diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 157eebab81..34710015d8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,10 +36,26 @@ set(NULL_ENTROPY_WARNING "${WARNING_BORDER}"
                          "${NULL_ENTROPY_WARN_L3}"
                          "${WARNING_BORDER}")
 
-find_package(PythonInterp)
+set(CTR_DRBG_128_BIT_KEY_WARN_L1 "****  WARNING!  MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_USE_128_BIT_KEY defined!\n")
+set(CTR_DRBG_128_BIT_KEY_WARN_L2 "****  Using 128-bit keys for CTR_DRBG limits the security of generated\n")
+set(CTR_DRBG_128_BIT_KEY_WARN_L3 "****  keys and operations that use random values generated to 128-bit security\n")
+
+set(CTR_DRBG_128_BIT_KEY_WARNING "${WARNING_BORDER}"
+                         "${CTR_DRBG_128_BIT_KEY_WARN_L1}"
+                         "${CTR_DRBG_128_BIT_KEY_WARN_L2}"
+                         "${CTR_DRBG_128_BIT_KEY_WARN_L3}"
+                         "${WARNING_BORDER}")
+
 find_package(Perl)
 if(PERL_FOUND)
 
+    # If 128-bit keys are configured for CTR_DRBG, display an appropriate warning
+    execute_process(COMMAND ${PERL_EXECUTABLE} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/config.pl -f ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/mbedtls/config.h get MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_USE_128_BIT_KEY
+                        RESULT_VARIABLE result)
+    if(${result} EQUAL 0)
+        message(WARNING ${CTR_DRBG_128_BIT_KEY_WARNING})
+    endif()
+
     # If NULL Entropy is configured, display an appropriate warning
     execute_process(COMMAND ${PERL_EXECUTABLE} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/config.pl -f ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/mbedtls/config.h get MBEDTLS_TEST_NULL_ENTROPY
                         RESULT_VARIABLE result)
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index d43ba740fe..7bc671041d 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ Features
      independently contributed again by Paul Sokolovsky.
    * Add support for key wrapping modes based on AES as defined by
      NIST SP 800-38F algorithms KW and KWP and by RFC 3394 and RFC 5649.
-   * Add support different keys sizes to CTR_CRBG. Note: using shorter keys
-     than 256 bit may decrease security.
+   * Add support for 128-bit keys in CTR_DRBG. Note that using keys shorter
+     than 256 bits limits the security of generated material to 128 bits.
 
 Bugfix
    * Fix the key_app_writer example which was writing a leading zero byte which
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 78c1acb892..f4c0a00215 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -61,9 +61,21 @@ NULL_ENTROPY_WARN_L3=****  AND IS *NOT* SUITABLE FOR PRODUCTION USE     ****\n
 
 NULL_ENTROPY_WARNING=\n$(WARNING_BORDER)$(NULL_ENTROPY_WARN_L1)$(NULL_ENTROPY_WARN_L2)$(NULL_ENTROPY_WARN_L3)$(WARNING_BORDER)
 
+WARNING_BORDER_LONG      =**********************************************************************************\n
+CTR_DRBG_128_BIT_KEY_WARN_L1=****  WARNING!  MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_USE_128_BIT_KEY defined!                      ****\n
+CTR_DRBG_128_BIT_KEY_WARN_L2=****  Using 128-bit keys for CTR_DRBG limits the security of generated         ****\n
+CTR_DRBG_128_BIT_KEY_WARN_L3=****  keys and operations that use random values generated to 128-bit security ****\n
+
+CTR_DRBG_128_BIT_KEY_WARNING=\n$(WARNING_BORDER_LONG)$(CTR_DRBG_128_BIT_KEY_WARN_L1)$(CTR_DRBG_128_BIT_KEY_WARN_L2)$(CTR_DRBG_128_BIT_KEY_WARN_L3)$(WARNING_BORDER_LONG)
+
 # Post build steps
 post_build:
 ifndef WINDOWS
+
+	# If 128-bit keys are configured for CTR_DRBG, display an appropriate warning
+	-scripts/config.pl get MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_USE_128_BIT_KEY && ([ $$? -eq 0 ]) && \
+	    echo '$(CTR_DRBG_128_BIT_KEY_WARNING)'
+
 	# If NULL Entropy is configured, display an appropriate warning
 	-scripts/config.pl get MBEDTLS_TEST_NULL_ENTROPY && ([ $$? -eq 0 ]) && \
 	    echo '$(NULL_ENTROPY_WARNING)'
diff --git a/include/mbedtls/ctr_drbg.h b/include/mbedtls/ctr_drbg.h
index 5e0d1f03cd..f08a9798ca 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/ctr_drbg.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/ctr_drbg.h
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
  * The Mbed TLS implementation of CTR_DRBG uses AES-256 (default) or AES-128
  * as the underlying block cipher.
  *
- *  * \warning   ARC4 is considered a weak cipher and its use constitutes a
- *            security risk. We recommend considering stronger ciphers instead.
+ *  \warning Using 128-bit keys for CTR_DRBG limits the security of generated
+ *  keys and operations that use random values generated to 128-bit security.
  */
 /*
  *  Copyright (C) 2006-2018, Arm Limited (or its affiliates), All Rights Reserved