diff --git a/editions/geospatialdemo/tiddlers/Markers.tid b/editions/geospatialdemo/tiddlers/Markers.tid
index 13d43fb84..e61c0795a 100644
--- a/editions/geospatialdemo/tiddlers/Markers.tid
+++ b/editions/geospatialdemo/tiddlers/Markers.tid
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ tags: $:/tags/GeospatialDemo
 
 This is a list of all the tiddlers containing ~GeoJSON markers in this wiki (identified by the tag <<tag "$:/tags/GeoMarker">>). A ~GeoJSON marker identifies a location via latitude and longitude (and optional altitude) and may also contain associated metadata in JSON format.
 
-Click this button to create a marker from the current location: <$button actions=<<onclick>>>
+Click this button to create a marker from the current location. Your browser will ask for permission before granting the request. On some browsers it takes a couple of seconds for the location to appear.
+
+<$button actions=<<onclick>>>
 Request location
 </$button>
 
diff --git a/plugins/tiddlywiki/geospatial/docs/geolocation.tid b/plugins/tiddlywiki/geospatial/docs/geolocation.tid
index d70e97377..e41c9b2f3 100644
--- a/plugins/tiddlywiki/geospatial/docs/geolocation.tid
+++ b/plugins/tiddlywiki/geospatial/docs/geolocation.tid
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ The following variables are made available to the action strings passed in the '
 	<$button actions=<<onclick>> style="background: red; color: white; font-size: 18pt;">
 		Click this button to request current location
 	</$button>
+	Your browser will ask for permission before granting the request. On some system it may take a couple of seconds for the location to appear.
 	<hr>
 	{{CurrentLocation}}
 	{{CurrentLocation||$:/core/ui/TiddlerFields}}