diff --git a/homeassistant/components/home_connect/application_credentials.py b/homeassistant/components/home_connect/application_credentials.py
index d66255e6810..20a3a211b6a 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/home_connect/application_credentials.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/home_connect/application_credentials.py
@@ -12,3 +12,13 @@ async def async_get_authorization_server(hass: HomeAssistant) -> AuthorizationSe
         authorize_url=OAUTH2_AUTHORIZE,
         token_url=OAUTH2_TOKEN,
     )
+
+
+async def async_get_description_placeholders(hass: HomeAssistant) -> dict[str, str]:
+    """Return description placeholders for the credentials dialog."""
+    return {
+        "developer_dashboard_url": "https://developer.home-connect.com/",
+        "applications_url": "https://developer.home-connect.com/applications",
+        "register_application_url": "https://developer.home-connect.com/application/add",
+        "redirect_url": "https://my.home-assistant.io/redirect/oauth",
+    }
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/home_connect/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/home_connect/strings.json
index 9d33f1d3ffd..71a1f1918f6 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/home_connect/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/home_connect/strings.json
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 {
+  "application_credentials": {
+    "description": "Login to Home Connect requires a client ID and secret. To acquire them, please follow the following steps.\n\n1. Visit the [Home Connect Developer Program website]({developer_dashboard_url}) and signup for a development account.\n1. Enter the email of your login for the original Home Connect app under **Default Home Connect User Account for Testing** in the sign up process.\n1. Go to the [Applications]({applications_url}) page and select [Register Application]({register_application_url}) and set the fields to the following values: \n\t* **Application ID**: Home Assistant (or any other name that makes sense)\n\t* **OAuth Flow**: Authorization Code Grant Flow\n\t* **Redirect URI**: `{redirect_url}`\n\nIn the newly created application's details, you will find the **Client ID** and the **Client Secret**."
+  },
   "common": {
     "confirmed": "Confirmed",
     "present": "Present"
@@ -13,7 +16,7 @@
         "description": "The Home Connect integration needs to re-authenticate your account"
       },
       "oauth_discovery": {
-        "description": "Home Assistant has found a Home Connect device on your network. Press **Submit** to continue setting up Home Connect."
+        "description": "Home Assistant has found a Home Connect device on your network. Be aware that the setup of Home Connect is more complicated than many other integrations. Press **Submit** to continue setting up Home Connect."
       }
     },
     "abort": {