diff --git a/lib/widgets/login.dart b/lib/widgets/login.dart
index a970d8059c..195bf75e62 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/login.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/login.dart
@@ -115,6 +115,20 @@ class AddAccountPage extends StatefulWidget {
     return _LoginSequenceRoute(page: const AddAccountPage());
   }
 
+  /// The hint text to show in the "Zulip server URL" input.
+  ///
+  /// If this contains an example value, it must be one that has been reserved
+  /// so that it cannot point to a real Zulip realm (nor any unknown other site).
+  /// The realm name `your-org` under zulipchat.com is reserved for this reason.
+  /// See discussion:
+  ///   https://chat.zulip.org/#narrow/channel/243-mobile-team/topic/flutter.3A.20login.20URL/near/1570347
+  // TODO(i18n): In principle this should be translated, because it's trying to
+  //   convey to the user the English phrase "your org".  But doing that is
+  //   tricky because of the need to have the example name reserved.
+  //   Realistically that probably means we'll only ever translate this for
+  //   at most a handful of languages, most likely none.
+  static const _serverUrlHint = 'your-org.zulipchat.com';
+
   @override
   State<AddAccountPage> createState() => _AddAccountPageState();
 }
@@ -233,7 +247,7 @@ class _AddAccountPageState extends State<AddAccountPage> {
                   labelText: zulipLocalizations.loginServerUrlLabel,
                   errorText: errorText,
                   helperText: kLayoutPinningHelperText,
-                  hintText: 'your-org.zulipchat.com')),
+                  hintText: AddAccountPage._serverUrlHint)),
               const SizedBox(height: 8),
               ElevatedButton(
                 onPressed: !_inProgress && errorText == null