diff --git a/kdirshare/filepropertiesplugin/kdirshareplugin.ui b/kdirshare/filepropertiesplugin/kdirshareplugin.ui
index bb912f56..b96b46a4 100644
--- a/kdirshare/filepropertiesplugin/kdirshareplugin.ui
+++ b/kdirshare/filepropertiesplugin/kdirshareplugin.ui
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@
       </item>
       <item row="0" column="0" colspan="2">
        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="authbox">
+        <property name="toolTip">
+         <string>&lt;html&gt;&lt;head/&gt;&lt;body&gt;&lt;p&gt;If restricted access to the share is desired this option may be turned on to require clients authentication with the specified user and password.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</string>
+        </property>
         <property name="text">
          <string>Require authentication</string>
         </property>