diff --git a/apis/flowcollector/v1beta1/flowcollector_types.go b/apis/flowcollector/v1beta1/flowcollector_types.go
index 98f7bcd8b..63eced678 100644
--- a/apis/flowcollector/v1beta1/flowcollector_types.go
+++ b/apis/flowcollector/v1beta1/flowcollector_types.go
@@ -858,6 +858,7 @@ type SubnetLabels struct {
 	OpenShiftAutoDetect *bool `json:"openShiftAutoDetect,omitempty"`
 
 	// `customLabels` allows to customize subnets and IPs labelling, such as to identify cluster-external workloads or web services.
+	// If you enable `openShiftAutoDetect`, `customLabels` can override the detected subnets in case they overlap.
 	//+optional
 	CustomLabels []SubnetLabel `json:"customLabels,omitempty"`
 }
@@ -866,7 +867,7 @@ type SubnetLabels struct {
 type SubnetLabel struct {
 	// List of CIDRs, such as `["1.2.3.4/32"]`.
 	//+required
-	CIDRs []string `json:"cidrs,omitempty"`
+	CIDRs []string `json:"cidrs,omitempty"` // Note, starting with k8s 1.31 / ocp 4.16 there's a new way to validate CIDR such as `+kubebuilder:validation:XValidation:rule="isCIDR(self)",message="field should be in CIDR notation format"`. But older versions would reject the CRD so we cannot implement it now to maintain compatibility.
 	// Label name, used to flag matching flows.
 	//+required
 	Name string `json:"name,omitempty"`
diff --git a/apis/flowcollector/v1beta2/flowcollector_types.go b/apis/flowcollector/v1beta2/flowcollector_types.go
index 44547eaac..11d1698bd 100644
--- a/apis/flowcollector/v1beta2/flowcollector_types.go
+++ b/apis/flowcollector/v1beta2/flowcollector_types.go
@@ -1009,6 +1009,7 @@ type SubnetLabels struct {
 	OpenShiftAutoDetect *bool `json:"openShiftAutoDetect,omitempty"`
 
 	// `customLabels` allows to customize subnets and IPs labelling, such as to identify cluster-external workloads or web services.
+	// If you enable `openShiftAutoDetect`, `customLabels` can override the detected subnets in case they overlap.
 	//+optional
 	CustomLabels []SubnetLabel `json:"customLabels,omitempty"`
 }
@@ -1017,7 +1018,7 @@ type SubnetLabels struct {
 type SubnetLabel struct {
 	// List of CIDRs, such as `["1.2.3.4/32"]`.
 	//+required
-	CIDRs []string `json:"cidrs,omitempty"`
+	CIDRs []string `json:"cidrs,omitempty"` // Note, starting with k8s 1.31 / ocp 4.16 there's a new way to validate CIDR such as `+kubebuilder:validation:XValidation:rule="isCIDR(self)",message="field should be in CIDR notation format"`. But older versions would reject the CRD so we cannot implement it now to maintain compatibility.
 	// Label name, used to flag matching flows.
 	//+required
 	Name string `json:"name,omitempty"`
diff --git a/bundle/manifests/flows.netobserv.io_flowcollectors.yaml b/bundle/manifests/flows.netobserv.io_flowcollectors.yaml
index abba1926a..248073ebe 100644
--- a/bundle/manifests/flows.netobserv.io_flowcollectors.yaml
+++ b/bundle/manifests/flows.netobserv.io_flowcollectors.yaml
@@ -2753,7 +2753,8 @@ spec:
                       customLabels:
                         description: '`customLabels` allows to customize subnets and
                           IPs labelling, such as to identify cluster-external workloads
-                          or web services.'
+                          or web services. If you enable `openShiftAutoDetect`, `customLabels`
+                          can override the detected subnets in case they overlap.'
                         items:
                           description: SubnetLabel allows to label subnets and IPs,
                             such as to identify cluster-external workloads or web
@@ -5847,7 +5848,8 @@ spec:
                       customLabels:
                         description: '`customLabels` allows to customize subnets and
                           IPs labelling, such as to identify cluster-external workloads
-                          or web services.'
+                          or web services. If you enable `openShiftAutoDetect`, `customLabels`
+                          can override the detected subnets in case they overlap.'
                         items:
                           description: SubnetLabel allows to label subnets and IPs,
                             such as to identify cluster-external workloads or web
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/flows.netobserv.io_flowcollectors.yaml b/config/crd/bases/flows.netobserv.io_flowcollectors.yaml
index ba9f10160..420198b3f 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/flows.netobserv.io_flowcollectors.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/flows.netobserv.io_flowcollectors.yaml
@@ -2740,7 +2740,8 @@ spec:
                       customLabels:
                         description: '`customLabels` allows to customize subnets and
                           IPs labelling, such as to identify cluster-external workloads
-                          or web services.'
+                          or web services. If you enable `openShiftAutoDetect`, `customLabels`
+                          can override the detected subnets in case they overlap.'
                         items:
                           description: SubnetLabel allows to label subnets and IPs,
                             such as to identify cluster-external workloads or web
@@ -5834,7 +5835,8 @@ spec:
                       customLabels:
                         description: '`customLabels` allows to customize subnets and
                           IPs labelling, such as to identify cluster-external workloads
-                          or web services.'
+                          or web services. If you enable `openShiftAutoDetect`, `customLabels`
+                          can override the detected subnets in case they overlap.'
                         items:
                           description: SubnetLabel allows to label subnets and IPs,
                             such as to identify cluster-external workloads or web
diff --git a/docs/FlowCollector.md b/docs/FlowCollector.md
index 29d56a79d..be656435a 100644
--- a/docs/FlowCollector.md
+++ b/docs/FlowCollector.md
@@ -4832,7 +4832,7 @@ ResourceClaim references one entry in PodSpec.ResourceClaims.
         <td><b><a href="#flowcollectorspecprocessorsubnetlabelscustomlabelsindex">customLabels</a></b></td>
         <td>[]object</td>
         <td>
-          `customLabels` allows to customize subnets and IPs labelling, such as to identify cluster-external workloads or web services.<br/>
+          `customLabels` allows to customize subnets and IPs labelling, such as to identify cluster-external workloads or web services. If you enable `openShiftAutoDetect`, `customLabels` can override the detected subnets in case they overlap.<br/>
         </td>
         <td>false</td>
       </tr><tr>
@@ -10406,7 +10406,7 @@ ResourceClaim references one entry in PodSpec.ResourceClaims.
         <td><b><a href="#flowcollectorspecprocessorsubnetlabelscustomlabelsindex-1">customLabels</a></b></td>
         <td>[]object</td>
         <td>
-          `customLabels` allows to customize subnets and IPs labelling, such as to identify cluster-external workloads or web services.<br/>
+          `customLabels` allows to customize subnets and IPs labelling, such as to identify cluster-external workloads or web services. If you enable `openShiftAutoDetect`, `customLabels` can override the detected subnets in case they overlap.<br/>
         </td>
         <td>false</td>
       </tr><tr>