diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/shared/list-generator/list-generator.factory.js b/awx/ui/client/src/shared/list-generator/list-generator.factory.js
index 92fb28cf71..ef4f2d68c0 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/shared/list-generator/list-generator.factory.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/shared/list-generator/list-generator.factory.js
@@ -494,6 +494,10 @@ export default ['$compile', 'Attr', 'Icon',
                     html += `></paginate></div>`;
                 }
 
+                if (options.mode === 'lookup' && options.lookupMessage) {
+                    html = `<div class="Prompt-bodyQuery">${options.lookupMessage}</div>` + html;
+                }
+
                 return html;
             },
 
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/shared/stateDefinitions.factory.js b/awx/ui/client/src/shared/stateDefinitions.factory.js
index b8f46207db..2c54e901f7 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/shared/stateDefinitions.factory.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/shared/stateDefinitions.factory.js
@@ -806,13 +806,19 @@ function($injector, $stateExtender, $log, i18n) {
                     views: {
                         'modal': {
                             templateProvider: function(ListDefinition, generateList) {
-                                let list_html = generateList.build({
+                                const listConfig = {
                                     mode: 'lookup',
                                     list: ListDefinition,
                                     input_type: 'radio'
-                                });
-                                return `<lookup-modal>${list_html}</lookup-modal>`;
+                                };
 
+                                if (field.lookupMessage) {
+                                    listConfig.lookupMessage = field.lookupMessage;
+                                }
+
+                                let list_html = generateList.build(listConfig);
+
+                                return `<lookup-modal>${list_html}</lookup-modal>`;
                             }
                         }
                     },
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/templates/prompt/steps/inventory/prompt-inventory.directive.js b/awx/ui/client/src/templates/prompt/steps/inventory/prompt-inventory.directive.js
index 4f6c4eed8d..4bf34ad35d 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/templates/prompt/steps/inventory/prompt-inventory.directive.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/templates/prompt/steps/inventory/prompt-inventory.directive.js
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 
 import promptInventoryController from './prompt-inventory.controller';
 
-export default [ 'templateUrl', 'QuerySet', 'GetBasePath', 'generateList', '$compile', 'InventoryList',
-    (templateUrl, qs, GetBasePath, GenerateList, $compile, InventoryList) => {
+export default [ 'templateUrl', 'QuerySet', 'GetBasePath', 'generateList', '$compile', 'InventoryList', 'i18n',
+    (templateUrl, qs, GetBasePath, GenerateList, $compile, InventoryList, i18n) => {
     return {
         scope: {
             promptData: '=',
@@ -46,11 +46,18 @@ export default [ 'templateUrl', 'QuerySet', 'GetBasePath', 'generateList', '$com
                     let invList = _.cloneDeep(InventoryList);
                     invList.disableRow = "{{ readOnlyPrompts }}";
                     invList.disableRowValue = "readOnlyPrompts";
-                    let html = GenerateList.build({
+
+                    const listConfig = {
                         list: invList,
                         input_type: 'radio',
-                        mode: 'lookup'
-                    });
+                        mode: 'lookup',
+                    };
+
+                    if (scope.promptData.templateType === "workflow_job_template") {
+                        listConfig.lookupMessage = i18n._("This inventory is applied to all job templates nodes that prompt for an inventory.");
+                    }
+
+                    let html = GenerateList.build(listConfig);
 
                     scope.list = invList;
 
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/templates/workflows.form.js b/awx/ui/client/src/templates/workflows.form.js
index c1b10b4cab..751a0858fd 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/templates/workflows.form.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/templates/workflows.form.js
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ export default ['NotificationsList', 'i18n', function(NotificationsList, i18n) {
                 inventory: {
                     label: i18n._('Inventory'),
                     type: 'lookup',
+                    lookupMessage: i18n._("This inventory is applied to all job templates nodes that prompt for an inventory."),
                     basePath: 'inventory',
                     list: 'InventoryList',
                     sourceModel: 'inventory',