diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/page-patterns/delete-category-menu-item.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/page-patterns/delete-category-menu-item.js
index c5b0db1ca2b95..9171cfe5d9bfd 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/page-patterns/delete-category-menu-item.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/page-patterns/delete-category-menu-item.js
@@ -91,7 +91,9 @@ export default function DeleteCategoryMenuItem( { category, onClose } ) {
 			>
 				{ sprintf(
 					// translators: %s: The pattern category's name.
-					__( 'Are you sure you want to delete "%s"?' ),
+					__(
+						'Are you sure you want to delete the category "%s"? The patterns will not be deleted.'
+					),
 					decodeEntities( category.label )
 				) }
 			</ConfirmDialog>