diff --git a/resources/lang/en/admin/settings/general.php b/resources/lang/en/admin/settings/general.php
index 82be53c897..65b9d8ccca 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en/admin/settings/general.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en/admin/settings/general.php
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ return array(
     'ldap_auth_filter_query'    => 'LDAP Authentication query',
     'ldap_version'              => 'LDAP Version',
     'ldap_active_flag'          => 'LDAP Active Flag',
+    'ldap_activated_flag_help'  => 'This flag is used to determine whether a user can login to Snipe-IT and does not affect the ability to check items in or out to them.',
     'ldap_emp_num'              => 'LDAP Employee Number',
     'ldap_email'                => 'LDAP Email',
     'license'                  => 'Software License',
diff --git a/resources/views/settings/ldap.blade.php b/resources/views/settings/ldap.blade.php
index a4310e4388..4139f60926 100644
--- a/resources/views/settings/ldap.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/settings/ldap.blade.php
@@ -317,6 +317,9 @@
                             </div>
                             <div class="col-md-9">
                                 {{ Form::text('ldap_active_flag', Request::old('ldap_active_flag', $setting->ldap_active_flag), ['class' => 'form-control','placeholder' => '', $setting->demoMode]) }}
+
+                                <p class="help-block">{{ trans('admin/settings/general.ldap_activated_flag_help') }}</p>
+
                                 {!! $errors->first('ldap_active_flag', '<span class="alert-msg" aria-hidden="true">:message</span>') !!}
                                 @if (config('app.lock_passwords')===true)
                                     <p class="text-warning"><i class="fa fa-lock" aria-hidden="true"></i> {{ trans('general.feature_disabled') }}</p>