diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/file.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/file.php
index e75dc9b332..f81444e0dd 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/file.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/file.php
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ $wp_file_descriptions = array(
 	'singular.php'          => __( 'Singular Template' ),
 	'single.php'            => __( 'Single Post' ),
 	'page.php'              => __( 'Single Page' ),
-	'front-page.php'        => __( 'Static Homepage' ),
+	'front-page.php'        => __( 'Homepage' ),
 	// Attachments
 	'attachment.php'        => __( 'Attachment Template' ),
 	'image.php'             => __( 'Image Attachment Template' ),
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php
index 625d539847..31d9d355d3 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php
@@ -4114,7 +4114,7 @@ final class WP_Customize_Manager {
 		$this->add_section( 'static_front_page', array(
 			'title' => __( 'Homepage Settings' ),
 			'priority' => 120,
-			'description' => __( 'Your theme supports a static homepage.' ),
+			'description' => __( 'You can choose what’s displayed on the homepage of your site. It can be posts in reverse chronological order (classic blog), or a fixed/static page. To set a static homepage, you first need to create two Pages. One will become the homepage, and the other will be where your posts are displayed.' ),
 			'active_callback' => array( $this, 'has_published_pages' ),
 		) );