diff --git a/changelog/_14161.txt b/changelog/_14161.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ffa17e59ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/_14161.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:improvement
+ui: Update copy on merge entities page to specify entity ID is the required data input when merging entities.
+```
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diff --git a/ui/app/models/identity/entity-merge.js b/ui/app/models/identity/entity-merge.js
index 6593b61a56..5122593bf9 100644
--- a/ui/app/models/identity/entity-merge.js
+++ b/ui/app/models/identity/entity-merge.js
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ export default IdentityModel.extend({
     return ['toEntityId', 'fromEntityIds', 'force'];
   }),
   toEntityId: attr('string', {
-    label: 'Entity to merge to',
+    label: 'Entity ID to merge to',
   }),
   fromEntityIds: attr({
-    label: 'Entities to merge from',
+    label: 'Entity IDs to merge from',
     editType: 'stringArray',
   }),
   force: attr('boolean', {