diff --git a/gui/default/assets/lang/lang-en.json b/gui/default/assets/lang/lang-en.json
index d6f9fd8ec..8fd372004 100644
--- a/gui/default/assets/lang/lang-en.json
+++ b/gui/default/assets/lang/lang-en.json
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
    "Disabled periodic scanning and disabled watching for changes": "Disabled periodic scanning and disabled watching for changes",
    "Disabled periodic scanning and enabled watching for changes": "Disabled periodic scanning and enabled watching for changes",
    "Disabled periodic scanning and failed setting up watching for changes, retrying every 1m:": "Disabled periodic scanning and failed setting up watching for changes, retrying every 1m:",
+   "Disables comparing and syncing file permissions. Useful on systems with nonexistent or custom permissions (e.g. FAT, exFAT, Synology, Android).": "Disables comparing and syncing file permissions. Useful on systems with nonexistent or custom permissions (e.g. FAT, exFAT, Synology, Android).",
    "Discard": "Discard",
    "Disconnected": "Disconnected",
    "Disconnected (Unused)": "Disconnected (Unused)",
diff --git a/gui/default/syncthing/folder/editFolderModalView.html b/gui/default/syncthing/folder/editFolderModalView.html
index 0caeab734..7d53f9da0 100644
--- a/gui/default/syncthing/folder/editFolderModalView.html
+++ b/gui/default/syncthing/folder/editFolderModalView.html
@@ -234,7 +234,9 @@
                 <div class="col-md-6 form-group">
                   <label translate>Permissions</label><br />
                   <input type="checkbox" ng-model="currentFolder.ignorePerms" /> <span translate>Ignore</span>
-                  <p translate class="help-block">File permission bits are ignored when looking for changes. Use on FAT file systems.</p>
+                  <p translate class="help-block">
+                    Disables comparing and syncing file permissions. Useful on systems with nonexistent or custom permissions (e.g. FAT, exFAT, Synology, Android).
+                  </p>
                   <p class="col-xs-12 help-block" ng-show="folderEditor.minDiskFree.$invalid">
                     <span translate>Enter a non-negative number (e.g., "2.35") and select a unit. Percentages are as part of the total disk size.</span>
                   </p>