diff --git a/awx/ui/client/features/templates/templates.strings.js b/awx/ui/client/features/templates/templates.strings.js
index d33fcf1b81..0efcff23c4 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/features/templates/templates.strings.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/features/templates/templates.strings.js
@@ -117,9 +117,12 @@ function TemplatesStrings (BaseString) {
         DELETED: t.s('DELETED'),
         START: t.s('START'),
         DETAILS: t.s('DETAILS'),
-        TITLE: t.s('WORKFLOW VISUALIZER')
+        TITLE: t.s('WORKFLOW VISUALIZER'),
+        INVENTORY_WILL_OVERRIDE: t.s('The inventory of this node will be overridden by the parent workflow inventory.'),
+        INVENTORY_WILL_NOT_OVERRIDE: t.s('The inventory of this node will not be overridden by the parent workflow inventory.'),
+        INVENTORY_PROMPT_WILL_OVERRIDE: t.s('The inventory of this node will be overridden if a parent workflow inventory is provided at launch.'),
+        INVENTORY_PROMPT_WILL_NOT_OVERRIDE: t.s('The inventory of this node will not be overridden if a parent workflow inventory is provided at launch.'),
     }
-
 }
 
 TemplatesStrings.$inject = ['BaseStringService'];
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/templates/workflows/workflow-maker/workflow-maker.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/src/templates/workflows/workflow-maker/workflow-maker.controller.js
index 5643b4c86c..b0dd90eb35 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/templates/workflows/workflow-maker/workflow-maker.controller.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/templates/workflows/workflow-maker/workflow-maker.controller.js
@@ -571,6 +571,8 @@ export default ['$scope', 'WorkflowService', 'TemplatesService',
         /* EDIT NODE FUNCTIONS */
 
         $scope.startEditNode = function (nodeToEdit) {
+            $scope.editNodeHelpMessage = null;
+
             if (!$scope.nodeBeingEdited || ($scope.nodeBeingEdited && $scope.nodeBeingEdited.id !== nodeToEdit.id)) {
                 if ($scope.placeholderNode || $scope.nodeBeingEdited) {
                     $scope.cancelNodeForm();
@@ -989,6 +991,42 @@ export default ['$scope', 'WorkflowService', 'TemplatesService',
             }
         };
 
+        function getEditNodeHelpMessage(workflowTemplate, selectedTemplate) {
+            if (selectedTemplate.type === "workflow_job_template") {
+                if (workflowTemplate.inventory) {
+                    if (selectedTemplate.ask_inventory_on_launch) {
+                        return $scope.strings.get('workflow_maker.INVENTORY_WILL_OVERRIDE');
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (workflowTemplate.ask_inventory_on_launch) {
+                    if (selectedTemplate.ask_inventory_on_launch) {
+                        return $scope.strings.get('workflow_maker.INVENTORY_PROMPT_WILL_OVERRIDE');
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (selectedTemplate.type === "job_template") {
+                if (workflowTemplate.inventory) {
+                    if (selectedTemplate.ask_inventory_on_launch) {
+                        return $scope.strings.get('workflow_maker.INVENTORY_WILL_OVERRIDE');
+                    }
+
+                    return $scope.strings.get('workflow_maker.INVENTORY_WILL_NOT_OVERRIDE');
+                }
+
+                if (workflowTemplate.ask_inventory_on_launch) {
+                    if (selectedTemplate.ask_inventory_on_launch) {
+                        return $scope.strings.get('workflow_maker.INVENTORY_PROMPT_WILL_OVERRIDE');
+                    }
+
+                    return $scope.strings.get('workflow_maker.INVENTORY_PROMPT_WILL_NOT_OVERRIDE');
+                }
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
         $scope.templateManuallySelected = function (selectedTemplate) {
 
             if (promptWatcher) {
@@ -1004,6 +1042,8 @@ export default ['$scope', 'WorkflowService', 'TemplatesService',
             }
 
             $scope.promptData = null;
+            $scope.editNodeHelpMessage = getEditNodeHelpMessage($scope.treeData.workflow_job_template_obj, selectedTemplate);
+
             if (selectedTemplate.type === "job_template" || selectedTemplate.type === "workflow_job_template") {
                 let jobTemplate = selectedTemplate.type === "workflow_job_template" ? new WorkflowJobTemplate() : new JobTemplate();
 
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/templates/workflows/workflow-maker/workflow-maker.partial.html b/awx/ui/client/src/templates/workflows/workflow-maker/workflow-maker.partial.html
index e92cc0e9bf..0a1357007f 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/templates/workflows/workflow-maker/workflow-maker.partial.html
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/templates/workflows/workflow-maker/workflow-maker.partial.html
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@
                             </select>
                         </div>
                     </div>
+                    <div ng-show="editNodeHelpMessage" class="form-group Form-formGroup Form-formGroup--singleColumn"
+                        <div class="WorkflowMaker-formHelp" ng-bind="editNodeHelpMessage"></div>
+                    </div>
                     <div class="buttons Form-buttons" id="workflow_maker_controls">
                         <button type="button" class="btn btn-sm Form-primaryButton Form-primaryButton--noMargin" id="workflow_maker_prompt_btn" ng-show="showPromptButton" ng-click="openPromptModal()"> {{:: strings.get('prompt.PROMPT') }}</button>
                         <button type="button" class="btn btn-sm Form-cancelButton" id="workflow_maker_cancel_btn" ng-show="(workflowJobTemplateObj.summary_fields.user_capabilities.edit || canAddWorkflowJobTemplate)" ng-click="cancelNodeForm()"> {{:: strings.get('CANCEL') }}</button>