diff --git a/src/nextapp/components/publishing-popover/index.ts b/src/nextapp/components/publishing-popover/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..be17cea1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nextapp/components/publishing-popover/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { default } from './publishing-popover';
diff --git a/src/nextapp/components/publishing-popover/publishing-popover.tsx b/src/nextapp/components/publishing-popover/publishing-popover.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..23fc46a5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nextapp/components/publishing-popover/publishing-popover.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+import * as React from 'react';
+import {
+  Icon,
+  Text,
+  Link,
+  Flex,
+  Center,
+  Popover,
+  PopoverTrigger,
+  PopoverContent,
+  PopoverBody,
+  PopoverArrow,
+} from '@chakra-ui/react';
+import { FaClock, FaMinusCircle, FaCheckCircle } from 'react-icons/fa';
+
+interface PublishingPopoverProps {
+  status: string;
+}
+
+const PublishingPopover: React.FC<PublishingPopoverProps> = ({ status }) => {
+  return (
+    <>
+      {status === 'disabled' && (
+        <Popover trigger="hover">
+          <PopoverTrigger>
+            <Center>
+              <Icon as={FaMinusCircle} color="#B0B0B0" mr={2} boxSize={4} />
+              <Text fontSize="sm" w={40}>
+                Publishing disabled
+              </Text>
+            </Center>
+          </PopoverTrigger>
+          <PopoverContent>
+            <PopoverArrow />
+            <PopoverBody p={6}>
+              <Flex align="center" mb={3}>
+                <Icon as={FaMinusCircle} color="#B0B0B0" mr={2} boxSize={4} />
+                <Text fontSize="sm" as="b">
+                  Publishing disabled
+                </Text>
+              </Flex>
+              <Text fontSize="sm">
+                This means you still don't have permission to publish to the API
+                directory any API contained in this gateway. Request publishing
+                permission by{' '}
+                <Link
+                  href="https://developer.gov.bc.ca/docs/default/component/aps-infra-platform-docs/how-to/api-discovery/#enabling-for-discovery"
+                  target="_blank"
+                  color="bc-link"
+                  textDecor="underline"
+                >
+                  adding an organization
+                </Link>{' '}
+                to your gateway.
+              </Text>
+            </PopoverBody>
+          </PopoverContent>
+        </Popover>
+      )}
+      {status === 'pending' && (
+        <Popover trigger="hover">
+          <PopoverTrigger>
+            <Center>
+              <Icon as={FaClock} color="#EE9B1F" mr={2} boxSize={4} />
+              <Text fontSize="sm" w={40}>
+                Pending publishing permission
+              </Text>
+            </Center>
+          </PopoverTrigger>
+          <PopoverContent>
+            <PopoverArrow />
+            <PopoverBody p={6}>
+              <Flex align="center" mb={3}>
+                <Icon as={FaClock} color="#EE9B1F" mr={2} boxSize={4} />
+                <Text fontSize="sm" as="b">
+                  Pending publishing permission
+                </Text>
+              </Flex>
+              <Text fontSize="sm">
+                This means you submitted a request to enable publishing
+                permission and is pending your Organization Administrator
+                approval.
+              </Text>
+            </PopoverBody>
+          </PopoverContent>
+        </Popover>
+      )}
+      {status === 'enabled' && (
+        <Popover trigger="hover">
+          <PopoverTrigger>
+            <Center>
+              <Icon as={FaCheckCircle} color="#2E8540" mr={2} boxSize={4} />
+              <Text fontSize="sm" w={40}>
+                Publishing enabled
+              </Text>
+            </Center>
+          </PopoverTrigger>
+          <PopoverContent>
+            <PopoverArrow />
+            <PopoverBody p={6}>
+              <Flex align="center" mb={3}>
+                <Icon as={FaCheckCircle} color="#2E8540" mr={2} boxSize={4} />
+                <Text fontSize="sm" as="b">
+                  Publishing enabled
+                </Text>
+              </Flex>
+              <Text fontSize="sm">
+                This means you are now allowed to publish to the API directory
+                any API contained in this gateway, so others can find and access
+                them.
+              </Text>
+            </PopoverBody>
+          </PopoverContent>
+        </Popover>
+      )}
+    </>
+  );
+};
+
+export default PublishingPopover;
diff --git a/src/nextapp/pages/manager/gateways/index.tsx b/src/nextapp/pages/manager/gateways/index.tsx
index 4466e79d6..c0027771f 100644
--- a/src/nextapp/pages/manager/gateways/index.tsx
+++ b/src/nextapp/pages/manager/gateways/index.tsx
@@ -10,21 +10,12 @@ import {
   Button,
   Flex,
   Spacer,
-  Center,
   useToast,
   Select,
 } from '@chakra-ui/react';
 import Head from 'next/head';
 import { gql } from 'graphql-request';
-import {
-  FaPlus,
-  FaLaptopCode,
-  FaRocket,
-  FaServer,
-  FaClock,
-  FaMinusCircle,
-  FaCheckCircle,
-} from 'react-icons/fa';
+import { FaPlus, FaLaptopCode, FaRocket, FaServer } from 'react-icons/fa';
 import { useQueryClient } from 'react-query';
 
 import PageHeader from '@/components/page-header';
@@ -34,6 +25,7 @@ import { restApi, useApi } from '@/shared/services/api';
 import NamespaceManager from '@/components/namespace-manager/namespace-manager';
 import { Namespace } from '@/shared/types/query.types';
 import SearchInput from '@/components/search-input';
+import PublishingPopover from '@/components/publishing-popover';
 
 type GatewayActions = {
   title: string;
@@ -275,39 +267,15 @@ const MyGatewaysPage: React.FC = () => {
                     </Text>
                   </Box>
                   <Spacer />
-                  {namespace.orgEnabled === false && !namespace.orgUpdatedAt && (
-                    <Center>
-                      <Icon
-                        as={FaMinusCircle}
-                        color="#B0B0B0"
-                        mr={4}
-                        boxSize={4}
-                      />
-                      <Text fontSize="sm" w={40}>
-                        Publishing disabled
-                      </Text>
-                    </Center>
-                  )}
+                  {namespace.orgEnabled === false &&
+                    !namespace.orgUpdatedAt && (
+                      <PublishingPopover status="disabled" />
+                    )}
                   {namespace.orgEnabled === false && namespace.orgUpdatedAt && (
-                    <Center>
-                      <Icon as={FaClock} color="#EE9B1F" mr={4} boxSize={4} />
-                      <Text fontSize="sm" w={40}>
-                        Pending publishing permission
-                      </Text>
-                    </Center>
+                    <PublishingPopover status="pending" />
                   )}
                   {namespace.orgEnabled === true && (
-                    <Center>
-                      <Icon
-                        as={FaCheckCircle}
-                        color="#2E8540"
-                        mr={4}
-                        boxSize={4}
-                      />
-                      <Text fontSize="sm" w={40}>
-                        Publishing enabled
-                      </Text>
-                    </Center>
+                    <PublishingPopover status="enabled" />
                   )}
                 </Flex>
               ))}