diff --git a/src-ui/messages.xlf b/src-ui/messages.xlf
index 46686d5f6..b9aa4e03e 100644
--- a/src-ui/messages.xlf
+++ b/src-ui/messages.xlf
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/edit-dialog/custom-field-edit-dialog/custom-field-edit-dialog.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">41</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">44</context>
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/edit-dialog/document-type-edit-dialog/document-type-edit-dialog.component.html</context>
@@ -1679,7 +1679,7 @@
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/edit-dialog/custom-field-edit-dialog/custom-field-edit-dialog.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">40</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">43</context>
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/edit-dialog/document-type-edit-dialog/document-type-edit-dialog.component.html</context>
@@ -3603,25 +3603,32 @@
           <context context-type="linenumber">20</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="5077457124599302010" datatype="html">
+        <source>Warning: existing instances of this field will retain their current value index (e.g. option #1, #2, #3) after editing the options here</source>
+        <context-group purpose="location">
+          <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/edit-dialog/custom-field-edit-dialog/custom-field-edit-dialog.component.html</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">31</context>
+        </context-group>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="2739003406164860877" datatype="html">
         <source>Default Currency</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/edit-dialog/custom-field-edit-dialog/custom-field-edit-dialog.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">33</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">36</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="7615210738790237590" datatype="html">
         <source>3-character currency code</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/edit-dialog/custom-field-edit-dialog/custom-field-edit-dialog.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">33</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">36</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="607636736207886379" datatype="html">
         <source>Use locale</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/edit-dialog/custom-field-edit-dialog/custom-field-edit-dialog.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">33</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">36</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="528950215505228201" datatype="html">
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/edit-dialog/custom-field-edit-dialog/custom-field-edit-dialog.component.html b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/edit-dialog/custom-field-edit-dialog/custom-field-edit-dialog.component.html
index 953f66659..d48c0788b 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/edit-dialog/custom-field-edit-dialog/custom-field-edit-dialog.component.html
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/edit-dialog/custom-field-edit-dialog/custom-field-edit-dialog.component.html
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
               </div>
             }
           </div>
+          @if (object?.id) {
+            <small class="d-block mt-2" i18n>Warning: existing instances of this field will retain their current value index (e.g. option #1, #2, #3) after editing the options here</small>
+          }
         }
         @case (CustomFieldDataType.Monetary) {
           <div class="my-3">