diff --git a/extensions/git/package.nls.json b/extensions/git/package.nls.json
index 557f0c2abdb..2e554914a5e 100644
--- a/extensions/git/package.nls.json
+++ b/extensions/git/package.nls.json
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
 	"config.untrackedChanges.separate": "Untracked changes appear separately in the Source Control view. They are also excluded from several actions.",
 	"config.untrackedChanges.hidden": "Untracked changes are hidden and excluded from several actions.",
 	"config.showCommitInput": "Controls whether to show the commit input in the Git source control panel.",
-	"config.terminalAuthentication": "Controls whether to enable VS Code to be the authentication handler for git processes spawned in the integrated terminal.",
+	"config.terminalAuthentication": "Controls whether to enable VS Code to be the authentication handler for git processes spawned in the integrated terminal. Note: terminals need to be restarted to pick up a change in this setting.",
 	"config.githubAuthentication": "Controls whether to enable automatic GitHub authentication for git commands within VS Code.",
 	"colors.added": "Color for added resources.",
 	"colors.modified": "Color for modified resources.",