diff --git a/app/main/forms.py b/app/main/forms.py
index 4feae2ab6..9340c3ba4 100644
--- a/app/main/forms.py
+++ b/app/main/forms.py
@@ -1726,11 +1726,14 @@ class TemplateFolderForm(StripWhitespaceForm):
     def __init__(self, all_service_users=None, *args, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         if all_service_users is not None:
-            self.users_with_permission.all_service_users = all_service_users
+            regular_users = [user for user in all_service_users if not user.platform_admin]
+            platform_admins = [user for user in all_service_users if user.platform_admin]
+
+            self.users_with_permission.all_service_users = regular_users
             self.users_with_permission.choices = [
-                (item.id, f"{item.name} (admin)" if item.platform_admin else item.name)
-                for item in all_service_users
+                (item.id, item.name) for item in regular_users
             ]
+            self.platform_admins = platform_admins
 
     users_with_permission = USWDSCollapsibleCheckboxesField(
         "Team members who can see this folder", field_label="team member"
diff --git a/app/templates/views/templates/manage-template-folder.html b/app/templates/views/templates/manage-template-folder.html
index b72760e5d..493db0d21 100644
--- a/app/templates/views/templates/manage-template-folder.html
+++ b/app/templates/views/templates/manage-template-folder.html
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@
     }) }}
     {% if current_user.has_permissions(ServicePermission.MANAGE_SERVICE) and form.users_with_permission.all_service_users %}
       {{ form.users_with_permission }}
+      {% if form.platform_admins is defined and form.platform_admins %}
+        <p class="usa-hint">Platform administrators can see all folders and cannot be removed from folders:</p>
+        <ul class="usa-hint usa-list">
+          {% for admin in form.platform_admins %}
+            <li>{{ admin.name }}</li>
+          {% endfor %}
+        </ul>
+      {% endif %}
     {% endif %}
 
     {{ page_footer(