diff --git a/core/modules/content_moderation/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/ModerationStateWidget.php b/core/modules/content_moderation/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/ModerationStateWidget.php
index 72b47d0..d84758d 100644
--- a/core/modules/content_moderation/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/ModerationStateWidget.php
+++ b/core/modules/content_moderation/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/ModerationStateWidget.php
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\content_moderation\Plugin\Field\FieldWidget;
 
+use Drupal\Component\Utility\Html;
+use Drupal\content_moderation\Plugin\Field\ModerationStateFieldItemList;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\ContentEntityInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeManagerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Field\FieldDefinitionInterface;
@@ -132,7 +134,7 @@ public function formElement(FieldItemListInterface $items, $delta, array $elemen
       $transition_labels[$transition->to()->id()] = $transition->label();
     }
 
-    $description_id = 'state_' . random_int(1,9999);
+    $description_wrapper_id = Html::getUniqueId($this->fieldDefinition->getName() . '-state');
     $element += [
       '#type' => 'container',
       'current' => [
@@ -146,11 +148,11 @@ public function formElement(FieldItemListInterface $items, $delta, array $elemen
         '#empty_option' => $this->t('- Select new state -'),
         '#key_column' => $this->column,
         '#transitions' => $transition_labels,
-        '#description' => isset($transition_labels[$default->id()]) ? $this->t('<div id="@id">@transition when saved</div>', ['@id' => $description_id, '@transition' => $transition_labels[$default->id()]]) : '<div id="' . $description_id . '"><div></div></div>',
+        '#description' => isset($transition_labels[$default->id()]) ? $this->t('<div id="@id">@transition when saved</div>', ['@id' => $description_wrapper_id, '@transition' => $transition_labels[$default->id()]]) : '<div id="' . $description_wrapper_id . '"><div></div></div>',
         '#ajax' => [
           'callback' => [get_class($this), 'change'],
           'event' => 'change',
-          'wrapper' => $description_id,
+          'wrapper' => $description_wrapper_id,
           'method' => 'html',
         ]
       ]
@@ -164,14 +166,17 @@ public function formElement(FieldItemListInterface $items, $delta, array $elemen
    * Ajax callback for the moderation state field description.
    *
    * @param array $element
+   *   The form element.
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Form\FormStateInterface $form_state
+   *   The form state.
    *
    * @return array
+   *   The render array to use for the field description.
    */
   public static function change(array $element, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
     $state = $form_state->getValue('moderation_state')[0]['value'];
     $transition_labels = $element['moderation_state']['widget'][0]['state']['#transitions'];
-    return ['#plain_text' => isset($transition_labels[$state]) ? t('@transition when saved', ['@transition' => $transition_labels[$state]]) : ''];
+    return ['#plain_text' => isset($transition_labels[$state]) ? \Drupal::translation()->translate('@transition when saved', ['@transition' => $transition_labels[$state]]) : ''];
   }
 
   /**
@@ -179,7 +184,7 @@ public static function change(array $element, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
    */
   public static function validateElement(array $element, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
     if (empty($element['state']['#value'])) {
-      $form_state->setError($element, t('Please select a moderation state.'));
+      $form_state->setError($element, \Drupal::translation()->translate('Please select a moderation state.'));
       return;
     }
     $form_state->setValueForElement($element, [$element['state']['#key_column'] => $element['state']['#value']]);
@@ -189,7 +194,7 @@ public static function validateElement(array $element, FormStateInterface $form_
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public static function isApplicable(FieldDefinitionInterface $field_definition) {
-    return $field_definition->getName() === 'moderation_state';
+    return $field_definition->getClass() === ModerationStateFieldItemList::class;
   }
 
 }