diff --git a/app/models/user.py b/app/models/user.py
index bf5d4feaa..b74c8c2af 100644
--- a/app/models/user.py
+++ b/app/models/user.py
@@ -169,6 +169,19 @@ class User(UserMixin):
 
         return self.id in template_folder.get("users_with_permission", [])
 
+    def template_folders_for_service(self, service=None):
+        """
+        Returns list of template folders that a user can view for a given service
+        """
+        if not service.has_permission('edit_folder_permissions'):
+            return service.all_template_folders
+
+        return [
+            template_folder
+            for template_folder in service.all_template_folders
+            if self.id in template_folder.get("users_with_permission", [])
+        ]
+
     def belongs_to_service(self, service_id):
         return str(service_id) in self.services
 
@@ -268,6 +281,10 @@ class InvitedUser(object):
             data['permissions'] = sorted(self.permissions)
         return data
 
+    def template_folders_for_service(self, service=None):
+        # only used on the manage users page to display the count, so okay to not be fully fledged for now
+        return [{'id': x} for x in self.folder_permissions]
+
 
 class InvitedOrgUser(object):
 
diff --git a/app/templates/views/manage-users.html b/app/templates/views/manage-users.html
index 645f67f1d..d97e1a269 100644
--- a/app/templates/views/manage-users.html
+++ b/app/templates/views/manage-users.html
@@ -57,6 +57,20 @@
                 {% endif %}
               </div>
             {% endif %}
+            {# only show if the service has folders #}
+            {% if current_service.has_permission('edit_folder_permissions')  and current_service.all_template_folders %}
+              <div class="tick-cross-list-hint">
+                {% set folder_count = user.template_folders_for_service(current_service) | length %}
+
+                {% if folder_count == 0 %}
+                  Cannot see any folders
+                {% elif folder_count != current_service.all_template_folders | length %}
+                  Can see {{ folder_count }} folder{% if folder_count > 1 %}s{% endif %}
+                {% else %}
+                  Can see all folders
+                {% endif%}
+              </div>
+            {% endif %}
           </div>
           {% if current_user.has_permissions('manage_service') %}
             <li class="tick-cross-list-edit-link">
diff --git a/tests/app/main/views/test_manage_users.py b/tests/app/main/views/test_manage_users.py
index 5e8df8324..5450e647d 100644
--- a/tests/app/main/views/test_manage_users.py
+++ b/tests/app/main/views/test_manage_users.py
@@ -878,6 +878,73 @@ def test_no_permission_manage_users_page(
     assert "Team members" not in resp_text
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('folders_user_can_see, expected_message', [
+    (3, 'Can see all folders'),
+    (2, 'Can see 2 folders'),
+    (1, 'Can see 1 folder'),
+    (0, 'Cannot see any folders'),
+])
+def test_manage_user_page_shows_how_many_folders_user_can_view(
+    client_request,
+    service_one,
+    mock_get_template_folders,
+    mock_get_users_by_service,
+    mock_get_invites_for_service,
+    api_user_active,
+    folders_user_can_see,
+    expected_message
+):
+    service_one['permissions'] = ['edit_folder_permissions']
+    mock_get_template_folders.return_value = [
+        {'id': 'folder-id-1', 'name': 'f1', 'parent_id': None, 'users_with_permission': []},
+        {'id': 'folder-id-2', 'name': 'f2', 'parent_id': None, 'users_with_permission': []},
+        {'id': 'folder-id-3', 'name': 'f3', 'parent_id': None, 'users_with_permission': []},
+    ]
+    for i in range(folders_user_can_see):
+        mock_get_template_folders.return_value[i]['users_with_permission'].append(api_user_active.id)
+
+    page = client_request.get('main.manage_users', service_id=service_one['id'])
+
+    user_div = page.select_one("h3[title='notify@digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk']").parent
+    assert user_div.select_one('.tick-cross-list-hint:last-child').text.strip() == expected_message
+
+
+def test_manage_user_page_doesnt_show_folder_hint_if_service_has_no_folders(
+    client_request,
+    service_one,
+    mock_get_template_folders,
+    mock_get_users_by_service,
+    mock_get_invites_for_service,
+    api_user_active,
+):
+    service_one['permissions'] = ['edit_folder_permissions']
+    mock_get_template_folders.return_value = []
+
+    page = client_request.get('main.manage_users', service_id=service_one['id'])
+
+    user_div = page.select_one("h3[title='notify@digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk']").parent
+    assert user_div.find('.tick-cross-list-hint:last-child') is None
+
+
+def test_manage_user_page_doesnt_show_folder_hint_if_service_cant_edit_folder_permissions(
+    client_request,
+    service_one,
+    mock_get_template_folders,
+    mock_get_users_by_service,
+    mock_get_invites_for_service,
+    api_user_active
+):
+    service_one['permissions'] = []
+    mock_get_template_folders.return_value = [
+        {'id': 'folder-id-1', 'name': 'f1', 'parent_id': None, 'users_with_permission': [api_user_active.id]},
+    ]
+
+    page = client_request.get('main.manage_users', service_id=service_one['id'])
+
+    user_div = page.select_one("h3[title='notify@digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk']").parent
+    assert user_div.find('.tick-cross-list-hint:last-child') is None
+
+
 def test_remove_user_from_service(
     client_request,
     active_user_with_permissions,