diff --git a/apps/client/src/externals.ts b/apps/client/src/externals.ts
index 2cc5c1549..28121b2ee 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/externals.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/externals.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export const isDev = import.meta.env.DEV;
 export const currentHostName = window.location.hostname;
 export const isLocalhost = currentHostName === 'localhost' || currentHostName === '127.0.0.1';
 export const isOntimeCloud = document.querySelector('base')?.hasAttribute('data-is-cloud')
+export const isTouchDevice = 'ontouchstart' in window || navigator.maxTouchPoints > 0;
 
 // resolve entrypoint URLs
 
diff --git a/apps/client/src/features/operator/Operator.tsx b/apps/client/src/features/operator/Operator.tsx
index f46ac1f3a..112ef7451 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/features/operator/Operator.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/features/operator/Operator.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { useWindowTitle } from '../../common/hooks/useWindowTitle';
 import { cx } from '../../common/utils/styleUtils';
 import { throttle } from '../../common/utils/throttle';
 import { getDefaultFormat } from '../../common/utils/time';
+import { isTouchDevice } from '../../externals';
 import Loader from '../../views/common/loader/Loader';
 
 import EditModal from './edit-modal/EditModal';
@@ -122,7 +123,9 @@ function Operator({ rundown, rundownMetadata, customFields, settings }: Operator
       <StatusBar />
 
       {canEdit && (
-        <div className={cx([style.editPrompt, showEditPrompt && style.show])}>Press and hold to edit user field</div>
+        <div className={cx([style.editPrompt, showEditPrompt && style.show])}>
+          {isTouchDevice ? 'Press and hold to edit user field' : 'Right click to edit user field'}
+        </div>
       )}
 
       <div className={style.operatorEvents} onWheel={handleScroll} onTouchMove={handleScroll} ref={scrollRef}>