diff --git a/internal/command/jsonformat/plan.go b/internal/command/jsonformat/plan.go
index 7699e334cd..7eb54899d1 100644
--- a/internal/command/jsonformat/plan.go
+++ b/internal/command/jsonformat/plan.go
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ func renderHumanDeferredDiff(renderer Renderer, deferred deferredDiff) (string,
 	}
 
 	buf.WriteString(renderer.Colorize.Color(fmt.Sprintf("[bold]  # %s[reset] was deferred\n", deferred.diff.change.Address)))
-	buf.WriteString(renderer.Colorize.Color(fmt.Sprintf("  #[reset] %s\n", explanation)))
+	buf.WriteString(renderer.Colorize.Color(fmt.Sprintf("  #[reset] (%s)\n", explanation)))
 
 	opts := computed.NewRenderHumanOpts(renderer.Colorize)
 	opts.ShowUnchangedChildren = deferred.diff.Importing()
diff --git a/internal/command/jsonformat/plan_test.go b/internal/command/jsonformat/plan_test.go
index c72db6b533..cec5f918c8 100644
--- a/internal/command/jsonformat/plan_test.go
+++ b/internal/command/jsonformat/plan_test.go
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ Note: This is a partial plan, parts can only be known in the next plan / apply c
 
 
   # aws_instance.foo was deferred
-  # because a prerequisite for this resource is deferred
+  # (because a prerequisite for this resource is deferred)
   ~ resource "aws_instance" "foo" {
         id = "1D5F5E9E-F2E5-401B-9ED5-692A215AC67E"
     }
@@ -7241,7 +7241,7 @@ func TestResourceChange_deferredActions(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			output: `  # test_instance.instance was deferred
-  # because a prerequisite for this resource has not yet been created
+  # (because a prerequisite for this resource has not yet been created)
   + resource "test_instance" "instance" {
       + ami  = "bar"
       + disk = (known after apply)
@@ -7281,7 +7281,7 @@ func TestResourceChange_deferredActions(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			output: `  # test_instance.instance[*] was deferred
-  # because the number of resource instances is unknown
+  # (because the number of resource instances is unknown)
   + resource "test_instance" "instance" {
       + ami  = "bar"
       + disk = (known after apply)
@@ -7331,7 +7331,7 @@ func TestResourceChange_deferredActions(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			output: `  # test_instance.instance was deferred
-  # because the provider configuration is unknown
+  # (because the provider configuration is unknown)
   ~ resource "test_instance" "instance" {
       ~ ami = "bar" -> "baz"
         id  = "foo"
@@ -7378,7 +7378,7 @@ func TestResourceChange_deferredActions(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			output: `  # test_instance.instance was deferred
-  # because the resource configuration is unknown
+  # (because the resource configuration is unknown)
   ~ resource "test_instance" "instance" {
       - ami = "bar" -> null
       - id  = "foo" -> null