diff --git a/components/invoices/InvoiceEditor.tsx b/components/invoices/InvoiceEditor.tsx
index f5bd8cb7..eb38f440 100644
--- a/components/invoices/InvoiceEditor.tsx
+++ b/components/invoices/InvoiceEditor.tsx
@@ -2239,6 +2239,7 @@ export default function InvoiceEditor(props: InvoiceEditorProps = { mode: 'creat
                     aria-required="true"
                     className="tabular-nums"
                   />
+                  <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{ts('received_date_help')}</p>
                   {errors.received_date && (
                     <p className="text-sm text-destructive">{errors.received_date.message}</p>
                   )}
diff --git a/messages/en.json b/messages/en.json
index a229eafe..2ff13109 100644
--- a/messages/en.json
+++ b/messages/en.json
@@ -3696,7 +3696,7 @@
     "next_step_personnummer": "enter the personal number for the deduction",
     "next_step_housing": "enter the property designation",
     "next_step_external_number": "enter the customer's invoice number",
-    "next_step_received_date": "set the received date",
+    "next_step_received_date": "set the date received",
     "ready_create": "Ready to review: everything else has sensible defaults.",
     "ready_edit": "Ready to save.",
     "ready_self_billed": "Ready to register.",
@@ -6440,13 +6440,14 @@
     "agreement_ref_label": "Agreement reference",
     "agreement_ref_placeholder": "Self-billing agreement",
     "invoice_date_label": "Invoice date",
-    "received_date_label": "Received date",
+    "received_date_label": "Date received",
+    "received_date_help": "The day the self-billing invoice arrived. The payment date is set when the invoice is marked as paid.",
     "register": "Register self-billing invoice",
     "created_title": "Self-billing invoice registered",
     "created_description": "Self-billing invoice {number} has been booked as a sale",
     "create_failed_title": "Could not register the self-billing invoice",
     "validation_external_number_required": "Invoice number is required",
-    "validation_received_date_required": "Received date is required"
+    "validation_received_date_required": "Date received is required"
   },
   "invoices": {
     "rot_rut_payout_action": "ROT/RUT file",
diff --git a/messages/sv.json b/messages/sv.json
index 35773129..6d4bd371 100644
--- a/messages/sv.json
+++ b/messages/sv.json
@@ -3696,7 +3696,7 @@
     "next_step_personnummer": "ange personnummer för skattereduktionen",
     "next_step_housing": "ange fastighetsbeteckning",
     "next_step_external_number": "ange kundens fakturanummer",
-    "next_step_received_date": "ange mottagningsdatum",
+    "next_step_received_date": "ange ankomstdatum",
     "ready_create": "Klar att granska: allt annat har smarta förval.",
     "ready_edit": "Klart att spara.",
     "ready_self_billed": "Klar att registrera.",
@@ -6440,13 +6440,14 @@
     "agreement_ref_label": "Avtalsreferens",
     "agreement_ref_placeholder": "Självfaktureringsavtal",
     "invoice_date_label": "Fakturadatum",
-    "received_date_label": "Mottaget datum",
+    "received_date_label": "Ankomstdatum",
+    "received_date_help": "Dagen självfakturan kom in. Betaldatum sätts när fakturan markeras som betald.",
     "register": "Registrera självfaktura",
     "created_title": "Självfaktura registrerad",
     "created_description": "Självfaktura {number} har bokförts som försäljning",
     "create_failed_title": "Kunde inte registrera självfakturan",
     "validation_external_number_required": "Fakturanummer krävs",
-    "validation_received_date_required": "Mottaget datum krävs"
+    "validation_received_date_required": "Ankomstdatum krävs"
   },
   "invoices": {
     "rot_rut_payout_action": "ROT/RUT-fil",