diff --git a/templates/repo/create.tmpl b/templates/repo/create.tmpl
index bcc04ff28d..3afd978ee9 100644
--- a/templates/repo/create.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/create.tmpl
@@ -49,14 +49,17 @@
 					<div class="inline field">
 						<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility"}}</label>
 						<div class="ui checkbox">
-							{{if .IsForcedPrivate}}
-								<input name="private" type="checkbox" checked readonly>
-								<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility_helper_forced"}}</label>
-							{{else}}
-								<input name="private" type="checkbox" {{if .private}}checked{{end}}>
-								<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility_helper"}}</label>
-							{{end}}
+							<input name="private" type="checkbox"
+								{{if .IsForcedPrivate}}
+									checked disabled
+								{{else}}
+									{{if .private}}checked{{end}}
+								{{end}}>
+							<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility_helper"}}</label>
 						</div>
+						{{if .IsForcedPrivate}}
+							<span class="help">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility_helper_forced"}}</span>
+						{{end}}
 						<span class="help">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility_description"}}</span>
 					</div>
 					<div class="inline field {{if .Err_Description}}error{{end}}">
diff --git a/templates/repo/migrate/codebase.tmpl b/templates/repo/migrate/codebase.tmpl
index 439a883863..1b5e84067e 100644
--- a/templates/repo/migrate/codebase.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/migrate/codebase.tmpl
@@ -88,14 +88,18 @@
 					<div class="inline field">
 						<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility"}}</label>
 						<div class="ui checkbox">
-							{{if .IsForcedPrivate}}
-								<input name="private" type="checkbox" checked readonly>
-								<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility_helper_forced"}}</label>
-							{{else}}
-								<input name="private" type="checkbox" {{if .private}}checked{{end}}>
-								<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility_helper"}}</label>
-							{{end}}
+							<input name="private" type="checkbox"
+								{{if .IsForcedPrivate}}
+									checked disabled
+								{{else}}
+									{{if .private}}checked{{end}}
+								{{end}}>
+							<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility_helper"}}</label>
 						</div>
+						{{if .IsForcedPrivate}}
+							<span class="help">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility_helper_forced"}}</span>
+						{{end}}
+						<span class="help">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility_description"}}</span>
 					</div>
 					<div class="inline field {{if .Err_Description}}error{{end}}">
 						<label for="description">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.repo_desc"}}</label>
diff --git a/templates/repo/migrate/git.tmpl b/templates/repo/migrate/git.tmpl
index db01b8d858..5ebf4cfd6a 100644
--- a/templates/repo/migrate/git.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/migrate/git.tmpl
@@ -62,14 +62,18 @@
 					<div class="inline field">
 						<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility"}}</label>
 						<div class="ui checkbox">
-							{{if .IsForcedPrivate}}
-								<input name="private" type="checkbox" checked readonly>
-								<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility_helper_forced"}}</label>
-							{{else}}
-								<input name="private" type="checkbox" {{if .private}}checked{{end}}>
-								<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility_helper"}}</label>
-							{{end}}
+							<input name="private" type="checkbox"
+								{{if .IsForcedPrivate}}
+									checked disabled
+								{{else}}
+									{{if .private}}checked{{end}}
+								{{end}}>
+							<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility_helper"}}</label>
 						</div>
+						{{if .IsForcedPrivate}}
+							<span class="help">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility_helper_forced"}}</span>
+						{{end}}
+						<span class="help">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility_description"}}</span>
 					</div>
 					<div class="inline field {{if .Err_Description}}error{{end}}">
 						<label for="description">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.repo_desc"}}</label>
diff --git a/templates/repo/migrate/gitbucket.tmpl b/templates/repo/migrate/gitbucket.tmpl
index d1f1db99ba..6d671777a4 100644
--- a/templates/repo/migrate/gitbucket.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/migrate/gitbucket.tmpl
@@ -104,14 +104,18 @@
 					<div class="inline field">
 						<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility"}}</label>
 						<div class="ui checkbox">
-							{{if .IsForcedPrivate}}
-								<input name="private" type="checkbox" checked readonly>
-								<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility_helper_forced"}}</label>
-							{{else}}
-								<input name="private" type="checkbox" {{if .private}}checked{{end}}>
-								<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility_helper"}}</label>
-							{{end}}
+							<input name="private" type="checkbox"
+								{{if .IsForcedPrivate}}
+									checked disabled
+								{{else}}
+									{{if .private}}checked{{end}}
+								{{end}}>
+							<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility_helper"}}</label>
 						</div>
+						{{if .IsForcedPrivate}}
+							<span class="help">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility_helper_forced"}}</span>
+						{{end}}
+						<span class="help">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility_description"}}</span>
 					</div>
 					<div class="inline field {{if .Err_Description}}error{{end}}">
 						<label for="description">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.repo_desc"}}</label>
diff --git a/templates/repo/migrate/gitea.tmpl b/templates/repo/migrate/gitea.tmpl
index f2a3ae4348..20d85c27c7 100644
--- a/templates/repo/migrate/gitea.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/migrate/gitea.tmpl
@@ -100,14 +100,18 @@
 					<div class="inline field">
 						<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility"}}</label>
 						<div class="ui checkbox">
-							{{if .IsForcedPrivate}}
-								<input name="private" type="checkbox" checked readonly>
-								<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility_helper_forced"}}</label>
-							{{else}}
-								<input name="private" type="checkbox" {{if .private}} checked{{end}}>
-								<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility_helper"}}</label>
-							{{end}}
+							<input name="private" type="checkbox"
+								{{if .IsForcedPrivate}}
+									checked disabled
+								{{else}}
+									{{if .private}}checked{{end}}
+								{{end}}>
+							<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility_helper"}}</label>
 						</div>
+						{{if .IsForcedPrivate}}
+							<span class="help">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility_helper_forced"}}</span>
+						{{end}}
+						<span class="help">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility_description"}}</span>
 					</div>
 					<div class="inline field {{if .Err_Description}}error{{end}}">
 						<label for="description">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.repo_desc"}}</label>
diff --git a/templates/repo/migrate/github.tmpl b/templates/repo/migrate/github.tmpl
index dfb2b4bc46..6e801b8c1d 100644
--- a/templates/repo/migrate/github.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/migrate/github.tmpl
@@ -102,14 +102,18 @@
 					<div class="inline field">
 						<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility"}}</label>
 						<div class="ui checkbox">
-							{{if .IsForcedPrivate}}
-								<input name="private" type="checkbox" checked readonly>
-								<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility_helper_forced"}}</label>
-							{{else}}
-								<input name="private" type="checkbox" {{if .private}}checked{{end}}>
-								<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility_helper"}}</label>
-							{{end}}
+							<input name="private" type="checkbox"
+								{{if .IsForcedPrivate}}
+									checked disabled
+								{{else}}
+									{{if .private}}checked{{end}}
+								{{end}}>
+							<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility_helper"}}</label>
 						</div>
+						{{if .IsForcedPrivate}}
+							<span class="help">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility_helper_forced"}}</span>
+						{{end}}
+						<span class="help">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility_description"}}</span>
 					</div>
 					<div class="inline field {{if .Err_Description}}error{{end}}">
 						<label for="description">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.repo_desc"}}</label>
diff --git a/templates/repo/migrate/gitlab.tmpl b/templates/repo/migrate/gitlab.tmpl
index 76c2828257..164578222e 100644
--- a/templates/repo/migrate/gitlab.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/migrate/gitlab.tmpl
@@ -99,14 +99,18 @@
 					<div class="inline field">
 						<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility"}}</label>
 						<div class="ui checkbox">
-							{{if .IsForcedPrivate}}
-								<input name="private" type="checkbox" checked readonly>
-								<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility_helper_forced"}}</label>
-							{{else}}
-								<input name="private" type="checkbox" {{if .private}}checked{{end}}>
-								<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility_helper"}}</label>
-							{{end}}
+							<input name="private" type="checkbox"
+								{{if .IsForcedPrivate}}
+									checked disabled
+								{{else}}
+									{{if .private}}checked{{end}}
+								{{end}}>
+							<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility_helper"}}</label>
 						</div>
+						{{if .IsForcedPrivate}}
+							<span class="help">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility_helper_forced"}}</span>
+						{{end}}
+						<span class="help">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility_description"}}</span>
 					</div>
 					<div class="inline field {{if .Err_Description}}error{{end}}">
 						<label for="description">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.repo_desc"}}</label>
diff --git a/templates/repo/migrate/gogs.tmpl b/templates/repo/migrate/gogs.tmpl
index b01d0eeb67..312a4e9e9a 100644
--- a/templates/repo/migrate/gogs.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/migrate/gogs.tmpl
@@ -102,14 +102,18 @@
 					<div class="inline field">
 						<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility"}}</label>
 						<div class="ui checkbox">
-							{{if .IsForcedPrivate}}
-								<input name="private" type="checkbox" checked readonly>
-								<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility_helper_forced"}}</label>
-							{{else}}
-								<input name="private" type="checkbox" {{if .private}} checked{{end}}>
-								<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility_helper"}}</label>
-							{{end}}
+							<input name="private" type="checkbox"
+								{{if .IsForcedPrivate}}
+									checked disabled
+								{{else}}
+									{{if .private}}checked{{end}}
+								{{end}}>
+							<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility_helper"}}</label>
 						</div>
+						{{if .IsForcedPrivate}}
+							<span class="help">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility_helper_forced"}}</span>
+						{{end}}
+						<span class="help">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility_description"}}</span>
 					</div>
 					<div class="inline field {{if .Err_Description}}error{{end}}">
 						<label for="description">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.repo_desc"}}</label>
diff --git a/templates/repo/migrate/onedev.tmpl b/templates/repo/migrate/onedev.tmpl
index 8b2a2d8730..a5a216c6ec 100644
--- a/templates/repo/migrate/onedev.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/migrate/onedev.tmpl
@@ -88,14 +88,18 @@
 					<div class="inline field">
 						<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility"}}</label>
 						<div class="ui checkbox">
-							{{if .IsForcedPrivate}}
-								<input name="private" type="checkbox" checked readonly>
-								<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility_helper_forced"}}</label>
-							{{else}}
-								<input name="private" type="checkbox" {{if .private}}checked{{end}}>
-								<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility_helper"}}</label>
-							{{end}}
+							<input name="private" type="checkbox"
+								{{if .IsForcedPrivate}}
+									checked disabled
+								{{else}}
+									{{if .private}}checked{{end}}
+								{{end}}>
+							<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility_helper"}}</label>
 						</div>
+						{{if .IsForcedPrivate}}
+							<span class="help">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility_helper_forced"}}</span>
+						{{end}}
+						<span class="help">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.visibility_description"}}</span>
 					</div>
 					<div class="inline field {{if .Err_Description}}error{{end}}">
 						<label for="description">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.repo_desc"}}</label>