diff --git a/src/data/automation_i18n.ts b/src/data/automation_i18n.ts
index 6e18baeef085..3e6656d5d8fe 100644
--- a/src/data/automation_i18n.ts
+++ b/src/data/automation_i18n.ts
@@ -1090,6 +1090,12 @@ const tryDescribeCondition = (
     }`;
   }
 
+  if (condition.condition === "template") {
+    return hass.localize(
+      `${conditionsTranslationBaseKey}.template.description.full`
+    );
+  }
+
   if (condition.condition === "trigger" && condition.id != null) {
     return hass.localize(
       `${conditionsTranslationBaseKey}.trigger.description.full`,
diff --git a/src/translations/en.json b/src/translations/en.json
index 7ec2605437f5..907445f5b42a 100644
--- a/src/translations/en.json
+++ b/src/translations/en.json
@@ -2532,7 +2532,7 @@
                   "value_template": "Value template",
                   "for": "For",
                   "description": {
-                    "full": "When a template triggers{hasDuration, select, \n true { for {duration}} \n other {}\n }"
+                    "full": "When a template changes from false to true{hasDuration, select, \n true { for {duration}} \n other {}\n }"
                   }
                 },
                 "time": {
@@ -2662,7 +2662,10 @@
                 },
                 "template": {
                   "label": "[%key:ui::panel::config::automation::editor::triggers::type::template::label%]",
-                  "value_template": "[%key:ui::panel::config::automation::editor::triggers::type::template::value_template%]"
+                  "value_template": "[%key:ui::panel::config::automation::editor::triggers::type::template::value_template%]",
+                  "description": {
+                    "full": "Test if template renders a value equal to true"
+                  }
                 },
                 "time": {
                   "type_value": "[%key:ui::panel::config::automation::editor::triggers::type::time::type_value%]",