diff --git a/src/plugins/help/generalsettingspage.cpp b/src/plugins/help/generalsettingspage.cpp
index 4bebdfc9a92..3b22a266e0a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/help/generalsettingspage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/help/generalsettingspage.cpp
@@ -127,9 +127,10 @@ QWidget *GeneralSettingsPage::widget()
         m_scrollWheelZoomingEnabled = LocalHelpManager::isScrollWheelZoomingEnabled();
         m_ui->scrollWheelZooming->setChecked(m_scrollWheelZoomingEnabled);
 
-        const QString tooltip = tr("Change takes effect after reloading help pages.");
-        m_ui->viewerBackendLabel->setToolTip(tooltip);
-        m_ui->viewerBackend->setToolTip(tooltip);
+        const QString description = tr("Change takes effect after reloading help pages.");
+        m_ui->viewerBackendDescription->setText(description);
+        m_ui->viewerBackendLabel->setToolTip(description);
+        m_ui->viewerBackend->setToolTip(description);
         m_ui->viewerBackend->addItem(tr("Default (%1)", "Default viewer backend")
                                          .arg(LocalHelpManager::defaultViewerBackend().displayName));
         const QByteArray currentBackend = LocalHelpManager::viewerBackendId();
diff --git a/src/plugins/help/generalsettingspage.ui b/src/plugins/help/generalsettingspage.ui
index 0b7dd7fd2a5..3738ccf7949 100644
--- a/src/plugins/help/generalsettingspage.ui
+++ b/src/plugins/help/generalsettingspage.ui
@@ -317,6 +317,13 @@
         <item>
          <widget class="QComboBox" name="viewerBackend"/>
         </item>
+        <item>
+         <widget class="QLabel" name="viewerBackendDescription">
+          <property name="text">
+           <string/>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
         <item>
          <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
           <property name="orientation">