diff --git a/apps/files_external/templates/settings.php b/apps/files_external/templates/settings.php
index 0a84bf8b9d..b3900aaf93 100644
--- a/apps/files_external/templates/settings.php
+++ b/apps/files_external/templates/settings.php
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
 
 <form data-can-create="<?php echo $canCreateMounts?'true':'false' ?>" id="files_external" class="section" data-encryption-enabled="<?php echo $_['encryptionEnabled']?'true': 'false'; ?>">
 	<h2 data-anchor-name="external-storage"><?php p($l->t('External storages')); ?></h2>
+	<p class="settings-hint"><?php p($l->t('External storage enables you to mount external storage services and devices as secondary Nextcloud storage devices. You may also allow users to mount their own external storage services.')); ?></p>
 	<?php if (isset($_['dependencies']) and ($_['dependencies'] !== '') and $canCreateMounts) print_unescaped(''.$_['dependencies'].''); ?>
 	<table id="externalStorage" class="grid" data-admin='<?php print_unescaped(json_encode($_['visibilityType'] === BackendService::VISIBILITY_ADMIN)); ?>'>
 		<thead>
@@ -189,6 +190,7 @@
 	<form autocomplete="false" action="#"
 		  id="global_credentials">
 		<h2><?php p($l->t('Global credentials')); ?></h2>
+		<p class="settings-hint"><?php p($l->t('Global credentials can be used to authenticate with multiple external storages that have the same credentials.')); ?></p>
 		<input type="text" name="username"
 			   autocomplete="false"
 			   value="<?php p($_['globalCredentials']['user']); ?>"