diff --git a/pkg/services/alerting/notifiers/threema.go b/pkg/services/alerting/notifiers/threema.go
index 7cce463bb65..8b63c0bc183 100644
--- a/pkg/services/alerting/notifiers/threema.go
+++ b/pkg/services/alerting/notifiers/threema.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func init() {
 	alerting.RegisterNotifier(&alerting.NotifierPlugin{
 		Type:        "threema",
 		Name:        "Threema Gateway",
-		Description: "Sends notifications to Threema using the Threema Gateway",
+		Description: "Sends notifications to Threema using Threema Gateway (Basic IDs)",
 		Heading:     "Threema Gateway settings",
 		Info: "Notifications can be configured for any Threema Gateway ID of type \"Basic\". End-to-End IDs are not currently supported." +
 			"The Threema Gateway ID can be set up at https://gateway.threema.ch/.",
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func init() {
 				Element:        alerting.ElementTypeInput,
 				InputType:      alerting.InputTypeText,
 				Placeholder:    "*3MAGWID",
-				Description:    "Your 8 character Threema Gateway ID (starting with a *).",
+				Description:    "Your 8 character Threema Gateway Basic ID (starting with a *).",
 				PropertyName:   "gateway_id",
 				Required:       true,
 				ValidationRule: "\\*[0-9A-Z]{7}",
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/available_channels.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/available_channels.go
index 6fbbb6962b3..8f82177e8c5 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/available_channels.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/available_channels.go
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ func GetAvailableNotifiers() []*alerting.NotifierPlugin {
 		{
 			Type:        "threema",
 			Name:        "Threema Gateway",
-			Description: "Sends notifications to Threema using the Threema Gateway",
+			Description: "Sends notifications to Threema using Threema Gateway (Basic IDs)",
 			Heading:     "Threema Gateway settings",
 			Info: "Notifications can be configured for any Threema Gateway ID of type \"Basic\". End-to-End IDs are not currently supported." +
 				"The Threema Gateway ID can be set up at https://gateway.threema.ch/.",
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ func GetAvailableNotifiers() []*alerting.NotifierPlugin {
 					Element:        alerting.ElementTypeInput,
 					InputType:      alerting.InputTypeText,
 					Placeholder:    "*3MAGWID",
-					Description:    "Your 8 character Threema Gateway ID (starting with a *).",
+					Description:    "Your 8 character Threema Gateway Basic ID (starting with a *).",
 					PropertyName:   "gateway_id",
 					Required:       true,
 					ValidationRule: "\\*[0-9A-Z]{7}",
diff --git a/pkg/tests/api/alerting/api_available_channel_test.go b/pkg/tests/api/alerting/api_available_channel_test.go
index 57e225d3f85..6f730854247 100644
--- a/pkg/tests/api/alerting/api_available_channel_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tests/api/alerting/api_available_channel_test.go
@@ -1442,14 +1442,14 @@ var expAvailableChannelJsonOutput = `
     "type": "threema",
     "name": "Threema Gateway",
     "heading": "Threema Gateway settings",
-    "description": "Sends notifications to Threema using the Threema Gateway",
+    "description": "Sends notifications to Threema using Threema Gateway (Basic IDs)",
     "info": "Notifications can be configured for any Threema Gateway ID of type \"Basic\". End-to-End IDs are not currently supported.The Threema Gateway ID can be set up at https://gateway.threema.ch/.",
     "options": [
       {
         "element": "input",
         "inputType": "text",
         "label": "Gateway ID",
-        "description": "Your 8 character Threema Gateway ID (starting with a *).",
+        "description": "Your 8 character Threema Gateway Basic ID (starting with a *).",
         "placeholder": "*3MAGWID",
         "propertyName": "gateway_id",
         "selectOptions": null,
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/mocks/grafana-notifiers.ts b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/mocks/grafana-notifiers.ts
index cd7a8cf781a..8bac7507d4a 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/mocks/grafana-notifiers.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/mocks/grafana-notifiers.ts
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ export const grafanaNotifiersMock: NotifierDTO[] = [
     type: 'threema',
     name: 'Threema Gateway',
     heading: 'Threema Gateway settings',
-    description: 'Sends notifications to Threema using the Threema Gateway',
+    description: 'Sends notifications to Threema using Threema Gateway (Basic IDs)',
     info:
       'Notifications can be configured for any Threema Gateway ID of type "Basic". End-to-End IDs are not currently supported.The Threema Gateway ID can be set up at https://gateway.threema.ch/.',
     options: [
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ export const grafanaNotifiersMock: NotifierDTO[] = [
         element: 'input',
         inputType: 'text',
         label: 'Gateway ID',
-        description: 'Your 8 character Threema Gateway ID (starting with a *).',
+        description: 'Your 8 character Threema Gateway Basic ID (starting with a *).',
         placeholder: '*3MAGWID',
         propertyName: 'gateway_id',
         selectOptions: null,