diff --git a/pkg/gui/views.go b/pkg/gui/views.go
index 15bd3c867..8567af797 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/views.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/views.go
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ package gui
 import (
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/generics/slices"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/gocui"
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/keybindings"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/theme"
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/utils"
 )
 
 type viewNameMapping struct {
@@ -159,7 +161,10 @@ func (gui *Gui) createAllViews() error {
 
 	gui.Views.CommitDescription.Visible = false
 	gui.Views.CommitDescription.Title = gui.c.Tr.CommitDescriptionTitle
-	gui.Views.CommitDescription.Subtitle = gui.Tr.CommitDescriptionSubTitle
+	gui.Views.CommitDescription.Subtitle = utils.ResolvePlaceholderString(gui.Tr.CommitDescriptionSubTitle,
+		map[string]string{
+			"togglePanelKeyBinding": keybindings.Label(gui.UserConfig.Keybinding.Universal.TogglePanel),
+		})
 	gui.Views.CommitDescription.FgColor = theme.GocuiDefaultTextColor
 	gui.Views.CommitDescription.Editable = true
 	gui.Views.CommitDescription.Editor = gocui.EditorFunc(gui.commitDescriptionEditor)
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/english.go b/pkg/i18n/english.go
index f916c3c4d..5f937057d 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/english.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/english.go
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ func EnglishTranslationSet() TranslationSet {
 		RebaseOptionsTitle:                  "Rebase options",
 		CommitMessageTitle:                  "Commit summary",
 		CommitDescriptionTitle:              "Commit description",
-		CommitDescriptionSubTitle:           "Press tab to toggle focus",
+		CommitDescriptionSubTitle:           "Press {{.togglePanelKeyBinding}} to toggle focus",
 		LocalBranchesTitle:                  "Local branches",
 		SearchTitle:                         "Search",
 		TagsTitle:                           "Tags",