diff --git a/src/panels/config/integrations/integration-panels/zha/dialog-zha-change-channel.ts b/src/panels/config/integrations/integration-panels/zha/dialog-zha-change-channel.ts
index 13e4bc0d46..cc7a8701cf 100644
--- a/src/panels/config/integrations/integration-panels/zha/dialog-zha-change-channel.ts
+++ b/src/panels/config/integrations/integration-panels/zha/dialog-zha-change-channel.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { showAlertDialog } from "../../../../../dialogs/generic/show-dialog-box"
 import { createCloseHeading } from "../../../../../components/ha-dialog";
 import { HomeAssistant } from "../../../../../types";
 import "../../../../../components/buttons/ha-progress-button";
+import "../../../../../components/ha-alert";
 import "../../../../../components/ha-button";
 import "../../../../../components/ha-select";
 import "../../../../../components/ha-list-item";
@@ -70,10 +71,22 @@ class DialogZHAChangeChannel extends LitElement implements HassDialog {
           this.hass.localize("ui.panel.config.zha.change_channel_dialog.title")
         )}
       >
-        <p>
+        <ha-alert alert-type="warning">
           ${this.hass.localize(
             "ui.panel.config.zha.change_channel_dialog.migration_warning"
           )}
+        </ha-alert>
+
+        <p>
+          ${this.hass.localize(
+            "ui.panel.config.zha.change_channel_dialog.description"
+          )}
+        </p>
+
+        <p>
+          ${this.hass.localize(
+            "ui.panel.config.zha.change_channel_dialog.smart_explanation"
+          )}
         </p>
 
         <p>
@@ -90,7 +103,11 @@ class DialogZHAChangeChannel extends LitElement implements HassDialog {
             ${VALID_CHANNELS.map(
               (newChannel) =>
                 html`<ha-list-item .value=${String(newChannel)}
-                  >${newChannel}</ha-list-item
+                  >${newChannel === "auto"
+                    ? this.hass.localize(
+                        "ui.panel.config.zha.change_channel_dialog.channel_auto"
+                      )
+                    : newChannel}</ha-list-item
                 >`
             )}
           </ha-select>
diff --git a/src/translations/en.json b/src/translations/en.json
index 0004fe1c04..28342473a2 100644
--- a/src/translations/en.json
+++ b/src/translations/en.json
@@ -4698,9 +4698,12 @@
             "title": "Change network channel",
             "new_channel": "New channel",
             "change_channel": "Change channel",
-            "migration_warning": "Zigbee channel migration is an experimental feature and relies on devices on your network to support it. Device support for this feature varies and only a portion of your network may end up migrating!",
+            "migration_warning": "Zigbee channel migration is an experimental feature and relies on devices on your network to support it. Device support for this feature varies and only a portion of your network may end up migrating! It may take up to an hour for changes to propagate to all devices.",
+            "description": "Change your Zigbee channel only after you have eliminated all other sources of 2.4GHz interference by using a USB extension cable and moving your coordinator away from USB 3.0 devices and ports, SSDs, 2.4GHz WiFi networks on the same channel, motherboards, and so on.",
+            "smart_explanation": "It is recommended to use the \"Smart\" option once your environment is optimized as opposed to manually choosing a channel, as it picks the best channel for you after scanning all Zigbee channels. This does not configure ZHA to automatically change channels in the future, it only changes the channel a single time.",
             "channel_has_been_changed": "Network channel has been changed",
-            "devices_will_rejoin": "Devices will re-join the network over time. This may take a few minutes."
+            "devices_will_rejoin": "Devices will re-join the network over time. This may take a few minutes.",
+            "channel_auto": "Smart"
           }
         },
         "zwave_js": {