diff --git a/lib/osf-components/addon/components/addons-service/configured-addon-edit/component.ts b/lib/osf-components/addon/components/addons-service/configured-addon-edit/component.ts
index fc5e7a3dfc..c77e804e54 100644
--- a/lib/osf-components/addon/components/addons-service/configured-addon-edit/component.ts
+++ b/lib/osf-components/addon/components/addons-service/configured-addon-edit/component.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export default class ConfiguredAddonEdit extends Component<Args> {
     @tracked selectedResourceType = '';
     @tracked isWBGoogleDrive = false;
     @tracked accountId!: string;
+    @tracked isResourceTypeDialogOpen = false;
 
     originalName = this.displayName;
     originalRootFolder = this.selectedFolder;
diff --git a/lib/osf-components/addon/components/addons-service/configured-addon-edit/template.hbs b/lib/osf-components/addon/components/addons-service/configured-addon-edit/template.hbs
index e1279582bc..bb1827dfc0 100644
--- a/lib/osf-components/addon/components/addons-service/configured-addon-edit/template.hbs
+++ b/lib/osf-components/addon/components/addons-service/configured-addon-edit/template.hbs
@@ -169,6 +169,13 @@
     {{#if this.isLinkAddon}}
         <label>
             {{t 'addons.configure.resource-type'}}
+            <Button
+                aria-label={{t 'addons.configure.resource-type-helper-aria-label'}}
+                @layout='fake-link'
+                {{on 'click' (fn (mut this.isResourceTypeDialogOpen) true)}}
+            >
+                <FaIcon @icon='question-circle' />
+            </Button>
             <PowerSelect
                 @options={{@supportedResourceTypes}}
                 @selected={{this.selectedResourceType}}
@@ -200,3 +207,27 @@
         </Button>
     </div>
 </div>
+
+<OsfDialog
+    @isOpen={{this.isResourceTypeDialogOpen}}
+    @onClose={{action (mut this.isResourceTypeDialogOpen) false}}
+    @closeOnOutsideClick={{true}}
+    as |dialog|
+>
+    <dialog.heading>
+        {{t 'addons.configure.resource-type-helper-header'}}
+    </dialog.heading>
+    <dialog.main tabindex='0'>
+        {{t 'addons.configure.resource-type-helper-body'
+            htmlSafe=true
+        }}
+    </dialog.main>
+    <dialog.footer>
+        <Button
+            @type='secondary'
+            {{on 'click' dialog.close}}
+        >
+            {{t 'general.close'}}
+        </Button>
+    </dialog.footer>
+</OsfDialog>
diff --git a/translations/en-us.yml b/translations/en-us.yml
index 24f7774525..4ac70470c0 100644
--- a/translations/en-us.yml
+++ b/translations/en-us.yml
@@ -376,6 +376,9 @@ addons:
         heading: 'Configure {providerName}'
         resource-type: 'Resource type'
         resource-type-placeholder: 'Choose a resource type'
+        resource-type-helper-aria-label: 'More information about resource types'
+        resource-type-helper-header: 'About resource type'
+        resource-type-helper-body: 'This helps others understand what kind of material you''re sharing. Choosing the right resource type makes it easier for search engines and research tools to find and share your work—both on OSF and in other scholarly indexes.<br><br>For example, selecting <b>“Dataset”</b> tells tools and repositories that your files are research data, which helps your work appear in places that specialize in datasets.<br><br>Pick the option that best describes most of the files you''re linking.<br><br>OSF uses resource types from <b>DataCite</b>, a standard used by many research platforms. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://help.osf.io/article/570-resource-types-in-osf">(Learn more)</a>'
         display-name: 'Display name'
         selected-folder: 'Selected folder:'
         linked-item: 'Linked item:'