diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/defib.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/defib.dm
index 84a400887b0..4f6858b9cdf 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/defib.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/defib.dm
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 /obj/item/defibrillator
 	name = "defibrillator"
-	desc = "A device that delivers powerful shocks to detachable paddles that resuscitate incapacitated patients."
+	desc = "A device that delivers powerful shocks to detachable paddles that resuscitate incapacitated patients. Ctrl-click on it to remove the paddles from the defibrillator."
 	icon_state = "defibunit"
 	item_state = "defibunit"
 	slot_flags = SLOT_BACK