diff --git a/site/src/pages/CreateTemplatePage/CreateTemplateForm.tsx b/site/src/pages/CreateTemplatePage/CreateTemplateForm.tsx
index 6c5bc538310d1..8365a3962ae03 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/CreateTemplatePage/CreateTemplateForm.tsx
+++ b/site/src/pages/CreateTemplatePage/CreateTemplateForm.tsx
@@ -728,8 +728,8 @@ const DefaultTTLHelperText = (props: { ttl?: number }) => {
 
   return (
     <span>
-      Workspaces will default to stopping after {ttl} {hours(ttl)} without
-      activity.
+      Workspaces will default to stopping after {ttl} {hours(ttl)}. This will be
+      extended by 1 hour after last activity in the workspace was detected.
     </span>
   );
 };
diff --git a/site/src/pages/TemplateSettingsPage/TemplateSchedulePage/TTLHelperText.tsx b/site/src/pages/TemplateSettingsPage/TemplateSchedulePage/TTLHelperText.tsx
index caa038cd47a8f..2973f8209941b 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/TemplateSettingsPage/TemplateSchedulePage/TTLHelperText.tsx
+++ b/site/src/pages/TemplateSettingsPage/TemplateSchedulePage/TTLHelperText.tsx
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ export const DefaultTTLHelperText = (props: { ttl?: number }) => {
 
   return (
     <span>
-      Workspaces will default to stopping after {ttl} {hours(ttl)} without
-      activity.
+      Workspaces will default to stopping after {ttl} {hours(ttl)}. This will be
+      extended by 1 hour after last activity in the workspace was detected.
     </span>
   );
 };