diff --git a/renderer/components/Channels/ChannelCreateForm.js b/renderer/components/Channels/ChannelCreateForm.js
index 5beb88ea806..934cb8da045 100644
--- a/renderer/components/Channels/ChannelCreateForm.js
+++ b/renderer/components/Channels/ChannelCreateForm.js
@@ -298,7 +298,10 @@ class ChannelCreateForm extends React.Component {
                 <Span color="gray" fontSize="s" mr={2}>
                   <Padlock />
                 </Span>
-                <Label htmlFor="private">
+                <Label
+                  htmlFor="private"
+                  tooltip={intl.formatMessage({ ...messages.private_tooltip })}
+                >
                   <FormattedMessage {...messages.private_label} />
                 </Label>
               </Flex>
diff --git a/renderer/components/Channels/messages.js b/renderer/components/Channels/messages.js
index 50fbcb4a4ab..3b56b800672 100644
--- a/renderer/components/Channels/messages.js
+++ b/renderer/components/Channels/messages.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export default defineMessages({
   open_channel_form_onchain_balance: 'Your current confirmed on-chain balance:',
   open_channel_notification: 'Channel opening initiated',
   private_label: 'Keep this channel private',
+  private_tooltip: 'Whether this channel should be private, not announced to the greater network.',
   search_placeholder: 'Search Channels',
   view_mode_list: 'View as a list',
   view_mode_card: 'View as cards',