diff --git a/crates/zed/resources/zed.desktop.in b/crates/zed/resources/zed.desktop.in
index 8da063f468381028ea0cad94fd978369124889a9..eaace153dd00d97894cf6d6458133ab845605c54 100644
--- a/crates/zed/resources/zed.desktop.in
+++ b/crates/zed/resources/zed.desktop.in
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ Exec=$APP_CLI $APP_ARGS
 Icon=$APP_ICON
 Categories=Utility;TextEditor;Development;IDE;
 Keywords=zed;
+# To add Zed to "Open Folder With..." context menu, add `inode/directory` to the MimeType field (semicolon separated)
+# Arch linux users have reported this setting Zed as default file browser. See https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/39076 and related issues.
+# If this happens to you, an unconfirmed fix may be to install Arch's `gnome-defaults-list` package.
 MimeType=text/plain;application/x-zerosize;x-scheme-handler/zed;
 Actions=NewWorkspace;