diff --git a/assets/css/tooltips.css b/assets/css/tooltips.css
index a64f0915b..8a4e34c36 100644
--- a/assets/css/tooltips.css
+++ b/assets/css/tooltips.css
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Example usage:
 
 /*
 Note: we let the arrow and content overlap 1px,
-othrwise there's a tiny space between them.
+otherwise there's a tiny space between them.
 */
 
 .tooltip.top:before {
@@ -98,7 +98,14 @@ othrwise there's a tiny space between them.
   transform: translate(-50%, calc(var(--arrow-size) - 1px + var(--distance)));
 }
 
-.tooltip.bottom:after {
+.tooltip.bottom-left:before {
+  top: 100%;
+  right: 0;
+  transform: translate(0%, calc(var(--arrow-size) - 1px + var(--distance)));
+}
+
+.tooltip.bottom:after,
+.tooltip.bottom-left:after {
   top: 100%;
   left: 50%;
   transform: translate(-50%, var(--distance));
diff --git a/lib/livebook_web/live/session_live.ex b/lib/livebook_web/live/session_live.ex
index 3cf8c12f4..4aa2a8fe8 100644
--- a/lib/livebook_web/live/session_live.ex
+++ b/lib/livebook_web/live/session_live.ex
@@ -559,13 +559,13 @@ defmodule LivebookWeb.SessionLive do
   defp secrets_list(assigns) do
     ~H"""
     <div class="flex flex-col grow">
-      <div>
+      <div class="flex justify-between items-center">
         <h3 class="uppercase text-sm font-semibold text-gray-500">
           Secrets
         </h3>
-        <span class="text-sm text-gray-500">Available only to this session</span>
+        <.secrets_info_icon />
       </div>
-
+      <span class="text-sm text-gray-500">Available only to this session</span>
       <div class="flex flex-col">
         <div class="flex flex-col space-y-4 mt-6">
           <%= for {secret_name, secret_value} <- session_only_secrets(@data_view.secrets, @livebook_secrets) do %>
@@ -724,6 +724,24 @@ defmodule LivebookWeb.SessionLive do
     """
   end
 
+  defp secrets_info_icon(assigns) do
+    ~H"""
+    <span
+      class="icon-button cursor-pointer tooltip bottom-left"
+      data-tooltip={
+        ~S'''
+        Secrets are a safe way to share credentials
+        and tokens with notebooks. They are often
+        accessed by Smart cells and can be read as
+        environment variables using the LB_ prefix.
+        '''
+      }
+    >
+      <.remix_icon icon="question-line" class="text-xl leading-none" />
+    </span>
+    """
+  end
+
   defp runtime_info(assigns) do
     ~H"""
     <div class="flex flex-col grow">