diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/cataloguing/value_builder/marc21_field_008.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/cataloguing/value_builder/marc21_field_008.tt
index b30076da74..a4b8821abb 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/cataloguing/value_builder/marc21_field_008.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/cataloguing/value_builder/marc21_field_008.tt
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@
 <input type="hidden" name="result" id="result" value="[% result | html %]" />
 <table id="table_material_types">
     <tr id="tr_material_types">
-        <td><label for="material_type" title="Select a type of material to specify the variable values">Type of Material</label></td>
+        <td><label for="material_type" title="Select a type of material to specify the variable values. Pre-populated based on Leader/06.">Type of Material</label></td>
         <td>
-            <select name="material_type" id="material_type" title="Select a type of material to specify the variable values" onchange="changeTypeofMaterial(this.form)">
+            <select name="material_type" id="material_type" title="Select a type of material to specify the variable values. Default selection is based on value in the Leader/06." onchange="changeTypeofMaterial(this.form)">
                 <option value="">Select a type of material</option>
             </select>
         </td>
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/cataloguing/value_builder/marc21_leader.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/cataloguing/value_builder/marc21_leader.tt
index f6b39fb00f..2e1a2e68f7 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/cataloguing/value_builder/marc21_leader.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/cataloguing/value_builder/marc21_leader.tt
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@
 		</td>
 	</tr>
 	<tr>
-		<td><label for="f6">6- Type of record</label></td>
+		<td><label for="f6" title="This controls the default configuration of the 008 field">6- Type of record</label></td>
 		<td>
-            <select name="f6" id="f6">
+            <select name="f6" title="The selection here affects the default configuration of the 008 field" id="f6">
 			[% IF ( f6a ) %]
 				<option value="a" selected="selected">a- Language material</option>
 			[% ELSE %]