diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useFolderTrust.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useFolderTrust.test.ts
index 4c8549ab2c5..1e56b6d39e9 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useFolderTrust.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useFolderTrust.test.ts
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ describe('useFolderTrust', () => {
     renderHook(() => useFolderTrust(mockSettings, onTrustChange, addItem));
     expect(addItem).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       {
-        text: 'This folder is not trusted. Some features may be disabled. Use the `/permissions` command to change the trust level.',
+        text: 'This folder is untrusted, project settings, hooks, MCPs, and GEMINI.md files will not be applied for this folder.\nUse the `/permissions` command to change the trust level.',
         type: 'info',
       },
       expect.any(Number),
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useFolderTrust.ts b/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useFolderTrust.ts
index 05915b8f436..c3e3d6e70ca 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useFolderTrust.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useFolderTrust.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export const useFolderTrust = (
       addItem(
         {
           type: MessageType.INFO,
-          text: 'This folder is not trusted. Some features may be disabled. Use the `/permissions` command to change the trust level.',
+          text: 'This folder is untrusted, project settings, hooks, MCPs, and GEMINI.md files will not be applied for this folder.\nUse the `/permissions` command to change the trust level.',
         },
         Date.now(),
       );