diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 3a85606b5..00a32acec 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -549,6 +549,28 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
       is_moderator? || flagger_id == id
     end
 
+    def upload_limit
+      @upload_limit ||= [max_upload_limit - used_upload_slots, 0].max
+    end
+
+    def used_upload_slots
+      uploaded_count = Post.for_user(id).where("created_at >= ?", 24.hours.ago).count
+      uploaded_comic_count = Post.for_user(id).tag_match("comic").where("created_at >= ?", 24.hours.ago).count / 3
+      uploaded_count - uploaded_comic_count
+    end
+
+    def max_upload_limit
+      [(base_upload_limit * upload_limit_multiplier).ceil, 10].max
+    end
+
+    def upload_limit_multiplier
+      (1 - (adjusted_deletion_confidence / 15.0))
+    end
+
+    def adjusted_deletion_confidence
+      [deletion_confidence(60), 15].min
+    end
+
     def base_upload_limit
       if created_at >= 1.month.ago
         10
@@ -563,23 +585,8 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
       end
     end
 
-    def max_upload_limit
-      dcon = [deletion_confidence(60), 15].min
-      [(base_upload_limit * (1 - (dcon / 15.0))).ceil, 10].max
-    end
-
-    def upload_limit
-      @upload_limit ||= begin
-        uploaded_count = Post.for_user(id).where("created_at >= ?", 24.hours.ago).count
-        uploaded_comic_count = Post.for_user(id).tag_match("comic").where("created_at >= ?", 24.hours.ago).count / 3
-        limit = max_upload_limit - (uploaded_count - uploaded_comic_count)
-
-        if limit < 0
-          limit = 0
-        end
-
-        limit
-      end
+    def next_free_upload_slot
+      (posts.where("created_at >= ?", 24.hours.ago).first.try(:created_at) || 24.hours.ago) + 24.hours
     end
 
     def tag_query_limit
@@ -935,4 +942,8 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
     self.enable_sequential_post_navigation = true
     self.enable_auto_complete = true
   end
+
+  def presenter
+    @presenter ||= UserPresenter.new(self)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/presenters/user_presenter.rb b/app/presenters/user_presenter.rb
index 808da1fa0..2e01d0794 100644
--- a/app/presenters/user_presenter.rb
+++ b/app/presenters/user_presenter.rb
@@ -63,18 +63,20 @@ class UserPresenter
     end
   end
 
-  def upload_limit
+  def upload_limit(template)
     if user.can_upload_free?
       return "none"
     end
 
-    dcon = [user.deletion_confidence(60), 15].min
-    multiplier = (1 - (dcon / 15.0))
-    max_count = [(user.base_upload_limit * multiplier).ceil, 5].max
-    uploaded_count = Post.for_user(user.id).where("created_at >= ?", 24.hours.ago).count
-    uploaded_comic_count = Post.for_user(user.id).tag_match("comic").where("created_at >= ?", 24.hours.ago).count / 3
+    slots_tooltip = "Next free slot: #{template.time_ago_in_words(user.next_free_upload_slot)}"
+    limit_tooltip = <<-EOS.strip_heredoc
+      Base: #{user.base_upload_limit}
+      Del. Rate: #{"%.2f" % user.adjusted_deletion_confidence}
+      Multiplier: (1 - (#{"%.2f" % user.adjusted_deletion_confidence} / 15)) = #{user.upload_limit_multiplier}
+      Upload Limit: #{user.base_upload_limit} * #{"%.2f" % user.upload_limit_multiplier} = #{user.max_upload_limit}
+    EOS
 
-    "(#{user.base_upload_limit} * #{'%0.2f' % multiplier}) - #{uploaded_count - uploaded_comic_count} = #{user.upload_limit}"
+    %{<abbr title="#{slots_tooltip}">#{user.used_upload_slots}</abbr> / <abbr title="#{limit_tooltip}">#{user.max_upload_limit}</abbr>}.html_safe
   end
 
   def uploads
diff --git a/app/views/uploads/new.html.erb b/app/views/uploads/new.html.erb
index a2e6d02b2..8cdfcdab1 100644
--- a/app/views/uploads/new.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/uploads/new.html.erb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
       </div>
 
       <% unless CurrentUser.can_upload_free? %>
-        <p>You can upload <strong><%= pluralize CurrentUser.upload_limit, "more post" %></strong> today.</p>
+        <p>Upload limit: <strong><%= CurrentUser.user.presenter.upload_limit(self) %></strong>.</p>
       <% end %>
 
       <%= render "image" %>
diff --git a/app/views/users/_statistics.html.erb b/app/views/users/_statistics.html.erb
index 25d63d60c..d70c0d181 100644
--- a/app/views/users/_statistics.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/users/_statistics.html.erb
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
       <tr>
         <th>Upload Limit</th>
-        <td><%= presenter.upload_limit %></td>
+        <td><%= presenter.upload_limit(self) %> (<%= link_to "help", wiki_pages_path(title: "about:upload_limits") %>)</td>
       </tr>
 
       <tr>