diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_options_display.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_options_display.xml
index 79b6d17ceb..240d2b31eb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_options_display.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_options_display.xml
@@ -277,6 +277,18 @@
             app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/tvCaptionHeader"
             app:switchPadding="12dp" />
 
+        <eu.faircode.email.FixedTextView
+            android:id="@+id/tvHighlightUnreadHint"
+            android:layout_width="0dp"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_marginEnd="48dp"
+            android:text="@string/title_advanced_highlight_hint"
+            android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Small"
+            android:textStyle="italic"
+            app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/swHighlightUnread" />
+
         <androidx.appcompat.widget.SwitchCompat
             android:id="@+id/swColorStripe"
             android:layout_width="0dp"
@@ -287,7 +299,7 @@
             android:text="@string/title_advanced_color_stripe"
             app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
             app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
-            app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/swHighlightUnread"
+            app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/tvHighlightUnreadHint"
             app:switchPadding="12dp" />
 
         <androidx.appcompat.widget.SwitchCompat
@@ -585,6 +597,18 @@
             app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/swSubjectItalic"
             app:switchPadding="12dp" />
 
+        <eu.faircode.email.FixedTextView
+            android:id="@+id/tvHighlightSubjectHint"
+            android:layout_width="0dp"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_marginEnd="48dp"
+            android:text="@string/title_advanced_highlight_hint"
+            android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Small"
+            android:textStyle="italic"
+            app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/swHighlightSubject" />
+
         <eu.faircode.email.FixedTextView
             android:id="@+id/tvSubjectEllipsize"
             android:layout_width="0dp"
@@ -595,7 +619,7 @@
             android:textColor="?android:attr/textColorPrimary"
             app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
             app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
-            app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/swHighlightSubject" />
+            app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/tvHighlightSubjectHint" />
 
         <Spinner
             android:id="@+id/spSubjectEllipsize"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 69bf63f35c..49bb27f65b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -487,6 +487,7 @@
     <string name="title_advanced_date_hint">Messages are only grouped by date if they are sorted by time</string>
     <string name="title_advanced_navbar_colorize_hint">Whether this works depends on the Android version and variant</string>
     <string name="title_advanced_threading_hint">Group messages related to each other</string>
+    <string name="title_advanced_highlight_hint">The accent color of the theme will be used for highlighting</string>
     <string name="title_advanced_gravatars_hint">There might be a privacy risk</string>
     <string name="title_advanced_name_email_hint">When disabled only names will be shown when available</string>
     <string name="title_advanced_preview_hint">Only available when message text has been downloaded</string>