diff --git a/site/src/pages/UserSettingsPage/SecretsPage/SecretDialog.tsx b/site/src/pages/UserSettingsPage/SecretsPage/SecretDialog.tsx
index 2733c82a27..4e6709ed71 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/UserSettingsPage/SecretsPage/SecretDialog.tsx
+++ b/site/src/pages/UserSettingsPage/SecretsPage/SecretDialog.tsx
@@ -233,7 +233,11 @@ const SecretFields: FC<SecretFieldsProps> = ({
 	return (
 		<>
 			<FormField
-				field={getFieldHelpers("name")}
+				field={getFieldHelpers("name", {
+					helperText: disableName
+						? "Unique identifier (can’t be changed)."
+						: undefined,
+				})}
 				label={
 					showRequiredLabels ? (
 						<RequiredFieldLabel>Name</RequiredFieldLabel>
diff --git a/site/src/pages/UserSettingsPage/SecretsPage/SecretsPageView.stories.tsx b/site/src/pages/UserSettingsPage/SecretsPage/SecretsPageView.stories.tsx
index 9eb6b1eb34..0485a6ca94 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/UserSettingsPage/SecretsPage/SecretsPageView.stories.tsx
+++ b/site/src/pages/UserSettingsPage/SecretsPage/SecretsPageView.stories.tsx
@@ -298,6 +298,9 @@ export const EditDialogOpened: Story = {
 		).toBeInTheDocument();
 		await expect(dialogView.getByLabelText("Name")).toHaveValue(secret.name);
 		await expect(dialogView.getByLabelText("Name")).toBeDisabled();
+		await expect(
+			dialogView.getByText("Unique identifier (can’t be changed)."),
+		).toBeInTheDocument();
 		await expect(dialogView.getByLabelText("Description")).toHaveValue(
 			secret.description,
 		);