diff --git a/web/src/filter.ts b/web/src/filter.ts
index 001e9a85d9..7945d59e80 100644
--- a/web/src/filter.ts
+++ b/web/src/filter.ts
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ export class Filter {
 
             // Note: We hack around using this in "describe" below.
             case "has":
-                return verb + "messages with one or more";
+                return verb + "messages with";
 
             case "id":
                 return verb + "message ID";
diff --git a/web/src/search_suggestion.ts b/web/src/search_suggestion.ts
index 45e4df1bfe..cd385dfe0a 100644
--- a/web/src/search_suggestion.ts
+++ b/web/src/search_suggestion.ts
@@ -720,25 +720,25 @@ function get_has_filter_suggestions(last: NarrowTerm, terms: NarrowTerm[]): Sugg
     const suggestions: SuggestionAndIncompatiblePatterns[] = [
         {
             search_string: "has:link",
-            description_html: "messages that contain links",
+            description_html: "messages with links",
             is_people: false,
             incompatible_patterns: [{operator: "has", operand: "link"}],
         },
         {
             search_string: "has:image",
-            description_html: "messages that contain images",
+            description_html: "messages with images",
             is_people: false,
             incompatible_patterns: [{operator: "has", operand: "image"}],
         },
         {
             search_string: "has:attachment",
-            description_html: "messages that contain attachments",
+            description_html: "messages with attachments",
             is_people: false,
             incompatible_patterns: [{operator: "has", operand: "attachment"}],
         },
         {
             search_string: "has:reaction",
-            description_html: "messages that contain reactions",
+            description_html: "messages with reactions",
             is_people: false,
             incompatible_patterns: [{operator: "has", operand: "reaction"}],
         },
diff --git a/web/templates/search_description.hbs b/web/templates/search_description.hbs
index b6d9f6d4eb..81bdefeef9 100644
--- a/web/templates/search_description.hbs
+++ b/web/templates/search_description.hbs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         {{~!-- squash whitespace --~}}
     {{else if (eq this.type "prefix_for_operator")}}
         {{~!-- squash whitespace --~}}
-        {{this.prefix_for_operator}} {{this.operand}}
+        {{this.prefix_for_operator}} {{this.operand}}{{#if (or (eq this.operand "link") (eq this.operand "image") (eq this.operand "attachment") (eq this.operand "reaction"))}}s{{/if}}
         {{~!-- squash whitespace --~}}
     {{else if (eq this.type "user_pill")}}
         {{~!-- squash whitespace --~}}
diff --git a/web/tests/filter.test.js b/web/tests/filter.test.js
index 8eb2dd73fd..b8479b837d 100644
--- a/web/tests/filter.test.js
+++ b/web/tests/filter.test.js
@@ -1500,7 +1500,7 @@ test("describe", ({mock_template}) => {
         {operator: "channel", operand: "devel"},
         {operator: "has", operand: "image", negated: true},
     ];
-    string = "channel devel, exclude messages with one or more image";
+    string = "channel devel, exclude messages with images";
     assert.equal(Filter.search_description_as_html(narrow), string);
 
     narrow = [
@@ -1514,7 +1514,7 @@ test("describe", ({mock_template}) => {
         {operator: "has", operand: "image", negated: true},
         {operator: "channel", operand: "devel"},
     ];
-    string = "exclude messages with one or more image, channel devel";
+    string = "exclude messages with images, channel devel";
     assert.equal(Filter.search_description_as_html(narrow), string);
 
     narrow = [];
diff --git a/web/tests/search_suggestion.test.js b/web/tests/search_suggestion.test.js
index ad2783a19e..29d360126a 100644
--- a/web/tests/search_suggestion.test.js
+++ b/web/tests/search_suggestion.test.js
@@ -381,9 +381,9 @@ test("empty_query_suggestions", () => {
     assert.equal(describe("is:resolved"), "Topics marked as resolved");
     assert.equal(describe("is:followed"), "Followed topics");
     assert.equal(describe("sender:myself@zulip.com"), "Sent by me");
-    assert.equal(describe("has:link"), "Messages that contain links");
-    assert.equal(describe("has:image"), "Messages that contain images");
-    assert.equal(describe("has:attachment"), "Messages that contain attachments");
+    assert.equal(describe("has:link"), "Messages with links");
+    assert.equal(describe("has:image"), "Messages with images");
+    assert.equal(describe("has:attachment"), "Messages with attachments");
 });
 
 test("has_suggestions", ({override, mock_template}) => {
@@ -404,17 +404,17 @@ test("has_suggestions", ({override, mock_template}) => {
         return suggestions.lookup_table.get(q).description_html;
     }
 
-    assert.equal(describe("has:link"), "Messages that contain links");
-    assert.equal(describe("has:image"), "Messages that contain images");
-    assert.equal(describe("has:attachment"), "Messages that contain attachments");
+    assert.equal(describe("has:link"), "Messages with links");
+    assert.equal(describe("has:image"), "Messages with images");
+    assert.equal(describe("has:attachment"), "Messages with attachments");
 
     query = "-h";
     suggestions = get_suggestions(query);
     expected = ["-h", "-has:link", "-has:image", "-has:attachment", "-has:reaction"];
     assert.deepEqual(suggestions.strings, expected);
-    assert.equal(describe("-has:link"), "Exclude messages that contain links");
-    assert.equal(describe("-has:image"), "Exclude messages that contain images");
-    assert.equal(describe("-has:attachment"), "Exclude messages that contain attachments");
+    assert.equal(describe("-has:link"), "Exclude messages with links");
+    assert.equal(describe("-has:image"), "Exclude messages with images");
+    assert.equal(describe("-has:attachment"), "Exclude messages with attachments");
 
     // operand suggestions follow.