diff --git a/include/constants/layouts.h b/include/constants/layouts.h
index 3e876f4993..500b82cd47 100755
--- a/include/constants/layouts.h
+++ b/include/constants/layouts.h
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #ifndef GUARD_CONSTANTS_LAYOUTS_H
 #define GUARD_CONSTANTS_LAYOUTS_H
 
+//
+// DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It is auto-generated from data/layouts/layouts.json
+//
+
 #define LAYOUT_PETALBURG_CITY 1
 #define LAYOUT_SLATEPORT_CITY 2
 #define LAYOUT_MAUVILLE_CITY 3
diff --git a/include/constants/map_groups.h b/include/constants/map_groups.h
index 17fe7ab533..aef9924fac 100755
--- a/include/constants/map_groups.h
+++ b/include/constants/map_groups.h
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #ifndef GUARD_CONSTANTS_MAP_GROUPS_H
 #define GUARD_CONSTANTS_MAP_GROUPS_H
 
+//
+// DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It is auto-generated from data/maps/map_groups.json
+//
+
 // Map Group 0
 #define MAP_PETALBURG_CITY   (0 | (0 << 8))
 #define MAP_SLATEPORT_CITY   (1 | (0 << 8))
diff --git a/tools/mapjson/mapjson.cpp b/tools/mapjson/mapjson.cpp
index 55335e382a..5e246ff249 100644
--- a/tools/mapjson/mapjson.cpp
+++ b/tools/mapjson/mapjson.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ string generate_map_header_text(Json map_data, Json layouts_data, string version
 
     ostringstream text;
 
+    text << "@\n@ DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It is auto-generated from data/maps/" 
+         << map_data["name"].string_value() 
+         << "/map.json\n@\n\n";
+
     text << map_data["name"].string_value() << ":\n"
          << "\t.4byte " << layout["name"].string_value() << "\n";
 
@@ -124,6 +128,10 @@ string generate_map_connections_text(Json map_data) {
 
     ostringstream text;
 
+    text << "@\n@ DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It is auto-generated from data/maps/" 
+         << map_data["name"].string_value() 
+         << "/map.json\n@\n\n";
+
     text << map_data["name"].string_value() << "_MapConnectionsList:\n";
 
     for (auto &connection : map_data["connections"].array_items()) {
@@ -146,6 +154,10 @@ string generate_map_events_text(Json map_data) {
 
     ostringstream text;
 
+    text << "@\n@ DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It is auto-generated from data/maps/" 
+         << map_data["name"].string_value() 
+         << "/map.json\n@\n\n";
+
     string objects_label, warps_label, coords_label, bgs_label;
 
     if (map_data["object_events"].array_items().size() > 0) {
@@ -286,6 +298,8 @@ void process_map(string map_filepath, string layouts_filepath, string version) {
 string generate_groups_text(Json groups_data) {
     ostringstream text;
 
+    text << "@\n@ DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It is auto-generated from data/maps/map_groups.json\n@\n\n";
+
     for (auto &key : groups_data["group_order"].array_items()) {
         string group = key.string_value();
         text << group << "::\n";
@@ -325,6 +339,8 @@ string generate_connections_text(Json groups_data) {
 
     ostringstream text;
 
+    text << "@\n@ DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It is auto-generated from data/maps/map_groups.json\n@\n\n";
+
     for (Json map_name : map_names)
         text << "\t.include \"data/maps/" << map_name.string_value() << "/connections.inc\"\n";
 
@@ -340,6 +356,8 @@ string generate_headers_text(Json groups_data) {
 
     ostringstream text;
 
+    text << "@\n@ DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It is auto-generated from data/maps/map_groups.json\n@\n\n";
+
     for (string map_name : map_names)
         text << "\t.include \"data/maps/" << map_name << "/header.inc\"\n";
 
@@ -355,6 +373,8 @@ string generate_events_text(Json groups_data) {
 
     ostringstream text;
 
+    text << "@\n@ DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It is auto-generated from data/maps/map_groups.json\n@\n\n";
+
     for (string map_name : map_names)
         text << "\t.include \"data/maps/" << map_name << "/events.inc\"\n";
 
@@ -370,6 +390,8 @@ string generate_map_constants_text(string groups_filepath, Json groups_data) {
     text << "#ifndef GUARD_CONSTANTS_MAP_GROUPS_H\n"
          << "#define GUARD_CONSTANTS_MAP_GROUPS_H\n\n";
 
+    text << "//\n// DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It is auto-generated from data/maps/map_groups.json\n//\n\n";
+
     int group_num = 0;
 
     for (auto &group : groups_data["group_order"].array_items()) {
@@ -428,6 +450,8 @@ void process_groups(string groups_filepath) {
 string generate_layout_headers_text(Json layouts_data) {
     ostringstream text;
 
+    text << "@\n@ DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It is auto-generated from data/layouts/layouts.json\n@\n\n";
+
     for (auto &layout : layouts_data["layouts"].array_items()) {
         string border_label = layout["name"].string_value() + "_Border";
         string blockdata_label = layout["name"].string_value() + "_Blockdata";
@@ -451,6 +475,8 @@ string generate_layout_headers_text(Json layouts_data) {
 string generate_layouts_table_text(Json layouts_data) {
     ostringstream text;
 
+    text << "@\n@ DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It is auto-generated from data/layouts/layouts.json\n@\n\n";
+
     text << "\t.align 2\n"
          << layouts_data["layouts_table_label"].string_value() << "::\n";
 
@@ -466,6 +492,8 @@ string generate_layouts_constants_text(Json layouts_data) {
     text << "#ifndef GUARD_CONSTANTS_LAYOUTS_H\n"
          << "#define GUARD_CONSTANTS_LAYOUTS_H\n\n";
 
+    text << "//\n// DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It is auto-generated from data/layouts/layouts.json\n//\n\n";
+
     int i = 0;
     for (auto &layout : layouts_data["layouts"].array_items())
         text << "#define " << layout["id"].string_value() << " " << ++i << "\n";