diff --git a/docs/docs/configuration/advanced/reference.md b/docs/docs/configuration/advanced/reference.md
index e70eeeca83..802f3d7856 100644
--- a/docs/docs/configuration/advanced/reference.md
+++ b/docs/docs/configuration/advanced/reference.md
@@ -981,7 +981,9 @@ cameras:
       # Optional: Adjust sort order of cameras in the UI. Larger numbers come later (default: shown below)
       # By default the cameras are sorted alphabetically.
       order: 0
-      # Optional: Whether or not to show the camera in the Frigate UI (default: shown below)
+      # Optional: Whether or not to show the camera on the default All Cameras live dashboard.
+      # The camera is still available everywhere else, including camera groups and settings
+      # (default: shown below)
       dashboard: True
       # Optional: Whether this camera is visible in review (the review page and its camera
       # filter, motion review, and the history view) (default: shown below)
diff --git a/frigate/config/camera/ui.py b/frigate/config/camera/ui.py
index 7db1c537fa..869a28b903 100644
--- a/frigate/config/camera/ui.py
+++ b/frigate/config/camera/ui.py
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ class CameraUiConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
     )
     dashboard: bool = Field(
         default=True,
-        title="Show in UI",
-        description="Toggle whether this camera is visible everywhere in the Frigate UI. Disabling this will require manually editing the config to view this camera in the UI again.",
+        title="Show on Live dashboard",
+        description="Toggle whether this camera is visible on the default All Cameras live dashboard. The camera remains available everywhere else in the UI, including camera groups and settings.",
     )
     review: bool = Field(
         default=True,
diff --git a/web/public/locales/en/config/cameras.json b/web/public/locales/en/config/cameras.json
index 2ddc30b6b8..248de30739 100644
--- a/web/public/locales/en/config/cameras.json
+++ b/web/public/locales/en/config/cameras.json
@@ -859,8 +859,8 @@
       "description": "Numeric order used to sort the camera in the UI (default dashboard and lists); larger numbers appear later."
     },
     "dashboard": {
-      "label": "Show in UI",
-      "description": "Toggle whether this camera is visible everywhere in the Frigate UI. Disabling this will require manually editing the config to view this camera in the UI again."
+      "label": "Show on Live dashboard",
+      "description": "Toggle whether this camera is visible on the default All Cameras live dashboard. The camera remains available everywhere else in the UI, including camera groups and settings."
     },
     "review": {
       "label": "Show in review",
diff --git a/web/public/locales/en/config/global.json b/web/public/locales/en/config/global.json
index 9e3a71b7a8..bf7ef337cc 100644
--- a/web/public/locales/en/config/global.json
+++ b/web/public/locales/en/config/global.json
@@ -1543,8 +1543,8 @@
       "description": "Numeric order used to sort the camera in the UI (default dashboard and lists); larger numbers appear later."
     },
     "dashboard": {
-      "label": "Show in UI",
-      "description": "Toggle whether this camera is visible everywhere in the Frigate UI. Disabling this will require manually editing the config to view this camera in the UI again."
+      "label": "Show on Live dashboard",
+      "description": "Toggle whether this camera is visible on the default All Cameras live dashboard. The camera remains available everywhere else in the UI, including camera groups and settings."
     },
     "review": {
       "label": "Show in review",
diff --git a/web/public/locales/en/views/settings.json b/web/public/locales/en/views/settings.json
index 165569638d..817c9f66c4 100644
--- a/web/public/locales/en/views/settings.json
+++ b/web/public/locales/en/views/settings.json
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@
         "webuiUrlHelp": "URL to visit the camera's web UI directly from the Debug view. Leave blank to disable the link.",
         "webuiUrlInvalid": "Must be a valid URL (e.g., https://example.com).",
         "dashboardLabel": "Show on Live dashboard",
-        "dashboardHelp": "Show this camera on the Live dashboard.",
+        "dashboardHelp": "Show this camera on the default All Cameras live dashboard. It remains available everywhere else, including camera groups.",
         "reviewLabel": "Show in Review",
         "reviewHelp": "Show this camera in Review, including the camera filter, motion review, and the history view."
       }
diff --git a/web/src/components/settings/ZoneEditPane.tsx b/web/src/components/settings/ZoneEditPane.tsx
index 6132fb9072..6e49307542 100644
--- a/web/src/components/settings/ZoneEditPane.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/settings/ZoneEditPane.tsx
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export default function ZoneEditPane({
     }
 
     return Object.values(config.cameras)
-      .filter((conf) => conf.ui.dashboard && conf.enabled_in_config)
+      .filter((conf) => conf.enabled_in_config)
       .sort((aConf, bConf) => aConf.ui.order - bConf.ui.order);
   }, [config]);
 
diff --git a/web/src/pages/Settings.tsx b/web/src/pages/Settings.tsx
index 6f445f0c47..e2666f57e3 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/Settings.tsx
+++ b/web/src/pages/Settings.tsx
@@ -706,12 +706,7 @@ export default function Settings() {
     }
 
     return Object.values(config.cameras)
-      .filter(
-        (conf) =>
-          conf.ui.dashboard &&
-          conf.enabled_in_config &&
-          !isReplayCamera(conf.name),
-      )
+      .filter((conf) => conf.enabled_in_config && !isReplayCamera(conf.name))
       .sort((aConf, bConf) => aConf.ui.order - bConf.ui.order);
   }, [config]);