diff --git a/settings/xfdesktop-settings-ui.glade b/settings/xfdesktop-settings-ui.glade
index 8816d735..7810192e 100644
--- a/settings/xfdesktop-settings-ui.glade
+++ b/settings/xfdesktop-settings-ui.glade
@@ -811,7 +811,9 @@
                                     <property name="visible">True</property>
                                     <property name="can_focus">False</property>
                                     <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
-                                    <property name="label" translatable="yes">Icons _orientation:</property>
+                                    <property name="tooltip_text" translatable="yes">Defines where new icons should be placed.
+The Arrange Desktop Icons option of desktop's context menu can be used to organize existing icons.</property>
+                                    <property name="label" translatable="yes">New icons _orientation:</property>
                                     <property name="use_underline">True</property>
                                     <property name="xalign">0</property>
                                   </object>