diff --git a/rigify/__init__.py b/rigify/__init__.py
index 8a45ae05c591ef1f80d04ff51aa9bda7fdb5a928..386c8055dbf10c0b53aae8b656ebf69b75e142a0 100644
--- a/rigify/__init__.py
+++ b/rigify/__init__.py
@@ -539,8 +539,8 @@ def register():
     IDStore.rigify_types = CollectionProperty(type=RigifyName)
     IDStore.rigify_active_type = IntProperty(name="Rigify Active Type", description="The selected rig type")
 
-    bpy.types.Armature.rigify_force_widget_update = BoolProperty(name="Force Widget Update",
-        description="Forces Rigify to delete and rebuild all the rig widgets. if unset, only missing widgets will be created",
+    bpy.types.Armature.rigify_force_widget_update = BoolProperty(name="Overwrite Widget Meshes",
+        description="Forces Rigify to delete and rebuild all of the rig widget objects. By default, already existing widgets are reused as-is to facilitate manual editing",
         default=False)
 
     bpy.types.Armature.rigify_mirror_widgets = BoolProperty(name="Mirror Widgets",
diff --git a/rigify/ui.py b/rigify/ui.py
index 3a7af54669935d5985f679729dacc83162c9fa82..8b719a3f128df405807670538d2e91cccd20b18f 100644
--- a/rigify/ui.py
+++ b/rigify/ui.py
@@ -143,9 +143,13 @@ class DATA_PT_rigify_advanced(bpy.types.Panel):
         row.prop(armature_id_store, "rigify_rig_basename", text="Rig Name")
 
         col.separator()
-        col.row().prop(armature_id_store, "rigify_target_rig", text="Target Rig")
-        col.row().prop(armature_id_store, "rigify_rig_ui", text="Rig UI Script")
-        col.row().prop(armature_id_store, "rigify_widgets_collection")
+
+        col2 = col.box().column()
+        col2.label(text="Overwrite Existing:")
+        col2.row().prop(armature_id_store, "rigify_target_rig", text="Target Rig")
+        col2.row().prop(armature_id_store, "rigify_rig_ui", text="Rig UI Script")
+        col2.row().prop(armature_id_store, "rigify_widgets_collection")
+
         col.separator()
         col.row().prop(armature_id_store, "rigify_force_widget_update")
         col.row().prop(armature_id_store, "rigify_mirror_widgets")