diff --git a/atrium-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/ch/tutteli/atrium/reporting/prerendering/text/impl/DefaultUsageHintGroupTextPreRenderer.kt b/atrium-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/ch/tutteli/atrium/reporting/prerendering/text/impl/DefaultUsageHintGroupTextPreRenderer.kt
index eba28f717d..4df926a5ee 100644
--- a/atrium-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/ch/tutteli/atrium/reporting/prerendering/text/impl/DefaultUsageHintGroupTextPreRenderer.kt
+++ b/atrium-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/ch/tutteli/atrium/reporting/prerendering/text/impl/DefaultUsageHintGroupTextPreRenderer.kt
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ internal class DefaultUsageHintGroupTextPreRenderer : TypedTextPreRenderer<Usage
         reportable: UsageHintGroup,
         controlObject: TextPreRenderControlObject
     ): List<OutputNode> {
+        if (controlObject.explainsProof) return emptyList()
         val newControlObject = controlObject.copy(prefix = Icon.BULB, indentLevel = controlObject.indentLevel + 1)
         return OutputNode.singleWithoutColumnsNotOwnLevel(children = reportable.children.flatMap { child ->
             controlObject.transformChildIncludingIndentationAndPrefix(child, newControlObject)
diff --git a/atrium-core/src/commonTest/kotlin/ch/tutteli/atrium/reporting/CreateReportTest.kt b/atrium-core/src/commonTest/kotlin/ch/tutteli/atrium/reporting/CreateReportTest.kt
index 59bf335fb0..205afabc27 100644
--- a/atrium-core/src/commonTest/kotlin/ch/tutteli/atrium/reporting/CreateReportTest.kt
+++ b/atrium-core/src/commonTest/kotlin/ch/tutteli/atrium/reporting/CreateReportTest.kt
@@ -764,6 +764,73 @@ class CreateReportTest {
         )
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun proofExplanation_With_UsageHint() {
+        val builder = buildRootGroup {
+            proofGroup(Text("not to contain"), Text.EMPTY) {
+                invisibleFailingProofGroup {
+                    proofExplanation {
+                        simpleProof(Text("to be greater than"), 2) { false }
+                        usageHintGroup {
+                            add(ErrorMessages.FORGOT_DO_DEFINE_EXPECTATION)
+                            addAll(defaultHintsAtLeastOneExpectationDefined)
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        expectForReporterWithoutAnsi(
+            builder,
+            """
+        |a verb : "representation"
+        |(f) not to contain       :${' '}
+        |    » to be greater than : 2
+        """.trimMargin()
+        )
+
+        expectForReporterWithAnsi(
+            builder,
+            """
+        |a verb : "representation"
+        |$x not to contain       :${' '}
+        |   » to be greater than : 2
+        """.trimMargin()
+        )
+    }
+    @Test
+    fun proofExplanation_With_UsageHint_Not_As_Direct_Child() {
+
+        val builder = buildRootGroup {
+
+            proofGroup(Text("Elements need all"), Text.EMPTY){
+                invisibleFailingProofGroup {
+                    proofExplanation {
+                        feature(Text("password"), Text("should not be shown")) {
+                            simpleProof(Text("not to equal"), "qwerty") { false }
+                            usageHintGroup {
+                                add(ErrorMessages.FORGOT_DO_DEFINE_EXPECTATION)
+                                addAll(defaultHintsAtLeastOneExpectationDefined)
+                            }
+
+
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        expectForReporterWithoutAnsi(
+            builder,
+            """
+        |a verb : "representation"
+        |(f) Elements need all :${' '}
+        |    » > password       :${' '}
+        |        • not to equal : "qwerty"
+             """.trimMargin()
+
+        )
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun row_withIconAndWithoutBorder() {
         val builder = buildRootGroup {