diff --git a/src/translation/en.json b/src/translation/en.json
index b972e0048..29a02d295 100644
--- a/src/translation/en.json
+++ b/src/translation/en.json
@@ -1503,7 +1503,8 @@
                 "everyDay": "Every Day",
                 "twicePerDay": "Twice per Day",
                 "everySunday": "Every Sunday"
-            }
+            },
+            "description": "Custom app-specific cron jobs can be added here. Note that cron jobs required for the app to function are already integrated into the app package and don't need to be configured here."
         },
         "forumUrlAction": "Need help? Ask in the forum"
     },
diff --git a/src/views/app.html b/src/views/app.html
index c4e8412ad..77f5d4cba 100644
--- a/src/views/app.html
+++ b/src/views/app.html
@@ -1090,6 +1090,7 @@
                     </ul>
                   </div>
                 </label>
+                <p>{{ 'app.cron.description' | tr }}</p>
                 <div ng-show="cron.error.crontab"><small>{{ cron.error.crontab }}</small></div>
                 <textarea ng-trim="false" style="white-space: pre-wrap" ng-model="cron.crontab" class="form-control text-monospace" rows="10"></textarea>
               </div>