diff --git a/src/templates/app.html b/src/templates/app.html
index 06a26e6a2..e9594d6f2 100644
--- a/src/templates/app.html
+++ b/src/templates/app.html
@@ -40,8 +40,14 @@
 
       <div id="noteDetailWrapper" style="width: 750px; float: left; margin-left: 30px;">
         <div style="float: left; margin: 0 5px 5px 5px;" class="hide-toggle">
-          <button class="btn btn-sm" onclick="encryptNoteAndSendToServer();" id="encryptButton">Encrypt</button>
-          <button class="btn btn-sm" onclick="decryptNoteAndSendToServer();" id="decryptButton">Decrypt</button>
+          <button class="btn btn-sm"
+                  onclick="encryptNoteAndSendToServer();"
+                  title="Encrypt the note so that password will be required to view the note"
+                  id="encryptButton">Encrypt</button>
+          <button class="btn btn-sm"
+                  onclick="decryptNoteAndSendToServer();"
+                  title="Decrypt note permamently so that password will not be required to access this note in the future"
+                  id="decryptButton">Decrypt</button>
 
           <input autocomplete="off" value="Welcome to Notecase web app!" id="noteTitle" style="font-size: x-large; border: 0; width: 600px;" tabindex="1">
         </div>