diff --git a/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatglobalconfigwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatglobalconfigwidget.cpp
index f332a97070f..34b4f08f013 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatglobalconfigwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatglobalconfigwidget.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ ClangFormatGlobalConfigWidget::ClangFormatGlobalConfigWidget(ProjectExplorer::Pr
     m_indentingOrFormatting = new QComboBox(this);
     m_formatWhileTyping = new QCheckBox(Tr::tr("Format while typing"));
     m_formatOnSave = new QCheckBox(Tr::tr("Format edited code on file save"));
-    m_overrideDefault = new QCheckBox(Tr::tr("Override Clang Format configuration file"));
+    m_overrideDefault = new QCheckBox(Tr::tr("Override .clang-format file"));
     m_useGlobalSettings = new QCheckBox(Tr::tr("Use global settings"));
     m_useGlobalSettings->hide();
 
@@ -160,8 +160,15 @@ void ClangFormatGlobalConfigWidget::initOverrideCheckBox()
     connect(m_indentingOrFormatting, &QComboBox::currentIndexChanged,
             this, setEnableOverrideCheckBox);
 
-    m_overrideDefault->setToolTip(
-        Tr::tr("Override Clang Format configuration file with the chosen configuration."));
+    m_overrideDefault->setToolTip(Tr::tr(
+        "When this option is enabled, ClangFormat will use a\n"
+        "user-specified configuration from the widget below,\n"
+        "instead of the project .clang-format file. You can\n"
+        "customize the formatting options for your code by\n"
+        "adjusting the settings in the widget. Note that any\n"
+        "changes made there will only affect the current\n"
+        "configuration, and will not modify the project\n"
+        ".clang-format file."));
 
     m_overrideDefault->setChecked(getProjectOverriddenSettings(m_project));