diff --git a/src/registrar/admin.py b/src/registrar/admin.py
index 6585d602a..74b83e2a0 100644
--- a/src/registrar/admin.py
+++ b/src/registrar/admin.py
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ class DomainInformationAdmin(ListHeaderAdmin):
             "No other employees from your organization?",
             {"fields": ["no_other_contacts_rationale"]},
         ),
-        ("Anything else we should know?", {"fields": ["anything_else"]}),
+        ("Anything else we should know? (optional)", {"fields": ["anything_else"]}),
         (
             "Requirements for operating .gov domains",
             {"fields": ["is_policy_acknowledged"]},
diff --git a/src/registrar/views/application.py b/src/registrar/views/application.py
index e907be8e5..e21f1a3ea 100644
--- a/src/registrar/views/application.py
+++ b/src/registrar/views/application.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class ApplicationWizard(ApplicationWizardPermissionView, TemplateView):
         Step.YOUR_CONTACT: _("Your contact information"),
         Step.OTHER_CONTACTS: _("Other employees from your organization"),
         Step.NO_OTHER_CONTACTS: _("No other employees from your organization?"),
-        Step.ANYTHING_ELSE: _("Anything else we should know?"),
+        Step.ANYTHING_ELSE: _("Anything else we should know? (optional)"),
         Step.REQUIREMENTS: _("Requirements for operating .gov domains"),
         Step.REVIEW: _("Review and submit your domain request"),
     }