diff --git a/app/client/components/DataTables.ts b/app/client/components/DataTables.ts
index 46598113..bd9e93f2 100644
--- a/app/client/components/DataTables.ts
+++ b/app/client/components/DataTables.ts
@@ -482,5 +482,6 @@ const cssFlexRow = styled('div', `
 `);
 
 const cssRenamableTableName = styled('div', `
+  align-items: center;
   flex: initial;
 `);
diff --git a/sandbox/grist/useractions.py b/sandbox/grist/useractions.py
index 0f56dbcb..e3524be2 100644
--- a/sandbox/grist/useractions.py
+++ b/sandbox/grist/useractions.py
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ class UserActions(object):
         table_id == "_grist_Views_section"
         and any(rec.isRaw for i, rec in self._bulk_action_iter(table_id, row_ids))
     ):
-      allowed_fields = {"title", "options", "sortColRefs", "rules"}
+      allowed_fields = {"title", "description", "options", "sortColRefs", "rules"}
       has_summary_section = any(rec.tableRef.summarySourceTable
                                 for i, rec in self._bulk_action_iter(table_id, row_ids))
       if has_summary_section:
diff --git a/test/nbrowser/RawData.ts b/test/nbrowser/RawData.ts
index 815d5664..8b200975 100644
--- a/test/nbrowser/RawData.ts
+++ b/test/nbrowser/RawData.ts
@@ -108,6 +108,36 @@ describe('RawData', function () {
     assert.deepEqual(tables, ['Town', 'Empire', 'CountryLanguage', 'Table1'].sort());
   });
 
+  it('should show table description', async function () {
+    // Give Empire table a description.
+    await gu.renameRawTable('Empire', undefined, 'My raw data table description.');
+
+    // Check that a description icon tooltip is shown next to the title.
+    await driver.findContent('.test-raw-data-table-title', 'Empire')
+      .find('.test-widget-info-tooltip')
+      .click();
+    await gu.waitToPass(async () => {
+      assert.isTrue(await driver.find('.test-widget-info-tooltip-popup').isDisplayed());
+    });
+    assert.equal(
+      await driver.find('.test-widget-info-tooltip-popup').getText(),
+      'My raw data table description.'
+    );
+
+    // Open Empire table and check that the tooltip is shown there as well.
+    await driver.findContent('.test-raw-data-table-title', 'Empire').click();
+    await gu.waitForServer();
+    await driver.find('.test-viewsection-title .test-widget-info-tooltip').click();
+    await gu.waitToPass(async () => {
+      assert.isTrue(await driver.find('.test-widget-info-tooltip-popup').isDisplayed());
+    });
+    assert.equal(
+      await driver.find('.test-widget-info-tooltip-popup').getText(),
+      'My raw data table description.'
+    );
+    await gu.closeRawTable();
+  });
+
   it('should remove table', async function () {
     // Open menu for Town
     await openMenu('Town');
diff --git a/test/nbrowser/gristUtils.ts b/test/nbrowser/gristUtils.ts
index 1e114b22..a8f75360 100644
--- a/test/nbrowser/gristUtils.ts
+++ b/test/nbrowser/gristUtils.ts
@@ -1531,16 +1531,25 @@ export async function openRawTable(tableId: string) {
   await driver.find(`.test-raw-data-table .test-raw-data-table-id-${tableId}`).click();
 }
 
-export async function renameRawTable(tableId: string, newName: string) {
+export async function renameRawTable(tableId: string, newName?: string, newDescription?: string) {
   await driver.find(`.test-raw-data-table .test-raw-data-table-id-${tableId}`)
     .findClosest('.test-raw-data-table')
     .find('.test-raw-data-table-menu')
     .click();
   await driver.find('.test-raw-data-menu-rename-table').click();
-  const input = await driver.find(".test-widget-title-table-name-input");
-  await input.doClear();
-  await input.click();
-  await driver.sendKeys(newName, Key.ENTER);
+  if (newName !== undefined) {
+    const input = await driver.find(".test-widget-title-table-name-input");
+    await input.doClear();
+    await input.click();
+    await driver.sendKeys(newName);
+  }
+  if (newDescription !== undefined) {
+    const input = await driver.find(".test-widget-title-section-description-input");
+    await input.doClear();
+    await input.click();
+    await driver.sendKeys(newDescription);
+  }
+  await driver.find(".test-widget-title-save").click();
   await waitForServer();
 }