diff --git a/webapp/components/admin_console/configuration_settings.jsx b/webapp/components/admin_console/configuration_settings.jsx
index 5934cf1410..0a2e32f77e 100644
--- a/webapp/components/admin_console/configuration_settings.jsx
+++ b/webapp/components/admin_console/configuration_settings.jsx
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ export default class ConfigurationSettings extends AdminSettings {
     renderSettings() {
         return (
             <SettingsGroup>
-                <ReloadConfigButton/>
                 <TextSetting
                     id='listenAddress'
                     label={
@@ -63,6 +62,7 @@ export default class ConfigurationSettings extends AdminSettings {
                     value={this.state.listenAddress}
                     onChange={this.handleChange}
                 />
+                <ReloadConfigButton/>
             </SettingsGroup>
         );
     }
diff --git a/webapp/components/admin_console/recycle_db.jsx b/webapp/components/admin_console/recycle_db.jsx
index c863fccd28..e421711e75 100644
--- a/webapp/components/admin_console/recycle_db.jsx
+++ b/webapp/components/admin_console/recycle_db.jsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import Client from 'utils/web_client.jsx';
 import * as Utils from 'utils/utils.jsx';
 
-import {FormattedMessage} from 'react-intl';
+import {FormattedMessage, FormattedHTMLMessage} from 'react-intl';
 
 export default class RecycleDbButton extends React.Component {
     constructor(props) {
@@ -64,6 +64,13 @@ export default class RecycleDbButton extends React.Component {
             );
         }
 
+        let helpText = (
+            <FormattedHTMLMessage
+                id='admin.recycle.recycleDescription'
+                defaultMessage='Deployments using multiple databases can switch from one master database to another without restarting the Mattermost server by updating "config.json" to the new desired confugration and using the <a href="../general/configuration"><b>Configuration > Reload Configuration from Disk</b></a> feature to load the new settings while the server is running. The administrator should then use <b>Recycle Database Connections</b> feature to recycle the database connections based on the new settings.'
+            />
+        );
+
         let contents = null;
         if (this.state.loading) {
             contents = (
@@ -93,6 +100,9 @@ export default class RecycleDbButton extends React.Component {
                         </button>
                         {testMessage}
                     </div>
+                    <div className='help-text'>
+                        {helpText}
+                    </div>
                 </div>
             </div>
         );
diff --git a/webapp/components/admin_console/reload_config.jsx b/webapp/components/admin_console/reload_config.jsx
index 19395fa536..633993296f 100644
--- a/webapp/components/admin_console/reload_config.jsx
+++ b/webapp/components/admin_console/reload_config.jsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import Client from 'utils/web_client.jsx';
 import * as Utils from 'utils/utils.jsx';
 
-import {FormattedMessage} from 'react-intl';
+import {FormattedMessage, FormattedHTMLMessage} from 'react-intl';
 
 export default class ReloadConfigButton extends React.Component {
     constructor(props) {
@@ -64,6 +64,13 @@ export default class ReloadConfigButton extends React.Component {
             );
         }
 
+        let helpText = (
+            <FormattedHTMLMessage
+                id='admin.reload.reloadDescription'
+                defaultMessage='Deployments using multiple databases can switch from one master database to another without restarting the Mattermost server by updating "config.json" to the new desired configuration and using the <b>Reload Configuration from Disk</b> feature to load the new settings while the server is running. The administrator should then use the <a href="../advanced/database"><b>Database > Recycle Database Connections</b></a> feature to recycle the database connections based on the new settings.'
+            />
+        );
+
         let contents = null;
         if (this.state.loading) {
             contents = (
@@ -93,8 +100,11 @@ export default class ReloadConfigButton extends React.Component {
                         </button>
                         {testMessage}
                     </div>
+                    <div className='help-text'>
+                        {helpText}
+                    </div>
                 </div>
             </div>
         );
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/webapp/i18n/en.json b/webapp/i18n/en.json
index fd35e3fac8..1595c2c821 100644
--- a/webapp/i18n/en.json
+++ b/webapp/i18n/en.json
@@ -387,10 +387,12 @@
   "admin.recycle.button": "Recycle Database Connections",
   "admin.recycle.loading": " Recycling...",
   "admin.recycle.reloadFail": "Recycling unsuccessful: {error}",
+  "admin.recycle.recycleDescription": "Deployments using multiple databases can switch from one master database to another without restarting the Mattermost server by updating \"config.json\" to the new desired confugration and using the <a href=\"../general/configuration\"><b>Configuration > Reload Configuration from Disk</b></a> feature to load the new settings while the server is running. The administrator should then use <b>Recycle Database Connections</b> feature to recycle the database connections based on the new settings.",
   "admin.regenerate": "Regenerate",
   "admin.reload.button": "Reload Configuration From Disk",
   "admin.reload.loading": " Loading...",
   "admin.reload.reloadFail": "Reloading unsuccessful: {error}",
+  "admin.reload.reloadDescription": "Deployments using multiple databases can switch from one master database to another without restarting the Mattermost server by updating \"config.json\" to the new desired configuration and using the <b>Reload Configuration from Disk</b> feature to load the new settings while the server is running. The administrator should then use the <a href=\"../advanced/database\"><b>Database > Recycle Database Connections</b></a> feature to recycle the database connections based on the new settings.",
   "admin.reset_password.close": "Close",
   "admin.reset_password.newPassword": "New Password",
   "admin.reset_password.select": "Select",