diff --git a/dashboard/public/translation/en.json b/dashboard/public/translation/en.json
index 67b54ffa4..554791165 100644
--- a/dashboard/public/translation/en.json
+++ b/dashboard/public/translation/en.json
@@ -162,12 +162,12 @@
             "role": "Role",
             "groups": "Groups",
             "noGroups": "No groups available.",
-            "usernamePlaceholder": "Optional. If not provided, user can pick during sign up",
+            "usernamePlaceholder": "Optional. If not provided, user can pick during sign up.",
             "displayName": "Display name",
             "primaryEmail": "Primary email",
             "recoveryEmail": "Password recovery email",
             "activeCheckbox": "User is active",
-            "displayNamePlaceholder": "Optional. If not provided, user can provide during sign up",
+            "displayNamePlaceholder": "Optional. If not provided, user can provide during sign up.",
             "fallbackEmailPlaceholder": "If not specified, primary email will be used"
         },
         "deleteUserDialog": {
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@
             "wildcardInfo": "Manually set up A (IPv4) and AAAA (IPv6) DNS records for <b>*.{{ domain }}.</b> and <b>{{ domain }}.</b> pointing to this server",
             "letsEncryptInfo": "Let's Encrypt requires your server to be reachable on port 80",
             "advancedAction": "Advanced settings…",
-            "zoneName": "Zone name (optional)",
+            "zoneName": "Zone name",
             "fallbackCert": "Fallback Certificate (optional)",
             "fallbackCertCustomCert": "Custom Certificate",
             "fallbackCertCustomCertInfo": "Provide a <a href=\"{{ customCertLink }}\" target=\"_blank\">wildcard certificate</a> to use for all apps on this domain. If not provided, a self-signed certificate is automatically generated.",
@@ -818,7 +818,8 @@
             "gandiTokenTypePAT": "Personal Access Token (PAT)",
             "inwxUsername": "INWX username",
             "inwxPassword": "INWX password",
-            "customNameservers": "Domain uses custom (vanity) nameservers"
+            "customNameservers": "Domain uses custom (vanity) nameservers",
+            "zoneNamePlaceholder": "Optional. If not provided, defaults to the root domain."
         },
         "removeDialog": {
             "title": "Remove Domain",
diff --git a/dashboard/src/components/DomainProviderForm.vue b/dashboard/src/components/DomainProviderForm.vue
index 3e1251ab3..a7b2cb2be 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/components/DomainProviderForm.vue
+++ b/dashboard/src/components/DomainProviderForm.vue
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ function onGcdnsFileInputChange(event) {
     <FormGroup v-if="showAdvanced">
       <label for="zoneNameInput">{{ $t('domains.domainDialog.zoneName') }} <sup><a href="https://docs.cloudron.io/domains/#zone-name" class="help" target="_blank"><i class="fa fa-question-circle"></i></a></sup></label>
       <TextInput id="zoneNameInput" v-model="zoneName" />
+      <small class="helper-text">{{ $t('domains.domainDialog.zoneNamePlaceholder') }}</small>
     </FormGroup>