diff --git a/panels/search/cc-search-panel.ui b/panels/search/cc-search-panel.ui
index ac303e7ab..f046ab560 100644
--- a/panels/search/cc-search-panel.ui
+++ b/panels/search/cc-search-panel.ui
@@ -23,6 +23,18 @@
                 <property name="visible">True</property>
                 <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
                 <property name="hexpand">True</property>
+                <child>
+                  <object class="GtkLabel">
+                    <property name="visible">True</property>
+                    <property name="xalign">0.0</property>
+                    <property name="margin-bottom">20</property>
+                    <property name="wrap">True</property>
+                    <property name="label" translatable="yes">Control which search results are shown in the Activities Overview. The order of search results can also be changed by moving rows in the list.</property>
+                    <style>
+                      <class name="dim-label"/>
+                    </style>
+                  </object>
+                </child>
                 <child>
                   <object class="GtkFrame" id="search_frame">
                     <property name="visible">True</property>