diff --git a/app/views/trace/_trace_form.html.erb b/app/views/trace/_trace_form.html.erb
index 86fc29c3a..b178a7532 100644
--- a/app/views/trace/_trace_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/trace/_trace_form.html.erb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <table>
   <tr><td align="right"><%= t'trace.trace_form.upload_gpx' %></td><td><%= f.file_field :gpx_file, :size => 50, :maxlength => 255 %></td></tr>
   <tr><td align="right"><%= t'trace.trace_form.description' %></td><td><%= f.text_field :description, :size => 50, :maxlength => 255 %></td></tr>
-  <tr><td align="right"><%= t'trace.trace_form.tags' %></td><td><%= f.text_field :tagstring, :size => 50, :maxlength => 255 %></td></tr>
+  <tr><td align="right"><%= t'trace.trace_form.tags' %></td><td><%= f.text_field :tagstring, :size => 50, :maxlength => 255 %> (<%= t'trace.trace_form.tags_help' %>)</td></tr>
   <tr><td align="right"><%= t'trace.trace_form.public' %></td><td><%= f.check_box :public %> <span class="minorNote">(<a href="<%= t'trace.trace_form.public_help_url' %>"><%= t'trace.trace_form.public_help' %></a>)</span></td></tr>
   <tr><td></td><td><%= submit_tag t('trace.trace_form.upload_button') %> | <a href="<%= t'trace.trace_form.help_url' %>"><%= t'trace.trace_form.help' %></a></td></tr>
 </table>
diff --git a/app/views/trace/edit.html.erb b/app/views/trace/edit.html.erb
index 2f73d2d4e..e14e152dd 100644
--- a/app/views/trace/edit.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/trace/edit.html.erb
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@
   </tr>
   <tr>
     <td><%= t'trace.edit.description' %></td>
-    <td><%= f.text_field :description %></td>
+    <td><%= f.text_field :description, :size => 50 %></td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
     <td><%= t'trace.edit.tags' %></td>
-    <td><%= f.text_field :tagstring %></td>
+    <td><%= f.text_field :tagstring, :size => 50 %> (<%= t'trace.edit.tags_help' %>)</td>
   </tr>
 </table>
 
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 7b9d40e28..b75308e98 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -698,6 +698,7 @@ en:
       owner: "Owner:"
       description: "Description:"
       tags: "Tags:"
+      tags_help: "comma delimited"
       save_button: "Save Changes"
     no_such_user:
       title: "No such user"
@@ -707,6 +708,7 @@ en:
       upload_gpx: "Upload GPX File"
       description: "Description"
       tags: "Tags"
+      tags_help: "use commas"
       public: "Public?"
       public_help: "what does this mean?"
       public_help_url: "http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Visibility_of_GPS_traces"