diff --git a/editor/gui/editor_quick_open_dialog.cpp b/editor/gui/editor_quick_open_dialog.cpp
index a6d87005c0..23c26b1cc0 100644
--- a/editor/gui/editor_quick_open_dialog.cpp
+++ b/editor/gui/editor_quick_open_dialog.cpp
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ QuickOpenResultContainer::QuickOpenResultContainer() {
 		fuzzy_search_toggle = memnew(CheckButton);
 		style_button(fuzzy_search_toggle);
 		fuzzy_search_toggle->set_text(TTR("Fuzzy Search"));
-		fuzzy_search_toggle->set_tooltip_text(TTR("Enable fuzzy matching"));
+		fuzzy_search_toggle->set_tooltip_text(TTRC("Include inexact matches or matches starting in the middle of a filename, instead of only exact matches from the beginning."));
 		fuzzy_search_toggle->connect(SceneStringName(toggled), callable_mp(this, &QuickOpenResultContainer::_toggle_fuzzy_search));
 		bottom_bar->add_child(fuzzy_search_toggle);