diff --git a/plugin/adsk/scripts/mayaUSDRegisterStrings.py b/plugin/adsk/scripts/mayaUSDRegisterStrings.py
index a9b1dec4f4..502f79acd9 100644
--- a/plugin/adsk/scripts/mayaUSDRegisterStrings.py
+++ b/plugin/adsk/scripts/mayaUSDRegisterStrings.py
@@ -35,4 +35,5 @@ def mayaUSDRegisterStrings():
     register("kDiscardStageEditsReloadMsg", "Are you sure you want to reload ^1s as the stage source?\n\nAll edits on your layers (except the session layer) in ^2s will be discarded.")
     register("kLoadUSDFile", "Load USD File")
     register("kFileOptions", "File Options")
-    register("kMakePathRelativeToSceneFile", "Make Path Relative to Scene File Directory")
+    register("kMakePathRelativeToSceneFile", "Make Path Relative to Scene File")
+    register("kMakePathRelativeToSceneFileAnn", "If enabled, path will be relative to your Maya scene file. If this option is disabled, there is no Maya scene file and the path will be absolute. Save your Maya scene file to disk to make this option available.")
diff --git a/plugin/adsk/scripts/mayaUsd_USDRootFileRelative.py b/plugin/adsk/scripts/mayaUsd_USDRootFileRelative.py
index 9a200dc80a..1430b0d538 100644
--- a/plugin/adsk/scripts/mayaUsd_USDRootFileRelative.py
+++ b/plugin/adsk/scripts/mayaUsd_USDRootFileRelative.py
@@ -33,12 +33,13 @@ def uiCreate(cls, parentLayout):
 
         kFileOptionsStr = getMayaUsdString("kFileOptions")
         kMakePathRelativeStr = getMayaUsdString("kMakePathRelativeToSceneFile")
+        kMakePathRelativeAnnStr = getMayaUsdString("kMakePathRelativeToSceneFileAnn")
  
         optBoxMarginWidth = mel.eval('global int $gOptionBoxTemplateDescriptionMarginWidth; $gOptionBoxTemplateDescriptionMarginWidth += 0')
         cmds.setParent(topForm)
         cmds.frameLayout(label=kFileOptionsStr, collapsable=False)
         widgetColumn = cmds.columnLayout()
-        cmds.checkBox(cls.kMakePathRelativeCheckBox, label=kMakePathRelativeStr)
+        cmds.checkBox(cls.kMakePathRelativeCheckBox, label=kMakePathRelativeStr, ann=kMakePathRelativeAnnStr)
 
     @classmethod
     def uiInit(cls, parentLayout, filterType):