diff --git a/tests/test_form_pages.py b/tests/test_form_pages.py
index 3d70f2acd..5eeb8a0f9 100644
--- a/tests/test_form_pages.py
+++ b/tests/test_form_pages.py
@@ -8343,12 +8343,13 @@ def test_block_simple(pub, blocks_feature):
     formdef = FormDef()
     formdef.name = 'form title'
     formdef.fields = [
-        fields.BlockField(id='1', label='test', type='block:foobar'),
+        fields.BlockField(id='1', label='test', type='block:foobar', hint='hintblock'),
     ]
     formdef.store()
 
     app = get_app(pub)
     resp = app.get(formdef.get_url())
+    assert resp.text.count('>hintblock<') == 1
     resp.form['f1$element0$f123'] = 'foo'
     resp.form['f1$element0$f234'] = 'bar'
     resp = resp.form.submit('submit')  # -> validation page
@@ -8644,7 +8645,7 @@ def test_block_repeated(pub, blocks_feature):
     formdef.name = 'form title'
     formdef.fields = [
         fields.PageField(id='0', label='1st page', type='page'),
-        fields.BlockField(id='1', label='test', type='block:foobar', max_items=3),
+        fields.BlockField(id='1', label='test', type='block:foobar', max_items=3, hint='hintblock'),
         fields.PageField(id='2', label='2nd page', type='page'),
     ]
     formdef.store()
@@ -8652,11 +8653,14 @@ def test_block_repeated(pub, blocks_feature):
     app = get_app(pub)
     resp = app.get(formdef.get_url())
     assert resp.text.count('>Test<') == 1
+    assert resp.text.count('>hintblock<') == 1
     assert 'Add another' in resp
     resp = resp.form.submit('f1$add_element')
     assert resp.text.count('>Test<') == 2
+    assert resp.text.count('>hintblock<') == 1
     resp = resp.form.submit('f1$add_element')
     assert resp.text.count('>Test<') == 3
+    assert resp.text.count('>hintblock<') == 1
     assert 'Add another' not in resp
 
     # fill items (1st and 3rd row)
diff --git a/wcs/blocks.py b/wcs/blocks.py
index 0f3cad7c2..0d4d1a929 100644
--- a/wcs/blocks.py
+++ b/wcs/blocks.py
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ class BlockWidget(WidgetList):
             element_values = value.get('data')
         if not max_items:
             max_items = 1
+        hint = kwargs.pop('hint', None)
         element_kwargs = {'block': self.block, 'render_br': False}
         element_kwargs.update(kwargs)
         super().__init__(
@@ -271,6 +272,7 @@ class BlockWidget(WidgetList):
             element_type=BlockSubWidget,
             element_kwargs=element_kwargs,
             add_element_label=add_element_label or _('Add another'),
+            hint=hint,
             **kwargs,
         )