--- a/browser/components/preferences/in-content/search.inc.xul
+++ b/browser/components/preferences/in-content/search.inc.xul
@@ -19,17 +19,17 @@
         <radio id="searchBarShownRadio" value="true" data-l10n-id="search-bar-shown"/>
         <image class="searchBarImage searchBarShownImage" role="presentation"/>
       </radiogroup>
     </groupbox>
 
     <!-- Default Search Engine -->
     <groupbox id="defaultEngineGroup" data-category="paneSearch" hidden="true">
       <label><html:h2 data-l10n-id="search-engine-default-header" /></label>
-      <description data-l10n-id="search-engine-default-desc" />
+      <description data-l10n-id="search-engine-default-desc-2" />
 
       <hbox id="browserDefaultSearchExtensionContent"
             align="center" hidden="true" class="extension-controlled">
         <description control="disableDefaultSearchExtension" flex="1"/>
       </hbox>
 
       <hbox>
         <!-- Please don't remove the wrapping hbox/vbox/box for these elements. It's used to properly compute the search tooltip position. -->
@@ -38,17 +38,17 @@
             <menupopup/>
           </menulist>
         </hbox>
       </hbox>
       <checkbox id="browserSeparateDefaultEngine"
                 data-l10n-id="search-separate-default-engine"
                 hidden="true"/>
       <vbox id="browserPrivateEngineSelection" class="indent" hidden="true">
-        <description data-l10n-id="search-engine-default-private-desc" />
+        <description data-l10n-id="search-engine-default-private-desc-2" />
         <hbox>
           <!-- Please don't remove the wrapping hbox/vbox/box for these elements. It's used to properly compute the search tooltip position. -->
           <hbox>
             <menulist id="defaultPrivateEngine">
               <menupopup/>
             </menulist>
           </hbox>
         </hbox>

--- a/browser/locales/en-US/browser/preferences/preferences.ftl
+++ b/browser/locales/en-US/browser/preferences/preferences.ftl
@@ -628,18 +628,18 @@ home-prefs-sections-rows-option =
 
 search-bar-header = Search Bar
 search-bar-hidden =
     .label = Use the address bar for search and navigation
 search-bar-shown =
     .label = Add search bar in toolbar
 
 search-engine-default-header = Default Search Engine
-search-engine-default-desc = Choose the default search engine to use in the address bar and search bar.
-search-engine-default-private-desc = Choose the default search engine to use in Private Windows.
+search-engine-default-desc-2 = This is your default search engine in the address bar and search bar. You can switch it at any time.
+search-engine-default-private-desc-2 = Choose a different default search engine for Private Windows only
 search-separate-default-engine =
     .label = Use this search engine in Private Windows
     .accesskey = U
 
 search-suggestions-header = Search Suggestions
 search-suggestions-desc = Choose how suggestions from search engines appear.
 
 search-suggestions-option =