diff --git a/components/src/preact/mutationFilter/mutation-filter.stories.tsx b/components/src/preact/mutationFilter/mutation-filter.stories.tsx
index 368fb655..c8c2fee3 100644
--- a/components/src/preact/mutationFilter/mutation-filter.stories.tsx
+++ b/components/src/preact/mutationFilter/mutation-filter.stories.tsx
@@ -160,5 +160,6 @@ const submitMutation = async (canvas: ReturnType<typeof within>, mutation: strin
     await userEvent.type(inputField(canvas), mutation);
     await waitFor(() => submitButton(canvas).click());
 };
-const inputField = (canvas: ReturnType<typeof within>) => canvas.getByPlaceholderText('Enter a mutation');
+const inputField = (canvas: ReturnType<typeof within>) =>
+    canvas.getByPlaceholderText('Enter a mutation', { exact: false });
 const submitButton = (canvas: ReturnType<typeof within>) => canvas.getByRole('button', { name: '+' });
diff --git a/components/src/preact/mutationFilter/mutation-filter.tsx b/components/src/preact/mutationFilter/mutation-filter.tsx
index 158fd130..7254b4a8 100644
--- a/components/src/preact/mutationFilter/mutation-filter.tsx
+++ b/components/src/preact/mutationFilter/mutation-filter.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { useContext, useRef, useState } from 'preact/hooks';
 import { parseAndValidateMutation } from './parseAndValidateMutation';
 import { type Deletion, type Insertion, type Mutation, type Substitution } from '../../utils/mutations';
 import { ReferenceGenomeContext } from '../ReferenceGenomeContext';
+import Info from '../components/info';
 import { singleGraphColorRGBByName } from '../shared/charts/colors';
 import { DeleteIcon } from '../shared/icons/DeleteIcon';
 
@@ -83,11 +84,14 @@ export const MutationFilter: FunctionComponent<MutationFilterProps> = () => {
 
     return (
         <div class={`rounded-lg border border-gray-300 bg-white p-2`}>
-            <SelectedMutationDisplay
-                selectedFilters={selectedFilters}
-                setSelectedFilters={setSelectedFilters}
-                fireChangeEvent={fireChangeEvent}
-            />
+            <div class='flex justify-between'>
+                <SelectedMutationDisplay
+                    selectedFilters={selectedFilters}
+                    setSelectedFilters={setSelectedFilters}
+                    fireChangeEvent={fireChangeEvent}
+                />
+                <Info className='mx-1' content='Info for mutation filter' />
+            </div>
 
             <form className='mt-2 w-full' onSubmit={handleSubmit} ref={formRef}>
                 <label className={`input flex items-center gap-2 ${isError ? 'input-error' : 'input-bordered'}`}>
@@ -96,7 +100,7 @@ export const MutationFilter: FunctionComponent<MutationFilterProps> = () => {
                         type='text'
                         value={inputValue}
                         onInput={handleInputChange}
-                        placeholder={'Enter a mutation'}
+                        placeholder={'Enter a mutation (e.g. A123T, ins_123:AT, S:M123E, ins_S:123:ME)'}
                         onBlur={handleOnBlur}
                     />
                     <button className='btn btn-sm'>+</button>
diff --git a/components/src/web-components/input/mutation-filter-component.stories.ts b/components/src/web-components/input/mutation-filter-component.stories.ts
index 3d67817a..a6257c47 100644
--- a/components/src/web-components/input/mutation-filter-component.stories.ts
+++ b/components/src/web-components/input/mutation-filter-component.stories.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export const FiresFilterChangedEvent: StoryObj<{ lapisField: string; placeholder
     play: async ({ canvasElement, step }) => {
         const canvas = await withinShadowRoot(canvasElement, 'gs-mutation-filter');
 
-        const inputField = () => canvas.getByPlaceholderText('Enter a mutation');
+        const inputField = () => canvas.getByPlaceholderText('Enter a mutation', { exact: false });
         const submitButton = () => canvas.getByRole('button', { name: '+' });
         const listenerMock = fn();
         await step('Setup event listener mock', async () => {
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export const FiresFilterOnBlurEvent: StoryObj<{ lapisField: string; placeholderT
     play: async ({ canvasElement, step }) => {
         const canvas = await withinShadowRoot(canvasElement, 'gs-mutation-filter');
 
-        const inputField = () => canvas.getByPlaceholderText('Enter a mutation');
+        const inputField = () => canvas.getByPlaceholderText('Enter a mutation', { exact: false });
         const listenerMock = fn();
         await step('Setup event listener mock', async () => {
             canvasElement.addEventListener('gs-mutation-filter-on-blur', listenerMock);