diff --git a/core/modules/field_ui/src/Form/FieldStorageAddForm.php b/core/modules/field_ui/src/Form/FieldStorageAddForm.php
index 3b38e2e..9d9786c 100644
--- a/core/modules/field_ui/src/Form/FieldStorageAddForm.php
+++ b/core/modules/field_ui/src/Form/FieldStorageAddForm.php
@@ -149,11 +149,6 @@ public function buildForm(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state, $entity_t
     // Show the field description, if it exists.
     $form['description_wrapper'] = [
       '#type' => 'container',
-      '#states' => [
-        '!visible' => [
-          ':input[name="new_storage_type"]' => ['value' => ''],
-        ],
-      ],
     ];
     foreach ($ui_definitions as $category => $field_types) {
       foreach ($field_types as $name => $field_type) {
@@ -161,16 +156,14 @@ public function buildForm(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state, $entity_t
           continue;
         }
         $form['description_wrapper']["description_{$name}"] = [
-          '#type' => 'container',
+          '#type' => 'item',
+          '#markup' => $field_type['description'],
           '#states' => [
             'visible' => [
               ':input[name="new_storage_type"]' => ['value' => $name],
             ],
           ],
         ];
-        $form['description_wrapper']["description_{$name}"]['description'] = [
-          '#markup' => $field_type['description'],
-        ];
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/field_ui/tests/src/FunctionalJavascript/UiDescriptionsTest.php b/core/modules/field_ui/tests/src/FunctionalJavascript/UiDescriptionsTest.php
index 806c9bd..0e0c9b3 100644
--- a/core/modules/field_ui/tests/src/FunctionalJavascript/UiDescriptionsTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/field_ui/tests/src/FunctionalJavascript/UiDescriptionsTest.php
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ protected function setUp() {
 
   /**
    * Tests the descriptions of some fields.
+   *
+   * @todo Move this test to
+   *   \Drupal\field_ui\Tests\ManageFieldsTest::testPreconfiguredFields() when
+   *   it is converted to a functional test.
+   * @see https://www.drupal.org/project/drupal/issues/2794347
    */
   public function testFieldDescriptions() {
     $page = $this->getSession()->getPage();