diff --git a/packages/common/src/components/Filter/types.ts b/packages/common/src/components/Filter/types.ts
index 2218db25b..27a314619 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/components/Filter/types.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/components/Filter/types.ts
@@ -41,4 +41,6 @@ export interface FilterTypeProps {
    * Language to be used for locale sensitive sorting/filtering. Defaults to 'en'.
    */
   resolvedLanguage: string;
+  /** Text that explains how to use the filter. */
+  helperText?: string | React.ReactNode;
 }
diff --git a/packages/common/src/components/FilterGroup/FilterFromDef.tsx b/packages/common/src/components/FilterGroup/FilterFromDef.tsx
index 2e981e8c0..79ecd7bd3 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/components/FilterGroup/FilterFromDef.tsx
+++ b/packages/common/src/components/FilterGroup/FilterFromDef.tsx
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ export const FilterFromDef = ({
         supportedValues={def.values}
         supportedGroups={def.groups}
         resolvedLanguage={resolvedLanguage}
+        helperText={def.helperText}
       />
     )
   );
diff --git a/packages/common/src/utils/types.ts b/packages/common/src/utils/types.ts
index 8f09beeea..7f30aaebe 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/utils/types.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/utils/types.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import React from 'react';
 export interface EnumGroup {
   groupId: string;
   label: string;
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ export interface FilterDef {
   // override default behavior if there are no filters provided by the user
   // by default missing/empty filters result in positive match (vacuous truth)
   defaultValues?: string[];
+  helperText?: string | React.ReactNode;
 }
 
 type OpenApiJsonPath = string | ((resourceData: unknown) => unknown);