diff --git a/modules/filter.module b/modules/filter.module
index 42204554313436f315dd5484f6866879fce112b2..f02d3b909032c06c84fdd170fa2f61a77e0706d5 100644
--- a/modules/filter.module
+++ b/modules/filter.module
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ function filter_admin_format_form($format) {
   $form['name']['name'] = array('#type' => 'textfield', '#default_value' => $format->name, '#description' => t('Give the name of this filter format'), '#required' => TRUE);
 
   //Add a row of checkboxes for form group
-  $form['roles'] = array('#type' => 'fieldset', '#title' => t('Roles'), '#description' => $default ? $help : t('Choose which roles may use this filter format.'), '#tree' => TRUE);
+  $form['roles'] = array('#type' => 'fieldset', '#title' => t('Roles'), '#description' => $default ? $help : t('Choose which roles may use this filter format. Note that people who have the "administer filters" permission always get to use all the filter formats.'), '#tree' => TRUE);
   $form['roles']['hidden'] = array();
   foreach (user_roles() as $rid => $name) {
     $checked = strstr($format->roles, ",$rid,");
diff --git a/modules/filter/filter.module b/modules/filter/filter.module
index 42204554313436f315dd5484f6866879fce112b2..f02d3b909032c06c84fdd170fa2f61a77e0706d5 100644
--- a/modules/filter/filter.module
+++ b/modules/filter/filter.module
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ function filter_admin_format_form($format) {
   $form['name']['name'] = array('#type' => 'textfield', '#default_value' => $format->name, '#description' => t('Give the name of this filter format'), '#required' => TRUE);
 
   //Add a row of checkboxes for form group
-  $form['roles'] = array('#type' => 'fieldset', '#title' => t('Roles'), '#description' => $default ? $help : t('Choose which roles may use this filter format.'), '#tree' => TRUE);
+  $form['roles'] = array('#type' => 'fieldset', '#title' => t('Roles'), '#description' => $default ? $help : t('Choose which roles may use this filter format. Note that people who have the "administer filters" permission always get to use all the filter formats.'), '#tree' => TRUE);
   $form['roles']['hidden'] = array();
   foreach (user_roles() as $rid => $name) {
     $checked = strstr($format->roles, ",$rid,");