diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_manage_action_wakelock.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_manage_action_wakelock.xml
index c96fd074..6fc165cb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_manage_action_wakelock.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_manage_action_wakelock.xml
@@ -47,6 +47,17 @@
 
         </TableRow>
 
+        <TableRow>
+
+            <TextView
+                android:text="@string/wakeLockExplanation"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_span="2"
+                android:layout_marginVertical="@dimen/default_margin" />
+
+        </TableRow>
+
         <TableRow>
 
             <TextView
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 52b8da55..050b3d0f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -839,4 +839,5 @@
     <string name="duration">Duration [ms]</string>
     <string name="keepDeviceAwake">Keep device awake</string>
     <string name="wakeLockTimeout">Specify timeout</string>
+    <string name="wakeLockExplanation">Activate will keep the screen on while deactivate will let it turn off. For keeping it on you can either enter a duration after which it may turn off again or you can keep it on indefinitely. In the latter case you would need to create another keep-awake action (in this or another rule) in which you select deactivate.</string>
 </resources>
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