diff --git a/app/pages/project/floating-ips/FloatingIpsPage.tsx b/app/pages/project/floating-ips/FloatingIpsPage.tsx
index c44efe44dc..8ec8c6716d 100644
--- a/app/pages/project/floating-ips/FloatingIpsPage.tsx
+++ b/app/pages/project/floating-ips/FloatingIpsPage.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 import { useState } from 'react'
 import { useForm } from 'react-hook-form'
-import { Link, Outlet, useNavigate, type LoaderFunctionArgs } from 'react-router-dom'
+import { Outlet, useNavigate, type LoaderFunctionArgs } from 'react-router-dom'
 
 import {
   apiQueryClient,
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import {
 } from '@oxide/api'
 import { IpGlobal24Icon, Networking24Icon } from '@oxide/design-system/icons/react'
 
+import { ExternalLink } from '~/components/ExternalLink'
 import { HL } from '~/components/HL'
 import { getProjectSelector, useProjectSelector } from '~/hooks'
 import { confirmAction } from '~/stores/confirm-action'
@@ -27,13 +28,13 @@ import { addToast } from '~/stores/toast'
 import { InstanceLinkCell } from '~/table/cells/InstanceLinkCell'
 import type { MenuAction } from '~/table/columns/action-col'
 import { useQueryTable } from '~/table/QueryTable'
-import { buttonStyle } from '~/ui/lib/Button'
 import { EmptyMessage } from '~/ui/lib/EmptyMessage'
 import { Listbox } from '~/ui/lib/Listbox'
 import { Message } from '~/ui/lib/Message'
 import { Modal } from '~/ui/lib/Modal'
 import { PageHeader, PageTitle } from '~/ui/lib/PageHeader'
-import { TableActions } from '~/ui/lib/Table'
+import { TableControls, TableControlsLink, TableControlsText } from '~/ui/lib/Table'
+import { links } from '~/util/links'
 import { pb } from '~/util/path-builder'
 
 const EmptyState = () => (
@@ -161,11 +162,16 @@ export function FloatingIpsPage() {
       <PageHeader>
         <PageTitle icon={<IpGlobal24Icon />}>Floating IPs</PageTitle>
       </PageHeader>
-      <TableActions>
-        <Link to={pb.floatingIpsNew({ project })} className={buttonStyle({ size: 'sm' })}>
+      <TableControls>
+        <TableControlsText>
+          Floating IPs are public IP addresses that can be attached to instances. They allow
+          your instances to be reachable from the internet. Find out more about{' '}
+          <ExternalLink href={links.floatingIpsDocs}>managing floating IPs</ExternalLink>.
+        </TableControlsText>
+        <TableControlsLink to={pb.floatingIpsNew({ project })}>
           New Floating IP
-        </Link>
-      </TableActions>
+        </TableControlsLink>
+      </TableControls>
       <Table emptyState={<EmptyState />} makeActions={makeActions}>
         <Column accessor="name" />
         <Column accessor="description" />
diff --git a/app/pages/system/networking/IpPoolPage.tsx b/app/pages/system/networking/IpPoolPage.tsx
index b64b777dcd..292769dd3d 100644
--- a/app/pages/system/networking/IpPoolPage.tsx
+++ b/app/pages/system/networking/IpPoolPage.tsx
@@ -33,11 +33,12 @@ import { LinkCell } from '~/table/cells/LinkCell'
 import type { MenuAction } from '~/table/columns/action-col'
 import { useQueryTable } from '~/table/QueryTable'
 import { Badge } from '~/ui/lib/Badge'
-import { Button, buttonStyle } from '~/ui/lib/Button'
+import { buttonStyle } from '~/ui/lib/Button'
 import { EmptyMessage } from '~/ui/lib/EmptyMessage'
 import { Message } from '~/ui/lib/Message'
 import { Modal } from '~/ui/lib/Modal'
 import { PageHeader, PageTitle } from '~/ui/lib/PageHeader'
+import { TableControls, TableControlsButton, TableControlsText } from '~/ui/lib/Table'
 import { Tabs } from '~/ui/lib/Tabs'
 import { links } from '~/util/links'
 import { pb } from '~/util/path-builder'
@@ -216,18 +217,18 @@ function LinkedSilosTable() {
 
   return (
     <>
-      <div className="mb-4 flex items-end justify-between space-x-2">
-        <p className="mr-8 max-w-2xl text-sans-md text-secondary">
+      <TableControls>
+        <TableControlsText>
           Users in linked silos can allocate external IPs from this pool for their
           instances. A silo can have at most one default pool. IPs are allocated from the
           default pool when users ask for one without specifying a pool. Read the docs to
           learn more about{' '}
           <ExternalLink href={links.ipPoolsDocs}>managing IP pools</ExternalLink>.
-        </p>
-        <Button onClick={() => setShowLinkModal(true)} size="sm" className="shrink-0">
+        </TableControlsText>
+        <TableControlsButton onClick={() => setShowLinkModal(true)}>
           Link silo
-        </Button>
-      </div>
+        </TableControlsButton>
+      </TableControls>
       <Table emptyState={emptyState} makeActions={makeActions}>
         <Column accessor="siloId" id="Silo" cell={SiloNameFromId} />
         <Column
diff --git a/app/pages/system/silos/SiloIpPoolsTab.tsx b/app/pages/system/silos/SiloIpPoolsTab.tsx
index 8e703e4f5a..5bc44e87ce 100644
--- a/app/pages/system/silos/SiloIpPoolsTab.tsx
+++ b/app/pages/system/silos/SiloIpPoolsTab.tsx
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ import { linkCell } from '~/table/cells/LinkCell'
 import type { MenuAction } from '~/table/columns/action-col'
 import { useQueryTable } from '~/table/QueryTable'
 import { Badge } from '~/ui/lib/Badge'
-import { Button } from '~/ui/lib/Button'
 import { EmptyMessage } from '~/ui/lib/EmptyMessage'
 import { Message } from '~/ui/lib/Message'
 import { Modal } from '~/ui/lib/Modal'
+import { TableControls, TableControlsButton, TableControlsText } from '~/ui/lib/Table'
 import { links } from '~/util/links'
 import { pb } from '~/util/path-builder'
 
@@ -144,17 +144,17 @@ export function SiloIpPoolsTab() {
 
   return (
     <>
-      <div className="mb-8 flex items-end justify-between space-x-2">
-        <p className="mr-8 max-w-2xl text-sans-md text-secondary">
+      <TableControls>
+        <TableControlsText>
           Users in this silo can allocate external IPs from these pools for their instances.
           A silo can have at most one default pool. IPs are allocated from the default pool
           when users ask for one without specifying a pool. Read the docs to learn more
           about <ExternalLink href={links.ipPoolsDocs}>managing IP pools</ExternalLink>.
-        </p>
-        <Button onClick={() => setShowLinkModal(true)} size="sm" className="shrink-0">
+        </TableControlsText>
+        <TableControlsButton onClick={() => setShowLinkModal(true)}>
           Link pool
-        </Button>
-      </div>
+        </TableControlsButton>
+      </TableControls>
       <Table emptyState={<EmptyState />} makeActions={makeActions}>
         <Column accessor="name" cell={linkCell((pool) => pb.ipPool({ pool }))} />
         <Column accessor="description" />
diff --git a/app/ui/lib/Button.tsx b/app/ui/lib/Button.tsx
index 6c7c627e4c..ae972219b0 100644
--- a/app/ui/lib/Button.tsx
+++ b/app/ui/lib/Button.tsx
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export const buttonStyle = ({
   variant = 'primary',
 }: ButtonStyleProps = {}) => {
   return cn(
-    'ox-button elevation-1 rounded inline-flex items-center justify-center align-top disabled:cursor-not-allowed',
+    'ox-button elevation-1 rounded inline-flex items-center justify-center align-top disabled:cursor-not-allowed shrink-0',
     `btn-${variant}`,
     sizeStyle[size],
     variant === 'danger'
diff --git a/app/ui/lib/Table.tsx b/app/ui/lib/Table.tsx
index 4f3014943d..08c88239e5 100644
--- a/app/ui/lib/Table.tsx
+++ b/app/ui/lib/Table.tsx
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@
  */
 import cn from 'classnames'
 import React, { useRef, type ReactElement } from 'react'
+import { Link, type LinkProps } from 'react-router-dom'
 import SimpleBar from 'simplebar-react'
 
 import { useIsOverflow } from '~/hooks'
+import { Button, buttonStyle, type ButtonProps } from '~/ui/lib/Button'
 import { classed } from '~/util/classed'
 
 export type TableProps = JSX.IntrinsicElements['table']
@@ -124,3 +126,17 @@ Table.Cell = ({ height = 'large', className, children, ...props }: TableCellProp
 export const TableActions = classed.div`-mt-11 mb-3 flex justify-end space-x-2`
 
 export const TableEmptyBox = classed.div`flex h-full max-h-[480px] items-center justify-center rounded-lg border border-secondary p-4`
+
+/**
+ * Used _outside_ of the `Table`, this element includes a soon-to-be-removed description of the resource inside the table,
+ * along with a link to more info, and a button to take action on the resource listed in the table.
+ */
+export const TableControls = classed.div`mb-4 flex items-end justify-between space-x-8`
+export const TableControlsText = classed.p`max-w-2xl text-sans-md text-secondary`
+
+export const TableControlsButton = (props: ButtonProps) => (
+  <Button size="sm" className="shrink-0" {...props} />
+)
+export const TableControlsLink = (props: LinkProps) => (
+  <Link className={buttonStyle({ size: 'sm' })} {...props} />
+)
diff --git a/app/util/links.ts b/app/util/links.ts
index 4418c90a62..a729ba8977 100644
--- a/app/util/links.ts
+++ b/app/util/links.ts
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@
 export const links: Record<string, string> = {
   cloudInitFormat: 'https://cloudinit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/explanation/format.html',
   cloudInitExamples: 'https://cloudinit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/reference/examples.html',
+  floatingIpsDocs: 'https://docs.oxide.computer/guides/managing-floating-ips',
   ipPoolsDocs: 'https://docs.oxide.computer/guides/operator/ip-pool-management',
 }