diff --git a/web/src/admin/applications/ApplicationForm.ts b/web/src/admin/applications/ApplicationForm.ts
index 7edbe51a17..9ea8997c23 100644
--- a/web/src/admin/applications/ApplicationForm.ts
+++ b/web/src/admin/applications/ApplicationForm.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import "@goauthentik/components/ak-radio-input";
 import "@goauthentik/components/ak-switch-input";
 import "@goauthentik/components/ak-text-input";
 import "@goauthentik/components/ak-textarea-input";
+import "@goauthentik/elements/Alert.js";
 import {
     CapabilitiesEnum,
     WithCapabilitiesConfig,
@@ -120,7 +121,12 @@ export class ApplicationForm extends WithCapabilitiesConfig(ModelForm<Applicatio
     }
 
     renderForm(): TemplateResult {
+        const alertMsg = msg(
+            "Using this form will only create an Application. In order to authenticate with the application, you will have to manually pair it with a Provider.",
+        );
+
         return html`<form class="pf-c-form pf-m-horizontal">
+            <ak-alert level="pf-m-info">${alertMsg}</ak-alert>
             <ak-text-input
                 name="name"
                 value=${ifDefined(this.instance?.name)}
diff --git a/web/src/admin/applications/ApplicationListPage.ts b/web/src/admin/applications/ApplicationListPage.ts
index ad18f185ff..72b794925f 100644
--- a/web/src/admin/applications/ApplicationListPage.ts
+++ b/web/src/admin/applications/ApplicationListPage.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export class ApplicationListPage extends WithBrandConfig(TablePage<Application>)
     }
     pageDescription(): string {
         return msg(
-            str`External applications that use ${this.brand.brandingTitle || "authentik"} as an identity provider via protocols like OAuth2 and SAML. All applications are shown here, even ones you cannot access.`,
+            str`External applications that use ${this.brand?.brandingTitle ?? "authentik"} as an identity provider via protocols like OAuth2 and SAML. All applications are shown here, even ones you cannot access.`,
         );
     }
     pageIcon(): string {
@@ -85,10 +85,6 @@ export class ApplicationListPage extends WithBrandConfig(TablePage<Application>)
         ];
     }
 
-    renderSectionBefore(): TemplateResult {
-        return html`<ak-application-wizard-hint></ak-application-wizard-hint>`;
-    }
-
     renderSidebarAfter(): TemplateResult {
         return html`<div class="pf-c-sidebar__panel pf-m-width-25">
             <div class="pf-c-card">
@@ -160,12 +156,21 @@ export class ApplicationListPage extends WithBrandConfig(TablePage<Application>)
     }
 
     renderObjectCreate(): TemplateResult {
-        return html`<ak-forms-modal .open=${getURLParam("createForm", false)}>
-            <span slot="submit"> ${msg("Create")} </span>
-            <span slot="header"> ${msg("Create Application")} </span>
-            <ak-application-form slot="form"> </ak-application-form>
-            <button slot="trigger" class="pf-c-button pf-m-primary">${msg("Create")}</button>
-        </ak-forms-modal>`;
+        return html` <ak-application-wizard .open=${getURLParam("createWizard", false)}>
+                <button
+                    slot="trigger"
+                    class="pf-c-button pf-m-primary"
+                    data-ouia-component-id="start-application-wizard"
+                >
+                    ${msg("Create with Provider")}
+                </button>
+            </ak-application-wizard>
+            <ak-forms-modal .open=${getURLParam("createForm", false)}>
+                <span slot="submit"> ${msg("Create")} </span>
+                <span slot="header"> ${msg("Create Application")} </span>
+                <ak-application-form slot="form"> </ak-application-form>
+                <button slot="trigger" class="pf-c-button pf-m-primary">${msg("Create")}</button>
+            </ak-forms-modal>`;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/web/src/admin/applications/wizard/ApplicationWizardStep.ts b/web/src/admin/applications/wizard/ApplicationWizardStep.ts
index d691b29e0d..71095a6d46 100644
--- a/web/src/admin/applications/wizard/ApplicationWizardStep.ts
+++ b/web/src/admin/applications/wizard/ApplicationWizardStep.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export class ApplicationWizardStep extends WizardStep {
     // As recommended in [WizardStep](../../../components/ak-wizard/WizardStep.ts), we override
     // these fields and provide them to all the child classes.
     wizardTitle = msg("New application");
-    wizardDescription = msg("Create a new application");
+    wizardDescription = msg("Create a new application and configure a provider for it.");
     canCancel = true;
 
     // This should be overridden in the children for more precise targeting.
diff --git a/web/src/user/LibraryPage/ak-library-application-empty-list.ts b/web/src/user/LibraryPage/ak-library-application-empty-list.ts
index 6965d4b91c..170eff0a8f 100644
--- a/web/src/user/LibraryPage/ak-library-application-empty-list.ts
+++ b/web/src/user/LibraryPage/ak-library-application-empty-list.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export class LibraryPageApplicationEmptyList extends AKElement {
 
     renderNewAppButton() {
         const href = paramURL("/core/applications", {
-            createForm: true,
+            createWizard: true,
         });
         return html`
             <div class="pf-u-pt-lg">
diff --git a/web/tests/specs/new-application-by-wizard.ts b/web/tests/specs/new-application-by-wizard.ts
index 3a25b6c5a3..a0c46dfe7d 100644
--- a/web/tests/specs/new-application-by-wizard.ts
+++ b/web/tests/specs/new-application-by-wizard.ts
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export async function findWizardTitle() {
 async function passByPoliciesAndCommit() {
     const title = await findWizardTitle();
     // Expect to be on the Bindings panel
-    await expect(await title.getText()).toEqual("Configure Policy Bindings");
+    await expect(await title.getText()).toEqual("Configure Policy/User/Group Bindings");
     await (await ApplicationWizardView.nextButton()).click();
     await ApplicationWizardView.pause();
     await (await ApplicationWizardView.submitPage()).waitForDisplayed();