diff --git a/changelog/10951.txt b/changelog/10951.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1fdac2d5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/10951.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:improvement
+ui: Clarify language on usage metrics page empty state
+```
diff --git a/ui/app/templates/vault/cluster/metrics/index.hbs b/ui/app/templates/vault/cluster/metrics/index.hbs
index 2bd16df21..bfb112f53 100644
--- a/ui/app/templates/vault/cluster/metrics/index.hbs
+++ b/ui/app/templates/vault/cluster/metrics/index.hbs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 
 {{#if (eq model.config.queriesAvailable false)}}
   {{#if (eq model.config.enabled "On")}}
-    <EmptyState @title="No data is being received" @message='We haven’t yet gathered enough data to display here. We collect it at the end of each month, so your data will be available on the first of next month.' />
+    <EmptyState @title="No data is being received" @message="We haven't yet gathered enough data to display here. We collect it at the end of each month, so your data will be available on the first of next month. It will include the current namespace and all its children." />
   {{else}}
     <EmptyState @title="No data is being received" @message='Tracking is disabled, and no data is being collected. To turn it on, edit the configuration.'>
       <p>{{#link-to 'vault.cluster.metrics.config'}}Go to configuration{{/link-to}}</p>