diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/groups/memberlabel/MemberLabelFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/groups/memberlabel/MemberLabelFragment.kt
index dfc8d6b70b..e5a4ff5dab 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/groups/memberlabel/MemberLabelFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/groups/memberlabel/MemberLabelFragment.kt
@@ -131,6 +131,13 @@ private fun MemberLabelScreenUi(
         .padding(paddingValues)
         .fillMaxSize()
     ) {
+      Text(
+        text = stringResource(R.string.GroupMemberLabel__description),
+        style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium,
+        color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+        modifier = Modifier.padding(start = 24.dp, end = 24.dp, top = 8.dp, bottom = 24.dp)
+      )
+
       LabelTextField(
         labelEmoji = state.labelEmoji,
         labelText = state.labelText,
@@ -140,7 +147,7 @@ private fun MemberLabelScreenUi(
         onClear = callbacks::onClearLabelClicked,
         onSave = callbacks::onSaveClicked,
         modifier = Modifier
-          .padding(start = 24.dp, end = 24.dp, top = 8.dp, bottom = 40.dp)
+          .padding(horizontal = 24.dp)
           .focusRequester(focusRequester)
       )
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 8a1fad985a..535ada4e2b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -9305,6 +9305,7 @@
     <string name="GroupMemberLabel__accessibility_close_screen">Close screen</string>
     <!-- Accessibility label for the group member label text field clear button. -->
     <string name="GroupMemberLabel__accessibility_clear_label">Clear label</string>
+    <string name="GroupMemberLabel__description">Add a member label to describe yourself or your role in this group. Labels are only visible within this group.</string>
 
     <!-- EOF -->
 </resources>