diff --git a/schema/devicetype.json b/schema/devicetype.json
index ba1e94e3..62843158 100644
--- a/schema/devicetype.json
+++ b/schema/devicetype.json
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@
                 "$ref": "components.json#/definitions/inventory-item"
             }
         },
+        "description": {
+            "type": "string"
+        },
         "comments": {
             "type": "string"
         }
diff --git a/schema/moduletype.json b/schema/moduletype.json
index 6ceb4276..2c0781c8 100644
--- a/schema/moduletype.json
+++ b/schema/moduletype.json
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@
                 "$ref": "components.json#/definitions/rear-port"
             }
         },
+        "description": {
+            "type": "string"
+        },
         "comments": {
             "type": "string"
         }