diff --git a/admin/src/PlaytestDetailPage.test.tsx b/admin/src/PlaytestDetailPage.test.tsx
index 8189421..ef4baf1 100644
--- a/admin/src/PlaytestDetailPage.test.tsx
+++ b/admin/src/PlaytestDetailPage.test.tsx
@@ -183,6 +183,22 @@ describe('PlaytestDetailPage shell', () => {
     await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTestId('distribution-tab')).toBeInTheDocument())
   })
 
+  it('Survey tab shows the notify notice with a Learn more / Show less toggle', async () => {
+    renderDetail('autumn-draft')
+    const user = userEvent.setup()
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole('tab', { name: 'Survey' }))
+    const notice = await screen.findByTestId('survey-notify-notice')
+    // Compact line always shown; the detail (bullets + caveat) is hidden until "Learn more".
+    expect(within(notice).getByText(/your approved testers are notified automatically/i)).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(within(notice).queryByText(/won't re-send any DMs/i)).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+
+    await user.click(within(notice).getByText(/learn more/i))
+    expect(within(notice).getByText(/won't re-send any DMs/i)).toBeInTheDocument()
+
+    await user.click(within(notice).getByText(/show less/i))
+    expect(within(notice).queryByText(/won't re-send any DMs/i)).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
   it('Info tab renders the read-only field grid + Edit button', () => {
     renderDetail('autumn-draft')
     expect(screen.getByTestId('playtest-info-tab')).toBeInTheDocument()
diff --git a/admin/src/tabs/SurveyTab.tsx b/admin/src/tabs/SurveyTab.tsx
index 78474ef..500a325 100644
--- a/admin/src/tabs/SurveyTab.tsx
+++ b/admin/src/tabs/SurveyTab.tsx
@@ -1,32 +1,20 @@
 import { useAppUIContext } from '@accelbyte/sdk-extend-app-ui'
+import { InfoCircleFilled } from '@ant-design/icons'
 import { useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query'
-import {
-  Alert,
-  Button,
-  Card,
-  Checkbox,
-  Form,
-  Input,
-  Popconfirm,
-  Select,
-  Space,
-  Spin,
-  Typography,
-  message
-} from 'antd'
+import { Alert, Button, Card, Checkbox, Form, Input, Popconfirm, Select, Space, Spin, Typography, message } from 'antd'
 import { useState } from 'react'
-import type { V1MultiChoiceOption } from '../playtesthubapi/generated-definitions/V1MultiChoiceOption'
-import type { V1Playtest } from '../playtesthubapi/generated-definitions/V1Playtest'
-import type { V1Survey } from '../playtesthubapi/generated-definitions/V1Survey'
-import type { V1SurveyQuestion } from '../playtesthubapi/generated-definitions/V1SurveyQuestion'
 import {
   Key_PlaytesthubServiceAdmin,
   usePlaytesthubServiceAdminApi_CreateSurvey_ByPlaytestIdMutation,
   usePlaytesthubServiceAdminApi_PatchSurvey_ByPlaytestIdMutation
 } from '../playtesthubapi/generated-admin/queries/PlaytesthubServiceAdmin.query'
+import type { V1MultiChoiceOption } from '../playtesthubapi/generated-definitions/V1MultiChoiceOption'
+import type { V1Playtest } from '../playtesthubapi/generated-definitions/V1Playtest'
+import type { V1Survey } from '../playtesthubapi/generated-definitions/V1Survey'
+import type { V1SurveyQuestion } from '../playtesthubapi/generated-definitions/V1SurveyQuestion'
 import { usePlaytesthubServiceApi_GetSurveyPlayer_ByPlaytestId } from '../playtesthubapi/generated-public/queries/PlaytesthubService.query'
-import { PlaytestStatus } from '../shared/playtesthub-enums'
 import { toastError } from '../shared/api-error'
+import { PlaytestStatus } from '../shared/playtesthub-enums'
 
 const QUESTION_TYPE_TEXT = 'SURVEY_QUESTION_TYPE_TEXT'
 const QUESTION_TYPE_RATING = 'SURVEY_QUESTION_TYPE_RATING'
@@ -117,11 +105,7 @@ export function SurveyTab({ playtest }: { playtest: V1Playtest }) {
   // Player GetSurvey is the authoritative read path (no admin GET in proto).
   // Returns NotFound for DRAFT playtests — render the warning + blank form in
   // that case so first-version edits still work.
-  const surveyQuery = usePlaytesthubServiceApi_GetSurveyPlayer_ByPlaytestId(
-    sdk,
-    { playtestId },
-    { enabled: hasSurvey, retry: false }
-  )
+  const surveyQuery = usePlaytesthubServiceApi_GetSurveyPlayer_ByPlaytestId(sdk, { playtestId }, { enabled: hasSurvey, retry: false })
 
   if (hasSurvey && surveyQuery.isLoading) return <Spin description="Loading existing survey..." />
 
@@ -156,6 +140,7 @@ function SurveyTabForm({ playtestId, initialSurvey, hasSurvey, draftPreloadFaile
     if (initialSurvey?.questions?.length) return initialSurvey.questions.map(questionToDraft)
     return [freshTextQuestion()]
   })
+  const [showNotifyDetail, setShowNotifyDetail] = useState(false)
   const version = initialSurvey?.version ?? null
 
   const createMutation = usePlaytesthubServiceAdminApi_CreateSurvey_ByPlaytestIdMutation(sdk, {
@@ -239,116 +224,165 @@ function SurveyTabForm({ playtestId, initialSurvey, hasSurvey, draftPreloadFaile
   const saving = createMutation.isPending || editMutation.isPending
 
   return (
-    <Card
-      data-testid="survey-tab"
-      title="Post-Playtest Survey"
-      extra={
-        <Button type="primary" onClick={onSave} loading={saving} disabled={questions.length === 0}>
-          {hasSurvey ? 'Save new version' : 'Create survey'}
-        </Button>
-      }
-    >
-      <Space direction="vertical" style={{ width: '100%' }} size="middle">
-        <Typography.Text type="secondary">
-          {hasSurvey ? 'Editing existing survey.' : 'Configure the post-playtest survey for approved players.'}
-          {version != null && ` Current version v${version} — saving creates v${version + 1}.`}
-        </Typography.Text>
+    <>
+      <Alert
+        type="info"
+        showIcon
+        icon={<InfoCircleFilled style={{ marginTop: 3 }} />}
+        style={{ marginBottom: 16, alignItems: 'flex-start' }}
+        data-testid="survey-notify-notice"
+        message={
+          <div>
+            <Typography.Text>When you create this survey, your approved testers are notified automatically.</Typography.Text>
+            {!showNotifyDetail && (
+              <>
+                {' '}
+                <Typography.Link onClick={() => setShowNotifyDetail(true)}>Learn more</Typography.Link>
+              </>
+            )}
+            {showNotifyDetail && (
+              <>
+                <ul style={{ margin: '8px 0 0', paddingInlineStart: 20, listStyleType: 'disc' }}>
+                  <li>
+                    <Typography.Text strong>Already approved</Typography.Text> (NDA accepted, if required): a one-time DM with the link.
+                  </li>
+                  <li>
+                    <Typography.Text strong>Approved later</Typography.Text>: the link is added to their approval DM automatically.
+                  </li>
+                  <li>
+                    <Typography.Text strong>Anytime</Typography.Text>: it also appears on the Playtest sign-up page (shown after the player
+                    signs up).
+                  </li>
+                </ul>
+                <Typography.Paragraph type="secondary" style={{ margin: '8px 0 0' }}>
+                  Editing the survey afterward won't re-send any DMs.
+                </Typography.Paragraph>
+                <Typography.Link onClick={() => setShowNotifyDetail(false)} style={{ display: 'inline-block', marginTop: 8 }}>
+                  Show less
+                </Typography.Link>
+              </>
+            )}
+          </div>
+        }
+      />
+      <Card
+        data-testid="survey-tab"
+        title="Post-Playtest Survey"
+        extra={
+          <Button type="primary" onClick={onSave} loading={saving} disabled={questions.length === 0}>
+            {hasSurvey ? 'Save new version' : 'Create survey'}
+          </Button>
+        }>
+        <Space direction="vertical" style={{ width: '100%' }} size="middle">
+          <Typography.Text type="secondary">
+            {hasSurvey ? 'Editing existing survey.' : 'Configure the post-playtest survey for approved players.'}
+            {version != null && ` Current version v${version} — saving creates v${version + 1}.`}
+          </Typography.Text>
 
-        {draftPreloadFailed && (
-          <Alert
-            type="warning"
-            showIcon
-            message="DRAFT playtest survey can't be previewed"
-            description="Loading existing survey questions requires the playtest to be OPEN. Saving here will create a new version that won't preserve question/option ids — only safe before any responses exist."
-          />
-        )}
+          {draftPreloadFailed && (
+            <Alert
+              type="warning"
+              showIcon
+              message="DRAFT playtest survey can't be previewed"
+              description="Loading existing survey questions requires the playtest to be OPEN. Saving here will create a new version that won't preserve question/option ids — only safe before any responses exist."
+            />
+          )}
 
-        <Space direction="vertical" size="middle" style={{ display: 'flex' }}>
-          {questions.map((q, i) => (
-            <div
-              key={q.key}
-              data-testid="survey-question"
-              style={{ background: '#fafafa', border: '1px solid #f0f0f0', borderRadius: 8, padding: 16 }}>
-              <div style={{ display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'space-between', alignItems: 'center', marginBottom: 12 }}>
-                <Typography.Text strong>Question {i + 1}</Typography.Text>
-                <Space size={4}>
-                  <Button size="small" onClick={() => moveQuestion(q.key, -1)} disabled={i === 0} aria-label={`Move question ${i + 1} up`}>
-                    ↑
-                  </Button>
-                  <Button
-                    size="small"
-                    onClick={() => moveQuestion(q.key, 1)}
-                    disabled={i === questions.length - 1}
-                    aria-label={`Move question ${i + 1} down`}>
-                    ↓
-                  </Button>
-                  <Popconfirm title="Remove this question?" okText="Remove" okButtonProps={{ danger: true }} onConfirm={() => removeQuestion(q.key)}>
-                    <Button size="small" danger aria-label={`Remove question ${i + 1}`}>
-                      Remove
+          <Space direction="vertical" size="middle" style={{ display: 'flex' }}>
+            {questions.map((q, i) => (
+              <div
+                key={q.key}
+                data-testid="survey-question"
+                style={{ background: '#fafafa', border: '1px solid #f0f0f0', borderRadius: 8, padding: 16 }}>
+                <div style={{ display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'space-between', alignItems: 'center', marginBottom: 12 }}>
+                  <Typography.Text strong>Question {i + 1}</Typography.Text>
+                  <Space size={4}>
+                    <Button
+                      size="small"
+                      onClick={() => moveQuestion(q.key, -1)}
+                      disabled={i === 0}
+                      aria-label={`Move question ${i + 1} up`}>
+                      ↑
                     </Button>
-                  </Popconfirm>
-                </Space>
+                    <Button
+                      size="small"
+                      onClick={() => moveQuestion(q.key, 1)}
+                      disabled={i === questions.length - 1}
+                      aria-label={`Move question ${i + 1} down`}>
+                      ↓
+                    </Button>
+                    <Popconfirm
+                      title="Remove this question?"
+                      okText="Remove"
+                      okButtonProps={{ danger: true }}
+                      onConfirm={() => removeQuestion(q.key)}>
+                      <Button size="small" danger aria-label={`Remove question ${i + 1}`}>
+                        Remove
+                      </Button>
+                    </Popconfirm>
+                  </Space>
+                </div>
+                <Form layout="vertical">
+                  <Form.Item label="Type" style={{ marginBottom: 12 }}>
+                    <Select
+                      value={q.type}
+                      onChange={val => setQuestionType(q.key, val)}
+                      options={Object.entries(QUESTION_TYPE_LABEL).map(([value, label]) => ({ value, label }))}
+                    />
+                  </Form.Item>
+                  <Form.Item label="Prompt" style={{ marginBottom: 12 }}>
+                    <Input.TextArea
+                      value={q.prompt}
+                      maxLength={MAX_PROMPT}
+                      showCount
+                      onChange={e => updateQuestion(q.key, { prompt: e.target.value })}
+                      rows={2}
+                      placeholder="What did you think of the build?"
+                    />
+                  </Form.Item>
+                  <Form.Item style={{ marginBottom: q.type === QUESTION_TYPE_MULTI_CHOICE ? 12 : 0 }}>
+                    <Checkbox checked={q.required} onChange={e => updateQuestion(q.key, { required: e.target.checked })}>
+                      Required
+                    </Checkbox>
+                  </Form.Item>
+                  {q.type === QUESTION_TYPE_MULTI_CHOICE && (
+                    <>
+                      <Form.Item style={{ marginBottom: 12 }}>
+                        <Checkbox checked={q.allowMultiple} onChange={e => updateQuestion(q.key, { allowMultiple: e.target.checked })}>
+                          Allow multiple selections
+                        </Checkbox>
+                      </Form.Item>
+                      <Form.Item label={`Options (${q.options.length}/${MAX_OPTIONS})`} style={{ marginBottom: 0 }}>
+                        <Space direction="vertical" style={{ display: 'flex' }}>
+                          {q.options.map((opt, oIdx) => (
+                            <Space key={oIdx} style={{ width: '100%' }}>
+                              <Input
+                                value={opt.label}
+                                maxLength={MAX_OPTION_LABEL}
+                                onChange={e => updateOption(q.key, oIdx, e.target.value)}
+                                placeholder={`Option ${oIdx + 1}`}
+                              />
+                              <Button onClick={() => removeOption(q.key, oIdx)} disabled={q.options.length <= MIN_OPTIONS}>
+                                ×
+                              </Button>
+                            </Space>
+                          ))}
+                          <Button onClick={() => addOption(q.key)} disabled={q.options.length >= MAX_OPTIONS}>
+                            Add option
+                          </Button>
+                        </Space>
+                      </Form.Item>
+                    </>
+                  )}
+                </Form>
               </div>
-              <Form layout="vertical">
-                <Form.Item label="Type" style={{ marginBottom: 12 }}>
-                  <Select
-                    value={q.type}
-                    onChange={val => setQuestionType(q.key, val)}
-                    options={Object.entries(QUESTION_TYPE_LABEL).map(([value, label]) => ({ value, label }))}
-                  />
-                </Form.Item>
-                <Form.Item label="Prompt" style={{ marginBottom: 12 }}>
-                  <Input.TextArea
-                    value={q.prompt}
-                    maxLength={MAX_PROMPT}
-                    showCount
-                    onChange={e => updateQuestion(q.key, { prompt: e.target.value })}
-                    rows={2}
-                    placeholder="What did you think of the build?"
-                  />
-                </Form.Item>
-                <Form.Item style={{ marginBottom: q.type === QUESTION_TYPE_MULTI_CHOICE ? 12 : 0 }}>
-                  <Checkbox checked={q.required} onChange={e => updateQuestion(q.key, { required: e.target.checked })}>
-                    Required
-                  </Checkbox>
-                </Form.Item>
-                {q.type === QUESTION_TYPE_MULTI_CHOICE && (
-                  <>
-                    <Form.Item style={{ marginBottom: 12 }}>
-                      <Checkbox checked={q.allowMultiple} onChange={e => updateQuestion(q.key, { allowMultiple: e.target.checked })}>
-                        Allow multiple selections
-                      </Checkbox>
-                    </Form.Item>
-                    <Form.Item label={`Options (${q.options.length}/${MAX_OPTIONS})`} style={{ marginBottom: 0 }}>
-                      <Space direction="vertical" style={{ display: 'flex' }}>
-                        {q.options.map((opt, oIdx) => (
-                          <Space key={oIdx} style={{ width: '100%' }}>
-                            <Input
-                              value={opt.label}
-                              maxLength={MAX_OPTION_LABEL}
-                              onChange={e => updateOption(q.key, oIdx, e.target.value)}
-                              placeholder={`Option ${oIdx + 1}`}
-                            />
-                            <Button onClick={() => removeOption(q.key, oIdx)} disabled={q.options.length <= MIN_OPTIONS}>
-                              ×
-                            </Button>
-                          </Space>
-                        ))}
-                        <Button onClick={() => addOption(q.key)} disabled={q.options.length >= MAX_OPTIONS}>
-                          Add option
-                        </Button>
-                      </Space>
-                    </Form.Item>
-                  </>
-                )}
-              </Form>
-            </div>
-          ))}
-          <Button onClick={addQuestion} disabled={questions.length >= MAX_QUESTIONS}>
-            + Add question
-          </Button>
+            ))}
+            <Button onClick={addQuestion} disabled={questions.length >= MAX_QUESTIONS}>
+              + Add question
+            </Button>
+          </Space>
         </Space>
-      </Space>
-    </Card>
+      </Card>
+    </>
   )
 }