diff --git a/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/entity/entity-filter.component.html b/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/entity/entity-filter.component.html
index e45c700b08..84aa84b9b9 100644
--- a/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/entity/entity-filter.component.html
+++ b/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/entity/entity-filter.component.html
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@
       </tb-entity-type-select>
       <mat-form-field class="mat-block">
         <mat-label translate>entity.name-starts-with</mat-label>
+        <mat-icon class="mat-primary" aria-hidden="false" aria-label="help-icon" matSuffix style="cursor:pointer;"
+                  matTooltip="{{'entity.help-text' | translate }}">help</mat-icon>
         <input matInput formControlName="entityNameFilter" required>
         <mat-error *ngIf="filterFormGroup.get('entityNameFilter').hasError('required')">
           {{ 'entity.entity-name-filter-required' | translate }}
@@ -87,6 +89,8 @@
       </tb-entity-subtype-autocomplete>
       <mat-form-field class="mat-block">
         <mat-label translate>asset.name-starts-with</mat-label>
+        <mat-icon class="mat-primary" aria-hidden="false" aria-label="help-icon" matSuffix style="cursor:pointer;"
+                  matTooltip="{{'asset.help-text' | translate }}">help</mat-icon>
         <input matInput formControlName="assetNameFilter">
       </mat-form-field>
     </ng-template>
@@ -97,6 +101,8 @@
       </tb-entity-subtype-autocomplete>
       <mat-form-field class="mat-block">
         <mat-label translate>device.name-starts-with</mat-label>
+        <mat-icon class="mat-primary" aria-hidden="false" aria-label="help-icon" matSuffix style="cursor:pointer;"
+                  matTooltip="{{'device.help-text' | translate }}">help</mat-icon>
         <input matInput formControlName="deviceNameFilter">
       </mat-form-field>
     </ng-template>
@@ -107,6 +113,8 @@
       </tb-entity-subtype-autocomplete>
       <mat-form-field class="mat-block">
         <mat-label translate>entity-view.name-starts-with</mat-label>
+        <mat-icon class="mat-primary" aria-hidden="false" aria-label="help-icon" matSuffix style="cursor:pointer;"
+                  matTooltip="{{'entity-view.help-text' | translate }}">help</mat-icon>
         <input matInput formControlName="entityViewNameFilter">
       </mat-form-field>
     </ng-template>
diff --git a/ui-ngx/src/assets/locale/locale.constant-en_US.json b/ui-ngx/src/assets/locale/locale.constant-en_US.json
index c68098b8d0..77343000d4 100644
--- a/ui-ngx/src/assets/locale/locale.constant-en_US.json
+++ b/ui-ngx/src/assets/locale/locale.constant-en_US.json
@@ -426,7 +426,8 @@
         "select-asset": "Select asset",
         "no-assets-matching": "No assets matching '{{entity}}' were found.",
         "asset-required": "Asset is required",
-        "name-starts-with": "Asset name starts with",
+        "name-starts-with": "Asset name expression",
+        "help-text": "Use '%' according to need: '%asset_name_contains%', '%asset_name_ends', 'asset_starts_with'.",
         "import": "Import assets",
         "asset-file": "Asset file",
         "label": "Label",
@@ -900,7 +901,8 @@
         "alias-required": "Device alias is required.",
         "remove-alias": "Remove device alias",
         "add-alias": "Add device alias",
-        "name-starts-with": "Device name starts with",
+        "name-starts-with": "Device name expression",
+        "help-text": "Use '%' according to need: '%device_name_contains%', '%device_name_ends', 'device_starts_with'.",
         "device-list": "Device list",
         "use-device-name-filter": "Use filter",
         "device-list-empty": "No devices selected.",
@@ -1563,7 +1565,8 @@
         "enter-entity-type": "Enter entity type",
         "no-entities-matching": "No entities matching '{{entity}}' were found.",
         "no-entity-types-matching": "No entity types matching '{{entityType}}' were found.",
-        "name-starts-with": "Name starts with",
+        "name-starts-with": "Name expression",
+        "help-text": "Use '%' according to need: '%entity_name_contains%', '%entity_name_ends', 'entity_starts_with'.",
         "use-entity-name-filter": "Use filter",
         "entity-list-empty": "No entities selected.",
         "entity-type-list-empty": "No entity types selected.",
@@ -1696,7 +1699,8 @@
         "alias-required": "Entity View alias is required.",
         "remove-alias": "Remove entity view alias",
         "add-alias": "Add entity view alias",
-        "name-starts-with": "Entity View name starts with",
+        "name-starts-with": "Entity View name expression",
+        "help-text": "Use '%' according to need: '%entity-view_name_contains%', '%entity-view_name_ends', 'entity-view_starts_with'.",
         "entity-view-list": "Entity View list",
         "use-entity-view-name-filter": "Use filter",
         "entity-view-list-empty": "No entity views selected.",