diff --git a/src/main/resources/META-INF/xnat/spawner/site-admin-elements.yaml b/src/main/resources/META-INF/xnat/spawner/site-admin-elements.yaml
index a861a15b1afdc80923da4ab5cd49ca2ca138a6d7..742cd52f798361b870a13f8d1fcae9801a97e663 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/META-INF/xnat/spawner/site-admin-elements.yaml
+++ b/src/main/resources/META-INF/xnat/spawner/site-admin-elements.yaml
@@ -854,6 +854,7 @@ registrationOptions:
             id: emailVerificationMessage
             name: emailVerificationMessage
             label: "Email Verification Message"
+            description: Email message sent to newly registered users who have to verify their email address. FULL_NAME will be replaced by the user's first and last name and VERIFICATION_URL will be replaced by the URL where they can verify their email.
         emailVerificationExpiration:
             kind: panel.input.number
             id: emailVerificationExpiration