diff --git a/mod/settings.php b/mod/settings.php
index 5f88d95fb..42529ae23 100644
--- a/mod/settings.php
+++ b/mod/settings.php
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@ function settings_content(&$a) {
 		'$profile_in_dir' => $profile_in_dir,
 		'$profile_in_net_dir' => $profile_in_net_dir,
 		'$permissions' => t('Default Post Permissions'),
+		'$permdesc' => t("\x28click to open/close\x29"),
 		'$visibility' => $profile['net-publish'],
 		'$aclselect' => populate_acl($a->user,$celeb),
 		'$sel_notify1' => (($notify & NOTIFY_INTRO)   ? ' checked="checked" ' : ''),
diff --git a/view/settings.tpl b/view/settings.tpl
index 0388bfe0b..e87853d45 100644
--- a/view/settings.tpl
+++ b/view/settings.tpl
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ $profile_in_net_dir
 
 
 <div id="settings-default-perms" class="settings-default-perms" >
-	<div id="settings-default-perms-menu" class="fakelink" onClick="openClose('settings-default-perms-select');" >$permissions</div>
+	<div id="settings-default-perms-menu" class="fakelink" onClick="openClose('settings-default-perms-select');" >$permissions $permdesc</div>
 	<div id="settings-default-perms-menu-end"></div>
 
 	<div id="settings-default-perms-select" style="display: none;" >