diff --git a/src/actions/advancement.cpp b/src/actions/advancement.cpp
index 32485b5f965c..6ff303584cc8 100644
--- a/src/actions/advancement.cpp
+++ b/src/actions/advancement.cpp
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ namespace
 		}
 		virtual std::string description() const
 		{
-			return _("an advancement choice");
+			return _("waiting for^an advancement choice");
 		}
 	private:
 		const map_location loc_;
diff --git a/src/persist_var.cpp b/src/persist_var.cpp
index d2539ca774bd..671fcee1fb96 100644
--- a/src/persist_var.cpp
+++ b/src/persist_var.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ struct persist_choice: mp_sync::user_choice {
 
 	virtual std::string description() const
 	{
-		return "a global variable";
+		return _("waiting for^a global variable");
 	}
 	virtual bool is_visible() const { return false; }
 };
diff --git a/src/synced_user_choice.hpp b/src/synced_user_choice.hpp
index 55bef9e235c0..66e24e5b4a9d 100644
--- a/src/synced_user_choice.hpp
+++ b/src/synced_user_choice.hpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ struct user_choice
 	///whether the choice is visible for the user like an advancement choice
 	///a non-visible choice is for example get_global_variable
 	virtual bool is_visible() const { return true; }
-	virtual std::string description() const { return "input"; }
+	virtual std::string description() const { return _("waiting for^input"); }
 };
 
 /**