diff --git a/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp b/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp
index c91f1599ed8..d2dab070904 100644
--- a/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp
+++ b/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp
@@ -3841,7 +3841,8 @@ SceneTreeDock::SceneTreeDock(Node *p_scene_root, EditorSelection *p_editor_selec
 	// The "Filter Nodes" text input above the Scene Tree Editor.
 	filter = memnew(LineEdit);
 	filter->set_h_size_flags(SIZE_EXPAND_FILL);
-	filter->set_placeholder(TTR("Filter Nodes"));
+	filter->set_placeholder(TTR("Filter: name, t:type, g:group"));
+	filter->set_tooltip_text(TTR("Filter nodes by entering a part of their name, type (if prefixed with \"type:\" or \"t:\")\nor group (if prefixed with \"group:\" or \"g:\"). Filtering is case-insensitive."));
 	filter_hbc->add_child(filter);
 	filter->add_theme_constant_override("minimum_character_width", 0);
 	filter->connect("text_changed", callable_mp(this, &SceneTreeDock::_filter_changed));