diff --git a/pcsx2-qt/Settings/GraphicsSettingsWidget.cpp b/pcsx2-qt/Settings/GraphicsSettingsWidget.cpp
index 5873377d81..bd94ec4399 100644
--- a/pcsx2-qt/Settings/GraphicsSettingsWidget.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2-qt/Settings/GraphicsSettingsWidget.cpp
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ GraphicsSettingsWidget::GraphicsSettingsWidget(SettingsWindow* dialog, QWidget*
 			   "FMV resolution will remain unchanged, as the video files are pre-rendered."));
 
 		dialog->registerWidgetHelp(
-			m_ui.mipmapping, tr("Mipmapping"), tr("Checked"), tr("Enables mipmapping, which some games require to render correctly."));
+			m_ui.mipmapping, tr("Mipmapping"), tr("Checked"), tr("Enables mipmapping, which some games require to render correctly. Mipmapping uses progressively lower resolution variants of textures at progressively further distances to reduce processing load and avoid visual artifacts."));
 
 		dialog->registerWidgetHelp(
 			m_ui.textureFiltering, tr("Texture Filtering"), tr("Bilinear (PS2)"),