diff --git a/cli/src/description_util.rs b/cli/src/description_util.rs
index 394dbe617..4791bb95b 100644
--- a/cli/src/description_util.rs
+++ b/cli/src/description_util.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use std::io::Write as _;
 
 use bstr::ByteVec as _;
 use indexmap::IndexMap;
+use indoc::indoc;
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use jj_lib::backend::CommitId;
 use jj_lib::commit::Commit;
@@ -62,6 +63,10 @@ pub fn edit_multiple_descriptions(
     let mut commits_map = IndexMap::new();
     let mut bulk_message = String::new();
 
+    bulk_message.push_str(indoc! {r#"
+    JJ: Enter or edit commit descriptions after the `JJ: describe` lines.
+    
+    "#});
     for (commit_id, temp_commit) in commits.iter() {
         let commit_hash = short_commit_hash(commit_id);
         bulk_message.push_str("JJ: describe ");
diff --git a/cli/tests/test_describe_command.rs b/cli/tests/test_describe_command.rs
index 5532669d1..a61fdf5d0 100644
--- a/cli/tests/test_describe_command.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/test_describe_command.rs
@@ -223,6 +223,8 @@ fn test_describe_multiple_commits() {
     "###);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(
         std::fs::read_to_string(test_env.env_root().join("editor0")).unwrap(), @r###"
+    JJ: Enter or edit commit descriptions after the `JJ: describe` lines.
+
     JJ: describe 8d650510daad -------
 
     JJ: describe 41659b846096 -------