diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/smart-inventory/smart-inventory.form.js b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/smart-inventory/smart-inventory.form.js
index 920a09a11e..fa1178393e 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/smart-inventory/smart-inventory.form.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/smart-inventory/smart-inventory.form.js
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ export default ['i18n', 'InventoryCompletedJobsList', function(i18n, InventoryCo
                 },
                 hosts: {
                     name: 'hosts',
+                    awToolTip: i18n._('Please save before creating hosts.'),
+                    dataPlacement: 'top',
                     include: "RelatedHostsListDefinition",
                     title: i18n._('Hosts'),
                     iterator: 'host',