diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index 55adffe..63732e6 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -59,6 +59,18 @@ but the review is broader than any of them.
   broadcasting behind them: each is declined and the dApp still receives its
   broadcast result.
 
+- 2026-09-21: Adding a second wallet no longer accepts a different password with
+  nothing saying it is a separate one
+  ([#374](https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/AutistMask/issues/374)). Each wallet has its
+  own encrypted secret, so per-wallet passwords are by design; the add-wallet
+  screen said only "Choose a password". A note now appears on that screen when
+  the profile already holds a wallet, stating that each wallet has its own
+  password and this one need not match any already in use. It is shown only
+  then, since the first wallet has no other password to differ from, and it
+  stays consistent with the no-reset reality of
+  [#312](https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/AutistMask/issues/312) by promising no
+  recovery or reset.
+
 - 2026-08-30: An address no longer wraps, or is shortened to fit, in any of the
   common views ([#380](https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/AutistMask/issues/380)). The
   wallet list was the reported case: the address shared one row with the
diff --git a/src/popup/index.html b/src/popup/index.html
index c1020d9..204ff75 100644
--- a/src/popup/index.html
+++ b/src/popup/index.html
@@ -152,6 +152,21 @@
 
                 <!-- Shared password fields -->
                 <div class="mb-2" id="add-wallet-password-section">
+                    <!-- Shown only when the profile already holds a wallet:
+                         each wallet has its own password (its own
+                         encryptedSecret), so a second wallet does not reuse
+                         the first one's. addWallet.js toggles this on screen
+                         entry from state.wallets.length, so it is constant
+                         while the screen is up and moves nothing. -->
+                    <p
+                        class="text-xs mb-2 border border-border border-dashed p-2 hidden"
+                        id="add-wallet-separate-password-note"
+                    >
+                        You already have a wallet. Each wallet has its own
+                        password: the one you choose here is only for this new
+                        wallet, and it need not match any password you already
+                        use.
+                    </p>
                     <label class="block mb-1">Choose a password</label>
                     <!-- The hint is swapped in place when the import tab
                          changes, and it sits directly above the password
diff --git a/src/popup/views/addWallet.js b/src/popup/views/addWallet.js
index 0d7165a..1eaf55e 100644
--- a/src/popup/views/addWallet.js
+++ b/src/popup/views/addWallet.js
@@ -100,9 +100,24 @@ function clear() {
     $("add-wallet-phrase-warning").style.visibility = "hidden";
 }
 
+// Each wallet has its own password (its own encryptedSecret), so adding a
+// second wallet does not reuse the first one's. The note that says so is
+// only meaningful once a wallet exists — on the first wallet there is no
+// other password to be separate from — so it is shown only then. This is
+// decided on entry and stays put while the screen is up, so it does not
+// move the password fields the way a per-tab hint would.
+function updateSeparatePasswordNote() {
+    const hasExistingWallet = state.wallets.length > 0;
+    $("add-wallet-separate-password-note").classList.toggle(
+        "hidden",
+        !hasExistingWallet,
+    );
+}
+
 function show() {
     clear();
     switchMode("mnemonic");
+    updateSeparatePasswordNote();
     showView("add-wallet");
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/addWalletSeparatePassword.test.js b/tests/addWalletSeparatePassword.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..537d385
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/addWalletSeparatePassword.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+// Adding a second wallet accepts a password different from the first one's
+// with nothing on screen saying the two are separate — each wallet has its
+// own encryptedSecret, so per-wallet passwords are by design, but the add
+// screen said only "Choose a password"
+// (https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/AutistMask/issues/374).
+//
+// The fix is copy: a note on the password screen that says each wallet has
+// its own password and this one need not match. It is only meaningful once
+// a wallet exists — on the very first wallet there is no other password to
+// be separate from — so it is shown then and hidden otherwise. These boot
+// the real popup and reach the add-wallet screen through the same button a
+// user presses, so the note's visibility is decided by the real show().
+
+const {
+    bootPopup,
+    cleanupPopup,
+    unversionedValidProfile,
+    POPUP_HTML,
+} = require("./support/popupBoot");
+
+const NOTE = "add-wallet-separate-password-note";
+
+afterEach(() => {
+    cleanupPopup();
+});
+
+describe("second-wallet password note", () => {
+    test("hidden while onboarding the first wallet", async () => {
+        const page = await bootPopup(undefined);
+        expect(page.pageErrors).toEqual([]);
+        await page.click("btn-welcome-add");
+        expect(page.visibleViews()).toContain("add-wallet");
+        expect(page.hidden(NOTE)).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    test("shown when a wallet already exists", async () => {
+        const page = await bootPopup(unversionedValidProfile());
+        expect(page.pageErrors).toEqual([]);
+        await page.click("btn-main-add-wallet");
+        expect(page.visibleViews()).toContain("add-wallet");
+        expect(page.hidden(NOTE)).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    // The copy states the two facts the definition of done asks for — each
+    // wallet has its own password, and this one need not match — and stays
+    // consistent with the no-password-reset reality of
+    // https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/AutistMask/issues/312 by not promising any
+    // recovery or reset here.
+    test("the note says the password is per-wallet and need not match", () => {
+        const note = /id="add-wallet-separate-password-note"[^>]*>([^]*?)<\/p>/
+            .exec(POPUP_HTML)[1]
+            .replace(/\s+/g, " ")
+            .trim();
+        expect(note).toContain("its own");
+        expect(note).toContain("need not match");
+        expect(note).not.toMatch(/recover|reset/i);
+    });
+});