diff --git a/source/_includes/dashboard/edit_dashboard.md b/source/_includes/dashboard/edit_dashboard.md
index 1053b8b3cdf..6052ea71aaf 100644
--- a/source/_includes/dashboard/edit_dashboard.md
+++ b/source/_includes/dashboard/edit_dashboard.md
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@ To add the {{ title | downcase }} to your user interface:
    - If this is your first time editing a dashboard, the **Edit dashboard** dialog appears.
      - By editing the dashboard, you are taking over control of this dashboard.
      - This means that it is no longer automatically updated when new dashboard elements become available.
+     - Once you've taken control, you can't get this specific dashboard back to update automatically. However, you can create a new default dashboard.
      - To continue, in the dialog, select the three dots {% icon "mdi:dots-vertical" %} menu, then select **Take control**.
 2. [Add a card](/dashboards/cards/#adding-cards-to-your-dashboard) to your dashboard.
diff --git a/source/dashboards/dashboards.markdown b/source/dashboards/dashboards.markdown
index 36b8c09cfc2..d434ecef4a5 100644
--- a/source/dashboards/dashboards.markdown
+++ b/source/dashboards/dashboards.markdown
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ This will leave the default dashboard intact.
    - The **Edit dashboard** dialog appears.
      - By editing the dashboard, you are taking over control of this dashboard.
      - This means that it is no longer automatically updated when new dashboard elements become available.
+     - Once you've taken control, ou can't get this specific dashboard back to update automatically. However, you can create a new default dashboard.
      - To continue, in the dialog, select the three dots {% icon "mdi:dots-vertical" %} menu, then select **Take control**.
 7. You can now [add a card](/dashboards/cards/#adding-cards-to-your-dashboard) or [add a view](/dashboards/views/#adding-a-view-to-a-dashboard).
 
diff --git a/source/getting-started/onboarding_dashboard.markdown b/source/getting-started/onboarding_dashboard.markdown
index d5355cb9239..143fb09fd4f 100644
--- a/source/getting-started/onboarding_dashboard.markdown
+++ b/source/getting-started/onboarding_dashboard.markdown
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ In the following steps, we will create a new dashboard and edit some card settin
      - This means that it is no longer automatically updated when new dashboard elements become available.
      - To continue, in the dialog, select the three dots {% icon "mdi:dots-vertical" %} menu, then select **Take control**.
      - Read and accept this before continuing.
+     - You can't get this specific dashboard back to update automatically. However. you can create a new default dashboard.
 6. Your dashboard might not have much on it yet.
    - If you have smart home devices in your home, some may have been connected automatically.
    - In this example, some Bluetooth temperature sensors and an AV receiver connected automatically.