diff --git a/contrib/windows/installer/dosbox-x.reference.setup.conf b/contrib/windows/installer/dosbox-x.reference.setup.conf
index 55918ab90..15650c14e 100644
--- a/contrib/windows/installer/dosbox-x.reference.setup.conf
+++ b/contrib/windows/installer/dosbox-x.reference.setup.conf
@@ -1135,7 +1135,8 @@ auxdevice               = intellimouse
 #        ptsize: Specifies the font point size for the TTF output. If specified (minimum: 9), it will override the winperc setting.
 #          lins: Specifies the number of rows on the screen for the TTF output (0 = default).
 #          cols: Specifies the number of columns on the screen for the TTF output (0 = default).
-#   righttoleft: If set, DOSBox-X will display text from right to left instead of left to right for the TTF output.
+#   righttoleft: If set, DOSBox-X will display text from right to left instead of left to right on the screen for the TTF output.
+#                  This is especially useful for languages which use right-to-left scripts (such as Arabic and Hebrew).
 #            wp: You can specify a word processor for the TTF output and optionally also a version number for the word processor.
 #                  Supported word processors are WP=WordPerfect, WS=WordStar, XY=XyWrite, FE=FastEdit, and an optional version number.
 #                  For example, WP6 will set the word processor as WordPerfect 6, and XY4 will set the word processor as XyWrite 4.
diff --git a/dosbox-x.reference.conf b/dosbox-x.reference.conf
index e14576344..ae3ba1df9 100644
--- a/dosbox-x.reference.conf
+++ b/dosbox-x.reference.conf
@@ -457,7 +457,8 @@ auxdevice               = intellimouse
 #       ptsize: Specifies the font point size for the TTF output. If specified (minimum: 9), it will override the winperc setting.
 #         lins: Specifies the number of rows on the screen for the TTF output (0 = default).
 #         cols: Specifies the number of columns on the screen for the TTF output (0 = default).
-#  righttoleft: If set, DOSBox-X will display text from right to left instead of left to right for the TTF output.
+#  righttoleft: If set, DOSBox-X will display text from right to left instead of left to right on the screen for the TTF output.
+#                 This is especially useful for languages which use right-to-left scripts (such as Arabic and Hebrew).
 #           wp: You can specify a word processor for the TTF output and optionally also a version number for the word processor.
 #                 Supported word processors are WP=WordPerfect, WS=WordStar, XY=XyWrite, FE=FastEdit, and an optional version number.
 #                 For example, WP6 will set the word processor as WordPerfect 6, and XY4 will set the word processor as XyWrite 4.
diff --git a/dosbox-x.reference.full.conf b/dosbox-x.reference.full.conf
index 5dd6879ab..f9d83775a 100644
--- a/dosbox-x.reference.full.conf
+++ b/dosbox-x.reference.full.conf
@@ -1103,7 +1103,8 @@ auxdevice               = intellimouse
 #        ptsize: Specifies the font point size for the TTF output. If specified (minimum: 9), it will override the winperc setting.
 #          lins: Specifies the number of rows on the screen for the TTF output (0 = default).
 #          cols: Specifies the number of columns on the screen for the TTF output (0 = default).
-#   righttoleft: If set, DOSBox-X will display text from right to left instead of left to right for the TTF output.
+#   righttoleft: If set, DOSBox-X will display text from right to left instead of left to right on the screen for the TTF output.
+#                  This is especially useful for languages which use right-to-left scripts (such as Arabic and Hebrew).
 #            wp: You can specify a word processor for the TTF output and optionally also a version number for the word processor.
 #                  Supported word processors are WP=WordPerfect, WS=WordStar, XY=XyWrite, FE=FastEdit, and an optional version number.
 #                  For example, WP6 will set the word processor as WordPerfect 6, and XY4 will set the word processor as XyWrite 4.
diff --git a/src/dosbox.cpp b/src/dosbox.cpp
index e4654192f..d66f37f71 100644
--- a/src/dosbox.cpp
+++ b/src/dosbox.cpp
@@ -2710,7 +2710,8 @@ void DOSBOX_SetupConfigSections(void) {
     Pint->SetBasic(true);
 
 	Pbool = secprop->Add_bool("righttoleft", Property::Changeable::Always, false);
-    Pbool->Set_help("If set, DOSBox-X will display text from right to left instead of left to right for the TTF output.");
+    Pbool->Set_help("If set, DOSBox-X will display text from right to left instead of left to right on the screen for the TTF output.\n"
+                    "This is especially useful for languages which use right-to-left scripts (such as Arabic and Hebrew).");
     Pbool->SetBasic(true);
 
 	Pstring = secprop->Add_string("wp", Property::Changeable::Always, "");