diff --git a/gracedb/templates/search/latest.html b/gracedb/templates/search/latest.html
index c08ab5b1cb9ef385a88c8e5f0bfbf63442053278..ef320cfec206a4d5613e2d70ad21a78d1879b0b6 100644
--- a/gracedb/templates/search/latest.html
+++ b/gracedb/templates/search/latest.html
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block content %}
+
+<p>Test and MDC events and superevents are not included in the search results by default; see the <a href="/documentation/queries.html">query help</a> for information on how to search for events and superevents in those categories.</p>
 <!-- Search form -->
 <form method="GET" name="search_form">
     <table>
diff --git a/gracedb/templates/search/query.html b/gracedb/templates/search/query.html
index 742c9315f1f8c958004a132eb42617753bb4eb74..1445431bcabe83928a1af865d6bf7801cbb1dae7 100644
--- a/gracedb/templates/search/query.html
+++ b/gracedb/templates/search/query.html
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@ onload="document.search_form.query.focus();"
 
 {% block content %}
 
+<p>Test and MDC events and superevents are not included in the search results by default. See the query help (link below) for information on how to search for events and superevents in those categories.</p>
+
 <form method="GET" name="search_form">
     <table>
         {{ form.as_table }}