diff --git a/mod/new_channel.php b/mod/new_channel.php
index 8329f0ec3..185fc7c28 100644
--- a/mod/new_channel.php
+++ b/mod/new_channel.php
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ function new_channel_content(&$a) {
 		'$label_import' => t('Or <a href="import">import an existing channel</a> from another location'),
 		'$name'         => $name,
 		'$label_role'   => t('Channel Type'),
+		'$questionmark' => t('?'),
+		'$what_is_role' => t('What is this?'),
 		'$help_role'   => t('Please choose a channel type (such as social networking or community forum) and privacy requirements so we can select the best permissions for you'),
 		'$role_select'  => role_selector(($privacy_role) ? $privacy_role : 'social'),
 		'$nickname'     => $nickname,
diff --git a/view/css/mod_new_channel.css b/view/css/mod_new_channel.css
index 068f4f3a5..397601635 100644
--- a/view/css/mod_new_channel.css
+++ b/view/css/mod_new_channel.css
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ h2 {
 	width: 275px;
 }
 
+.newchannel-role-morehelp {
+	float: left;
+	width: 32px;
+}
 .newchannel-input {
 	float: left;
 	width: 275px;
diff --git a/view/tpl/new_channel.tpl b/view/tpl/new_channel.tpl
index ee07ce1df..241846eb4 100755
--- a/view/tpl/new_channel.tpl
+++ b/view/tpl/new_channel.tpl
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 	<label for="newchannel-role" id="label-newchannel-role" class="newchannel-label" >{{$label_role}}</label>
 	{{$role_select}}
+	<div class="newchannel-role-morehelp"><a href="help/roles" title="{{$what_is_role}}" target="_blank">{{$questionmark}}</a></div>
 	<div id="newchannel-role-end"  class="newchannel-field-end"></div>