diff --git a/bom/pom.xml b/bom/pom.xml
index 3a358fa2c2..8713b24799 100644
--- a/bom/pom.xml
+++ b/bom/pom.xml
@@ -504,6 +504,12 @@
                 <version>${system-lambda.version}</version>
                 <scope>test</scope>
             </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>uk.org.webcompere</groupId>
+                <artifactId>model-assert</artifactId>
+                <version>${model-assert.version}</version>
+                <scope>test</scope>
+            </dependency>
         </dependencies>
     </dependencyManagement>
 
diff --git a/core/runtime/pom.xml b/core/runtime/pom.xml
index 693a94abb4..8e67aeddf6 100644
--- a/core/runtime/pom.xml
+++ b/core/runtime/pom.xml
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@
             <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
             <artifactId>mockito-junit-jupiter</artifactId>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>uk.org.webcompere</groupId>
+            <artifactId>model-assert</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/runtime/src/main/java/com/buschmais/jqassistant/core/runtime/api/configuration/JsonSchemaGenerator.java b/core/runtime/src/main/java/com/buschmais/jqassistant/core/runtime/api/configuration/JsonSchemaGenerator.java
index 5ba0a0ad75..859b05402b 100644
--- a/core/runtime/src/main/java/com/buschmais/jqassistant/core/runtime/api/configuration/JsonSchemaGenerator.java
+++ b/core/runtime/src/main/java/com/buschmais/jqassistant/core/runtime/api/configuration/JsonSchemaGenerator.java
@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.net.URI;
 import java.net.URL;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Optional;
-import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.*;
+
+import com.buschmais.jqassistant.core.shared.annotation.Description;
 
 import com.fasterxml.classmate.ResolvedType;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
@@ -40,20 +39,31 @@ public static ObjectNode generateSchema(Class<?> clazz) {
             .without(Option.VOID_METHODS, Option.GETTER_METHODS, Option.PUBLIC_STATIC_FIELDS);
 
         configBuilder.forMethods()
-            .withTargetTypeOverridesResolver(target -> getResolvedTypes(target, target.getType()));
-        configBuilder.forMethods()
-            .withPropertyNameOverrideResolver(member -> mapToKebabCase(member.getName()));
-        configBuilder.forTypesInGeneral()
-            .withCustomDefinitionProvider(new MapDefinitionProvider());
-        configBuilder.forMethods()
+            .withTargetTypeOverridesResolver(target -> getResolvedTypes(target, target.getType()))
+            .withPropertyNameOverrideResolver(member -> mapToKebabCase(member.getName()))
             .withDefaultResolver(method -> {
                 WithDefault annotation = method.getAnnotationConsideringFieldAndGetter(WithDefault.class);
                 if (annotation != null) {
                     return annotation.value();
                 }
                 return null;
+            })
+            .withDescriptionResolver(method -> {
+                Description annotation = method.getAnnotationConsideringFieldAndGetter(Description.class);
+                if (annotation != null) {
+                    return annotation.value();
+                }
+                if (method.getType() != null) {
+                    Description innerAnnotation = method.getType().getErasedType().getAnnotation(Description.class);
+                    if (innerAnnotation != null) {
+                        return innerAnnotation.value();
+                    }
+                }
+                return null;
             });
+
         configBuilder.forTypesInGeneral()
+            .withCustomDefinitionProvider(new MapDefinitionProvider())
             .withDefinitionNamingStrategy((definitionKey, context) -> mapToKebabCase(definitionKey.getType()
                 .getTypeName()));
 
diff --git a/core/runtime/src/test/java/com/buschmais/jqassistant/core/runtime/api/configuration/JsonSchemaGeneratorTest.java b/core/runtime/src/test/java/com/buschmais/jqassistant/core/runtime/api/configuration/JsonSchemaGeneratorTest.java
index 89d8e78c0b..f20ac6f3ec 100644
--- a/core/runtime/src/test/java/com/buschmais/jqassistant/core/runtime/api/configuration/JsonSchemaGeneratorTest.java
+++ b/core/runtime/src/test/java/com/buschmais/jqassistant/core/runtime/api/configuration/JsonSchemaGeneratorTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package com.buschmais.jqassistant.core.runtime.api.configuration;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Set;
 
@@ -11,13 +10,14 @@
 
 import static com.buschmais.jqassistant.core.runtime.api.configuration.JsonSchemaGenerator.validateYaml;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static uk.org.webcompere.modelassert.json.JsonAssertions.assertJson;
 
 class JsonSchemaGeneratorTest {
 
     private JsonNode schemaNode;
 
     @BeforeEach
-    void generateSchema() throws IOException {
+    void generateSchema() {
         schemaNode = JsonSchemaGenerator.generateSchema(Configuration.class);
     }
 
@@ -45,4 +45,21 @@ void testInvalidYaml() throws Exception {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void testDescriptions() {
+        // inner descriptions should not be available on outer level at the moment
+        assertJson(schemaNode).at("/$defs/com.buschmais.jqassistant.core.runtime.api.configuration.-plugin/description")
+            .isMissing();
+
+        // direct descriptions should be available
+        assertJson(schemaNode).at("/$defs/com.buschmais.jqassistant.core.runtime.api.configuration.-configuration/properties/skip/description")
+            .isText("Skip execution of jQAssistant tasks/goals.");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testDefaults() {
+        // default values should be available
+        assertJson(schemaNode).at("/$defs/com.buschmais.jqassistant.core.runtime.api.configuration.-configuration/properties/skip/default")
+            .isText("false");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a46f4da020..05cb0d7307 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
         <maven.version>3.6.3</maven.version>
         <mockito.version>5.15.2</mockito.version>
         <system-lambda.version>1.2.1</system-lambda.version>
+        <model-assert.version>1.1.0</model-assert.version>
         <neo4j_4x.version>4.4.41</neo4j_4x.version>
         <neo4j_4x_apoc.version>4.4.0.29</neo4j_4x_apoc.version>
         <neo4j_5x.version>5.26.2</neo4j_5x.version>