diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/components/PanelEditor/VisualizationSelectPane.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard/components/PanelEditor/VisualizationSelectPane.tsx
index 543fc5b4aa3..ed29c0472bc 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/components/PanelEditor/VisualizationSelectPane.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/components/PanelEditor/VisualizationSelectPane.tsx
@@ -74,7 +74,11 @@ export const VisualizationSelectPane: FC<Props> = ({ panel }) => {
 
   const radioOptions: Array<SelectableValue<ListMode>> = [
     { label: 'Visualizations', value: ListMode.Visualizations },
-    { label: 'Global panels', value: ListMode.Globals },
+    {
+      label: 'Library panels',
+      value: ListMode.Globals,
+      description: 'Reusable panels you can share between multiple dashboards.',
+    },
   ];
 
   return (