diff --git a/desktop/src/features/workflows/ui/WorkflowConditionBuilder.tsx b/desktop/src/features/workflows/ui/WorkflowConditionBuilder.tsx
index ce5aaf1bb..92c1e4f6a 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/workflows/ui/WorkflowConditionBuilder.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/features/workflows/ui/WorkflowConditionBuilder.tsx
@@ -35,6 +35,19 @@ const OPERATOR_LABELS: Record<ConditionOperator, string> = {
   is_empty: "is empty",
 };
 
+function operatorLabel(
+  field: string,
+  operator: ConditionOperator,
+  usesExactMatchOperators: boolean,
+): string {
+  if (usesExactMatchOperators && operator === "equals") return "is";
+  if (field === "trigger_text") {
+    if (operator === "is_not_empty") return "has text";
+    if (operator === "is_empty") return "has no text";
+  }
+  return OPERATOR_LABELS[operator];
+}
+
 type ConditionEditorState = {
   custom: boolean;
   editors: ParsedConditionExpression[];
@@ -141,9 +154,7 @@ function ConditionEditorControls({
         >
           {operatorOptions.map((operator) => (
             <option key={operator} value={operator}>
-              {usesExactMatchOperators && operator === "equals"
-                ? "is"
-                : OPERATOR_LABELS[operator]}
+              {operatorLabel(editor.field, operator, usesExactMatchOperators)}
             </option>
           ))}
         </FormSelect>
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/workflows/ui/workflowTriggerDescription.test.mjs b/desktop/src/features/workflows/ui/workflowTriggerDescription.test.mjs
index 6edf828d2..7bbcd1849 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/workflows/ui/workflowTriggerDescription.test.mjs
+++ b/desktop/src/features/workflows/ui/workflowTriggerDescription.test.mjs
@@ -23,6 +23,22 @@ test("describes selected trigger conditions on the workflow canvas", () => {
     "Message posted containing “deploy”",
   );
 
+  assert.equal(
+    workflowTriggerDescription({
+      on: "message_posted",
+      filter: "str_len(trigger_text) == 0",
+    }),
+    "Message posted without text",
+  );
+
+  assert.equal(
+    workflowTriggerDescription({
+      on: "message_posted",
+      filter: "str_len(trigger_text) > 0",
+    }),
+    "Text message posted",
+  );
+
   assert.equal(
     workflowTriggerDescription({
       on: "reaction_added",
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/workflows/ui/workflowTriggerDescription.ts b/desktop/src/features/workflows/ui/workflowTriggerDescription.ts
index df81c4885..7f932119c 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/workflows/ui/workflowTriggerDescription.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/features/workflows/ui/workflowTriggerDescription.ts
@@ -49,9 +49,11 @@ function textConditionDescription(
     case "not_equals":
       return `${eventPhrase} not matching ${value}`;
     case "is_not_empty":
-      return `Non-empty ${eventPhrase.toLowerCase()}`;
+      return eventPhrase === "Message posted"
+        ? "Text message posted"
+        : `${eventPhrase} containing text`;
     case "is_empty":
-      return `Empty ${eventPhrase.toLowerCase()}`;
+      return `${eventPhrase} without text`;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/desktop/tests/e2e/workflows.spec.ts b/desktop/tests/e2e/workflows.spec.ts
index 796e0e5f7..f64be22a0 100644
--- a/desktop/tests/e2e/workflows.spec.ts
+++ b/desktop/tests/e2e/workflows.spec.ts
@@ -297,6 +297,13 @@ test("builds a valid trigger condition from plain-language choices", async ({
 
   await conditionFields.getByRole("button", { name: "Message text" }).click();
   await expect(allMessages).toHaveAttribute("aria-pressed", "false");
+  const matchSelect = inspector.getByLabel("Match");
+  await expect(matchSelect.locator('option[value="is_not_empty"]')).toHaveText(
+    "has text",
+  );
+  await expect(matchSelect.locator('option[value="is_empty"]')).toHaveText(
+    "has no text",
+  );
   await inspector.getByLabel("Text to match").fill('deploy "buzz"');
   await dialog.getByRole("tab", { name: "YAML" }).click();
   await expect(dialog.getByLabel("Workflow YAML")).toHaveValue(