diff --git a/src/components/coscine/CoscineFormGroup.vue b/src/components/coscine/CoscineFormGroup.vue
index a36f622cf812d61c7e991d3f75e5cb2af8cb42ad..53b653fcb7b5462410c28fcf8fcadc809ecd480d 100644
--- a/src/components/coscine/CoscineFormGroup.vue
+++ b/src/components/coscine/CoscineFormGroup.vue
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@
         </b-popover>
       </div>
     </template>
+
+    <!-- Hint Text -->
+    <div id="hint" class="small text-muted">
+      <slot name="hint" />
+    </div>
   </b-form-group>
 </template>
 
diff --git a/src/modules/resource/components/create-resource/Configuration.vue b/src/modules/resource/components/create-resource/Configuration.vue
index adc1f181c62f5ac35b7dba20f1b6f97b6333de02..ae33a8e5c9bc81554bd59266a035342deaa6f591 100644
--- a/src/modules/resource/components/create-resource/Configuration.vue
+++ b/src/modules/resource/components/create-resource/Configuration.vue
@@ -57,6 +57,30 @@
           v-model="selectedResourceType.iDisplayName"
           disabled
         />
+
+        <!-- Hint -->
+        <template #hint>
+          <!-- Logged in with ORCID -->
+          <i18n
+            v-if="externalUser"
+            path="page.createResource.configuration.labels.hintTextORCiD"
+            tag="span"
+          >
+            <template #userProfile>
+              <b-link :to="{ name: 'userprofile' }">
+                {{ $t("breadcrumbs.user.profile") }}
+              </b-link>
+            </template>
+          </i18n>
+          <!-- Logged in with SSO -->
+          <span v-else>
+            {{
+              $t("page.createResource.configuration.labels.hintTextSSO", {
+                organizationName: organizations[0],
+              })
+            }}
+          </span>
+        </template>
       </CoscineFormGroup>
 
       <!-- Resource Description -->
@@ -128,6 +152,8 @@ import type {
   ResourceTypeObject,
 } from "@coscine/api-client/dist/types/Coscine.Api.Resources";
 import type { LabeledResourceObject, ResourceTypeOption } from "../../types";
+import useUserStore from "@/modules/user/store";
+import type { OrganizationObject } from "@coscine/api-client/dist/types/Coscine.Api.Organization";
 
 export default defineComponent({
   components: {
@@ -156,8 +182,9 @@ export default defineComponent({
     const mainStore = useMainStore();
     const projectStore = useProjectStore();
     const resourceStore = useResourceStore();
+    const userStore = useUserStore();
 
-    return { mainStore, projectStore, resourceStore };
+    return { mainStore, projectStore, resourceStore, userStore };
   },
 
   data() {
@@ -171,6 +198,24 @@ export default defineComponent({
     isOwner(): boolean | undefined {
       return this.projectStore.currentUserRoleIsOwner;
     },
+    organizations(): string[] {
+      if (this.userMemberships) {
+        return this.userMemberships
+          .filter((organization) => !(organization.url?.indexOf("#") !== -1)) // If does contain "#" it's a sub level organization, otherwise top level
+          .map((org) => (org.displayName ? org.displayName : "")) // Extract organization display name, could contain empty strings
+          .filter((n) => n); // Filter out empty strings, if any;
+      }
+      return [];
+    },
+    organizationsSet(): boolean {
+      return this.organizations && this.organizations.length > 0;
+    },
+    externalUser(): boolean {
+      return !this.organizationsSet;
+    },
+    userMemberships(): null | OrganizationObject[] {
+      return this.userStore.userProfile.userMemberships;
+    },
     resourceTypes(): LabeledResourceObject[] | null {
       const labeledResourceTypes: LabeledResourceObject[] = [];
       const resourceTypes = this.resourceStore.enabledResourceTypes;
diff --git a/src/modules/resource/i18n/de.ts b/src/modules/resource/i18n/de.ts
index 51554379f918607336a471242f04b95239b79859..972be52aa501c0ca3ae98da09b001285b92f4a69 100644
--- a/src/modules/resource/i18n/de.ts
+++ b/src/modules/resource/i18n/de.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ export default {
             "Für weitere Informationen zu Ressourcentypen siehe",
           resourceTypePopoverUrl:
             "https://docs.coscine.de/de/rdm/resources/about/",
+          hintTextSSO:
+            "Die von Ihnen erstellbaren Ressourcentypen werden durch Ihre Zugehörigkeit zu Organisation {organizationName} beeinflusst. Bedienen Sie das Dropdown-Menü, um die für Sie verfügbaren Optionen zu sehen.",
+          hintTextORCiD:
+            "Die von Ihnen erstellbaren Ressourcentypen werden durch Ihre Zugehörigkeit zu einer Organisation beeinflusst. Verknüpfen Sie Ihr Organisationskonto unter {userProfile}, um mehr Optionen zu sehen",
         },
         popover: {
           title: "Quota nicht ausreichend",
diff --git a/src/modules/resource/i18n/en.ts b/src/modules/resource/i18n/en.ts
index 6e92be96f7efee604f2c9f6451c7193d03a96096..9191a70fd75f453626f9fbb97f0a212e9310bdfd 100644
--- a/src/modules/resource/i18n/en.ts
+++ b/src/modules/resource/i18n/en.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ export default {
           resourceTypePopover: "For more information on resource types see",
           resourceTypePopoverUrl:
             "https://docs.coscine.de/en/rdm/resources/about/",
+          hintTextSSO:
+            "The resource types you can create are impacted by your affiliation with {organizationName}. Check the dropdown menu to see the options available to you.",
+          hintTextORCiD:
+            "The resource types you can create are impacted by your affiliation. Merge your organization account under {userProfile} to make more options available to you",
         },
         popover: {
           title: "Quota not sufficient",