diff --git a/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-view-config-controller.php b/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-view-config-controller.php
index 64c1ebe1ba921..42a02018d0dfc 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-view-config-controller.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-view-config-controller.php
@@ -508,17 +508,21 @@ protected function get_column_style_schema() {
 			'type'       => 'object',
 			'properties' => array(
 				'width'    => array(
-					'type' => array( 'string', 'number' ),
+					'description' => __( 'The width of the column.' ),
+					'type'        => array( 'string', 'number' ),
 				),
 				'maxWidth' => array(
-					'type' => array( 'string', 'number' ),
+					'description' => __( 'The maximum width of the column.' ),
+					'type'        => array( 'string', 'number' ),
 				),
 				'minWidth' => array(
-					'type' => array( 'string', 'number' ),
+					'description' => __( 'The minimum width of the column.' ),
+					'type'        => array( 'string', 'number' ),
 				),
 				'align'    => array(
-					'type' => 'string',
-					'enum' => array( 'start', 'center', 'end' ),
+					'description' => __( 'The horizontal alignment of the column content.' ),
+					'type'        => 'string',
+					'enum'        => array( 'start', 'center', 'end' ),
 				),
 			),
 		);
@@ -536,6 +540,7 @@ protected function get_table_layout_schema() {
 			'type'       => 'object',
 			'properties' => array(
 				'styles'       => array(
+					'description'          => __( 'Column styles keyed by field id, for the columns listed in the view fields. The primary column (title, media, and description fields) takes the width left over by the other columns and ignores these styles.' ),
 					'type'                 => 'object',
 					'additionalProperties' => $this->get_column_style_schema(),
 				),