diff --git a/node_title_help_text.module b/node_title_help_text.module
index b25eb1b..3d7dacb 100644
--- a/node_title_help_text.module
+++ b/node_title_help_text.module
@@ -30,6 +30,27 @@ function node_title_help_text_form_node_form_alter(&$form, FormStateInterface $f
 }
 
 /**
+ * Perform alterations before an entity form is included in the IEF widget.
+ *
+ * @param $entity_form
+ *   Nested array of form elements that comprise the entity form.
+ * @param $form_state
+ *   The form state of the parent form.
+ */
+function node_title_help_text_inline_entity_form_entity_form_alter(&$entity_form, &$form_state) {
+  $node_type = \Drupal\node\Entity\NodeType::load($entity_form['#bundle']);
+  if ($node_type) {
+    $description = $node_type->getThirdPartySetting('node_title_help_text', 'title_help');
+  }
+  if ($description) {
+    $widget =& $entity_form['title']['widget'];
+    if (empty($widget[0]['value']['#description'])) {
+      $widget[0]['value']['#description'] = $description;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+/**
  * Implements hook_form_FORM_ID_alter() for \Drupal\node\NodeTypeForm.
  *
  * Adds textarea for title field help text to the node type form.