diff --git a/Content.Client/Lobby/UI/Loadouts/LoadoutWindow.xaml b/Content.Client/Lobby/UI/Loadouts/LoadoutWindow.xaml
index e4e44f75a9..1302ea9cc1 100644
--- a/Content.Client/Lobby/UI/Loadouts/LoadoutWindow.xaml
+++ b/Content.Client/Lobby/UI/Loadouts/LoadoutWindow.xaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
          MinSize="800 128">
     <BoxContainer Orientation="Vertical" VerticalExpand="True">
         <BoxContainer Name="RoleNameBox" Orientation="Vertical" Margin="10">
-            <Label Name="LoadoutNameLabel" Text="{Loc 'loadout-name-edit-label'}"/>
+            <Label Name="LoadoutNameLabel"/>
             <PanelContainer HorizontalExpand="True" SetHeight="24">
                 <PanelContainer.PanelOverride>
                     <graphics:StyleBoxFlat BackgroundColor="#1B1B1E" />
diff --git a/Content.Client/Lobby/UI/Loadouts/LoadoutWindow.xaml.cs b/Content.Client/Lobby/UI/Loadouts/LoadoutWindow.xaml.cs
index fee27225ec..48b5289efc 100644
--- a/Content.Client/Lobby/UI/Loadouts/LoadoutWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/Lobby/UI/Loadouts/LoadoutWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ public sealed partial class LoadoutWindow : FancyWindow
         {
             var name = loadout.EntityName;
 
+            LoadoutNameLabel.Text = proto.NameDataset == null ?
+                Loc.GetString("loadout-name-edit-label") :
+                Loc.GetString("loadout-name-edit-label-dataset");
+
             RoleNameEdit.ToolTip = Loc.GetString(
                 "loadout-name-edit-tooltip",
                 ("max", HumanoidCharacterProfile.MaxLoadoutNameLength));
diff --git a/Resources/Locale/en-US/preferences/loadouts.ftl b/Resources/Locale/en-US/preferences/loadouts.ftl
index d88c2c9d60..f32c65eb24 100644
--- a/Resources/Locale/en-US/preferences/loadouts.ftl
+++ b/Resources/Locale/en-US/preferences/loadouts.ftl
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Name
-loadout-name-edit-label = Custom name
+loadout-name-edit-label = Sets a custom name to be used if you play this role. If empty, your character's name will be used instead.
+loadout-name-edit-label-dataset = Sets a custom name to be used if you play this role. If empty, a random name will be selected instead.
 loadout-name-edit-tooltip = {$max} characters max. If no name is specified a random one may be chosen for you.
 
 # Restrictions