diff --git a/src/Module/Settings/Profile/Index.php b/src/Module/Settings/Profile/Index.php
index d719afeac..ea3df3ca2 100644
--- a/src/Module/Settings/Profile/Index.php
+++ b/src/Module/Settings/Profile/Index.php
@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@ class Index extends BaseSettingsModule
 				'id' => $profileField->id,
 				'legend' => $profileField->label,
 				'fields' => [
-					'label' => ['profile_field[' . $profileField->id . '][label]', DI::l10n()->t('Label:'), $profileField->label, DI::l10n()->t('Empty the label to delete this profile field')],
-					'value' => ['profile_field[' . $profileField->id . '][value]', DI::l10n()->t('Value:'), $profileField->value, DI::l10n()->t('BBCodes allowed')],
+					'label' => ['profile_field[' . $profileField->id . '][label]', DI::l10n()->t('Label:'), $profileField->label],
+					'value' => ['profile_field[' . $profileField->id . '][value]', DI::l10n()->t('Value:'), $profileField->value],
 					'acl' => ACL::getFullSelectorHTML(
 						DI::page(),
 						$a->user,
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ class Index extends BaseSettingsModule
 			'legend' => DI::l10n()->t('Add a new profile field'),
 			'fields' => [
 				'label' => ['profile_field[new][label]', DI::l10n()->t('Label:')],
-				'value' => ['profile_field[new][value]', DI::l10n()->t('Value:'), '', DI::l10n()->t('BBCodes allowed')],
+				'value' => ['profile_field[new][value]', DI::l10n()->t('Value:')],
 				'acl' => ACL::getFullSelectorHTML(
 					DI::page(),
 					$a->user,
@@ -272,6 +272,13 @@ class Index extends BaseSettingsModule
 			'$homepage' => ['homepage', DI::l10n()->t('Homepage URL:'), $profile['homepage']],
 			'$pub_keywords' => ['pub_keywords', DI::l10n()->t('Public Keywords:'), $profile['pub_keywords'], DI::l10n()->t('(Used for suggesting potential friends, can be seen by others)')],
 			'$prv_keywords' => ['prv_keywords', DI::l10n()->t('Private Keywords:'), $profile['prv_keywords'], DI::l10n()->t('(Used for searching profiles, never shown to others)')],
+			'$custom_fields_description' => DI::l10n()->t("<p>Custom fields appear on <a href=\"%s\">your profile page</a>.</p>
+				<p>You can use BBCodes in the field values.</p>
+				<p>Reorder by dragging the field title.</p>
+				<p>Empty the label field to remove a custom field.</p>
+				<p>Non-public fields can only be seen by the selected Friendica contacts or the Friendica contacts in the selected groups.</p>",
+				'profile/' . $a->user['nickname']
+			),
 			'$custom_fields' => $custom_fields,
 		]);
 
diff --git a/view/templates/settings/profile/index.tpl b/view/templates/settings/profile/index.tpl
index 70db8a3d4..bf98bb158 100644
--- a/view/templates/settings/profile/index.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/settings/profile/index.tpl
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 		<div class="profile-edit-submit-end"></div>
 
 		<h3>{{$lbl_custom_fields_section}}</h3>
-
+		{{$custom_fields_description nofilter}}
 		<div id="profile-custom-fields">
 		{{foreach $custom_fields as $custom_field}}
 			{{include file="settings/profile/field/edit.tpl" profile_field=$custom_field}}
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/templates/settings/profile/index.tpl b/view/theme/frio/templates/settings/profile/index.tpl
index 7afe11996..4d7cf8d70 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/templates/settings/profile/index.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frio/templates/settings/profile/index.tpl
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@
 				</div>
 				<div id="custom-fields-collapse" class="panel-collapse collapse" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="custom-fields">
 					<div class="section-content-tools-wrapper">
+						{{$custom_fields_description nofilter}}
 						<div id="profile-custom-fields">
 						{{foreach $custom_fields as $custom_field}}
 							{{include file="settings/profile/field/edit.tpl" profile_field=$custom_field}}
diff --git a/view/theme/vier/templates/settings/profile/index.tpl b/view/theme/vier/templates/settings/profile/index.tpl
index 8ca6e0f88..eab7c2c4a 100644
--- a/view/theme/vier/templates/settings/profile/index.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/vier/templates/settings/profile/index.tpl
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@
 		<div class="toggle-section js-toggle-section">
 			<a class="section-caption js-section-toggler" href="javascript:;">{{$lbl_custom_fields_section}} &raquo;</a>
 			<div class="js-section toggle-section-content hidden">
+				{{$custom_fields_description nofilter}}
 				<div id="profile-custom-fields">
 				{{foreach $custom_fields as $custom_field}}
 					{{include file="settings/profile/field/edit.tpl" profile_field=$custom_field}}