diff --git a/InvenTree/part/templates/part/category.html b/InvenTree/part/templates/part/category.html
index 125e089721..cf7348be76 100644
--- a/InvenTree/part/templates/part/category.html
+++ b/InvenTree/part/templates/part/category.html
@@ -275,7 +275,9 @@
                 fields: {
                     name: {},
                     description: {},
-                    parent: {},
+                    parent: {
+                        help_text: '{% trans "Select parent category" %}',
+                    },
                     default_location: {},
                     default_keywords: {
                         icon: 'fa-key',
diff --git a/InvenTree/templates/js/forms.js b/InvenTree/templates/js/forms.js
index c472a83ffd..fec168e923 100644
--- a/InvenTree/templates/js/forms.js
+++ b/InvenTree/templates/js/forms.js
@@ -286,6 +286,11 @@ function constructFormBody(fields, options) {
             // Edit callback
             fields[field].onEdit = field_options.onEdit;
 
+            // Custom help_text
+            if (field_options.help_text) {
+                fields[field].help_text = field_options.help_text;
+            }
+
             // Field prefix
             if (field_options.prefix) {
                 fields[field].prefix = field_options.prefix;