')
 
         page.within(confirm_modal) do
-          expect(page).to have_text "You are going to transfer #{selected_group.name} to another namespace. Are you ABSOLUTELY sure?"
+          expect(page).to have_text "You are about to transfer #{selected_group.full_path} to another namespace. This action changes the project's path and can lead to data loss."
 
           fill_in 'confirm_name_input', with: selected_group.full_path
-          click_button 'Confirm'
+          click_button 'Transfer group'
         end
 
         within_testid('breadcrumb-links') do
diff --git a/spec/frontend/vue_shared/components/confirm_danger/confirm_danger_modal_spec.js b/spec/frontend/vue_shared/components/confirm_danger/confirm_danger_modal_spec.js
index cc22b1992d7a04227c84affbbd995882fdaaf084..63621b1b1bbea8c23ed7b2e0ec08f6675700baab 100644
--- a/spec/frontend/vue_shared/components/confirm_danger/confirm_danger_modal_spec.js
+++ b/spec/frontend/vue_shared/components/confirm_danger/confirm_danger_modal_spec.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { GlModal, GlSprintf } from '@gitlab/ui';
 import { nextTick } from 'vue';
 import {
-  CONFIRM_DANGER_WARNING,
   CONFIRM_DANGER_MODAL_BUTTON,
   CONFIRM_DANGER_MODAL_ID,
   CONFIRM_DANGER_MODAL_CANCEL,
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@ describe('Confirm Danger Modal', () => {
   const findModal = () => wrapper.findComponent(GlModal);
   const findConfirmationPhrase = () => wrapper.findByTestId('confirm-danger-phrase');
   const findConfirmationInput = () => wrapper.findByTestId('confirm-danger-field');
-  const findDefaultWarning = () => wrapper.findByTestId('confirm-danger-warning');
   const findAdditionalMessage = () => wrapper.findByTestId('confirm-danger-message');
   const findPrimaryAction = () => findModal().props('actionPrimary');
   const findCancelAction = () => findModal().props('actionCancel');
@@ -47,8 +45,8 @@ describe('Confirm Danger Modal', () => {
       });
     });
 
-    it('renders the default warning message', () => {
-      expect(findDefaultWarning().text()).toBe(CONFIRM_DANGER_WARNING);
+    it('renders the correct confirmation phrase', () => {
+      expect(findConfirmationPhrase().text()).toBe(`To proceed with the transfer, type ${phrase}:`);
     });
 
     it('renders any additional messages', () => {
@@ -63,10 +61,6 @@ describe('Confirm Danger Modal', () => {
     it('renders the cancel button', () => {
       expect(findCancelAction().text).toBe(cancelButtonText);
     });
-
-    it('renders the correct confirmation phrase', () => {
-      expect(findConfirmationPhrase().text()).toBe(`Please type ${phrase} to proceed.`);
-    });
   });
 
   describe('without injected data', () => {