diff --git a/common/src/main/resources/i18n/displayStrings.properties b/common/src/main/resources/i18n/displayStrings.properties
index 631de4c00e..31e00c752e 100644
--- a/common/src/main/resources/i18n/displayStrings.properties
+++ b/common/src/main/resources/i18n/displayStrings.properties
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 
 # Please use in all language files the exact same order of the entries, that way a comparison is easier.
 
+# Please try to keep the length of the translated string similar to english. If it is longer it might break layout or
+# get truncated. We will need some adjustments in the UI code to support that but we want to keep effort at the minimum.
+
 
 ####################################################################
 # Shared
diff --git a/common/src/main/resources/i18n/displayStrings_de.properties b/common/src/main/resources/i18n/displayStrings_de.properties
index ccb1cdaeda..6c0956d041 100644
--- a/common/src/main/resources/i18n/displayStrings_de.properties
+++ b/common/src/main/resources/i18n/displayStrings_de.properties
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 
 # Please use in all language files the exact same order of the entries, that way a comparison is easier.
 
+# Please try to keep the length of the translated string similar to english. If it is longer it might break layout or
+# get truncated. We will need some adjustments in the UI code to support that but we want to keep effort at the minimum.
+
 
 ####################################################################
 # Shared