diff --git a/homeassistant/components/mqtt/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/mqtt/strings.json
index 4d55821b9ab..8eb7f1a32ba 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/mqtt/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/mqtt/strings.json
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@
         },
         "export": {
           "title": "Export MQTT device config",
-          "description": "An export allows you set up the MQTT Device configuration via YAMl or MQTT discovery. The configuration can also be helpful for troubleshooting. The export includes the unique ID's used in the configuration. You cannot activate this configuration unless you remove the MQTT-device or change the unique id's. Removing the MQTT device subentry will also remove the device from the device registry. After removing the MQTT device subentry, it can be set up via YAML or discovery with the same unique ID's.",
+          "description": "An export allows you set up the MQTT Device configuration via YAML or MQTT discovery. The configuration can also be helpful for troubleshooting.",
           "menu_options": {
             "export_discovery": "Export MQTT discovery information",
             "export_yaml": "Export to YAML configuration"
@@ -639,9 +639,9 @@
         },
         "export_yaml": {
           "title": "[%key:component::mqtt::config_subentries::device::step::export::title%]",
-          "description": "Copy the YAML configuration below:",
+          "description": "The export includes the unique ID's used in the configuration. You cannot activate this configuration unless you remove the MQTT-device or change the unique id's. Note that removing the MQTT device subentry will also remove the device from the device registry.",
           "data": {
-            "yaml": "YAML"
+            "yaml": "Copy the YAML configuration below:"
           },
           "data_description": {
             "yaml": "Place your YAML configuration [configuration.yaml]({url}#yaml-configuration-listed-per-item)."
@@ -649,10 +649,10 @@
         },
         "export_discovery": {
           "title": "[%key:component::mqtt::config_subentries::device::step::export::title%]",
-          "description": "To allow [discovery]({url}#device-discovery-payload), the discovery payload needs to be published to the discovery topic",
+          "description": "The export includes the unique ID's used in the configuration. You cannot activate this configuration unless you remove the MQTT-device or change the unique id's. Note that removing the MQTT device subentry will also remove the device from the device registry.\n\nTo allow [discovery]({url}#device-discovery-payload), the discovery payload needs to be published to the discovery topic. Copy the needed information from the fields below.",
           "data": {
             "discovery_topic": "Discovery topic",
-            "discovery_payload": "Discovery payload"
+            "discovery_payload": "Discovery payload:"
           },
           "data_description": {
             "discovery_topic": "The [discovery topic]({url}#discovery-topic) to publish the discovery payload to, to trigger MQTT discovery. An empty payload published to this topic, will remove the device and discovered entities.",