diff --git a/plist b/plist
index 90f15c8d6..14270a4b5 100644
--- a/plist
+++ b/plist
@@ -526,6 +526,7 @@
 /usr/local/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/ConfigdActionsField.php
 /usr/local/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/ContainerField.php
 /usr/local/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/CountryField.php
+/usr/local/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/DescriptionField.php
 /usr/local/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/EmailField.php
 /usr/local/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/HostnameField.php
 /usr/local/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/IntegerField.php
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/DescriptionField.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/DescriptionField.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fd1a55cd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/DescriptionField.php
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 Deciso B.V.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+ *
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
+ *    this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
+ * INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
+ * AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY,
+ * OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
+ * SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
+ * INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+ * CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
+ * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+ * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+namespace OPNsense\Base\FieldTypes;
+
+use OPNsense\Base\Validators\CallbackValidator;
+
+/**
+ * Class DescriptionField
+ */
+class DescriptionField extends TextField
+{
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    protected function defaultValidationMessage()
+    {
+        return gettext('Description should be a string between 1 and 255 characters.');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function getValidators()
+    {
+        $validators = parent::getValidators();
+        if ($this->internalValue != null) {
+            $validators[] = new CallbackValidator(["callback" => function ($data) {
+                if (!preg_match('/^(.){1,255}$/', $data)) {
+                    return [$this->getValidationMessage()];
+                }
+                return [];
+            }
+            ]);
+        }
+        return $validators;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/CaptivePortal/CaptivePortal.xml b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/CaptivePortal/CaptivePortal.xml
index 83e233da1..ff420c563 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/CaptivePortal/CaptivePortal.xml
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/CaptivePortal/CaptivePortal.xml
@@ -89,10 +89,8 @@
                     </Model>
                     <ValidationMessage>Related template not found</ValidationMessage>
                 </template>
-                <description type="TextField">
+                <description type="DescriptionField">
                     <Required>Y</Required>
-                    <Mask>/^([\t\n\v\f\r 0-9a-zA-Z.,_\x{00A0}-\x{FFFF}]){1,255}$/u</Mask>
-                    <ValidationMessage>Description should be a string between 1 and 255 characters</ValidationMessage>
                 </description>
             </zone>
         </zones>
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Cron/Cron.xml b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Cron/Cron.xml
index 974a3e75f..bddb6eb2b 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Cron/Cron.xml
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Cron/Cron.xml
@@ -60,9 +60,7 @@
                     <Mask>/^(.){1,255}$/</Mask>
                     <ValidationMessage>Input too long.</ValidationMessage>
                 </parameters>
-                <description type="TextField">
-                    <Mask>/^([\t\n\v\f\r 0-9a-zA-Z.,_\x{00A0}-\x{FFFF}]){1,255}$/u</Mask>
-                    <ValidationMessage>Enter a description.</ValidationMessage>
+                <description type="DescriptionField">
                     <Required>Y</Required>
                 </description>
             </job>
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Diagnostics/PacketCapture.xml b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Diagnostics/PacketCapture.xml
index b2caa5708..3633a0188 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Diagnostics/PacketCapture.xml
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Diagnostics/PacketCapture.xml
@@ -9,10 +9,7 @@
                 <AllowDynamic>Y</AllowDynamic>
                 <Multiple>Y</Multiple>
             </interface>
-            <description type="TextField">
-                <Mask>/^(.){1,255}$/u</Mask>
-                <ValidationMessage>Description should be a string between 1 and 255 characters</ValidationMessage>
-            </description>
+            <description type="DescriptionField"/>
             <promiscuous type="BooleanField">
               <Default>0</Default>
               <Required>Y</Required>
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Diagnostics/Ping.xml b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Diagnostics/Ping.xml
index a4117c5c1..4f0f89cd5 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Diagnostics/Ping.xml
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Diagnostics/Ping.xml
@@ -25,10 +25,7 @@
                 <MaximumValue>65535</MaximumValue>
             </packetsize>
             <disable_frag type="BooleanField"/>
-            <description type="TextField">
-                <Mask>/^(.){1,255}$/u</Mask>
-                <ValidationMessage>Description should be a string between 1 and 255 characters</ValidationMessage>
-            </description>
+            <description type="DescriptionField"/>
         </settings>
     </items>
 </model>
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Firewall/Alias.xml b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Firewall/Alias.xml
index cbf994f16..dea4afe0f 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Firewall/Alias.xml
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Firewall/Alias.xml
@@ -78,10 +78,7 @@
                     <Multiple>Y</Multiple>
                     <ValidationMessage>Related category not found.</ValidationMessage>
                 </categories>
-                <description type="TextField">
-                    <Mask>/^(.){1,255}$/u</Mask>
-                    <ValidationMessage>Description should be a string between 1 and 255 characters</ValidationMessage>
-                </description>
+                <description type="DescriptionField"/>
             </alias>
         </aliases>
     </items>
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Firewall/Filter.xml b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Firewall/Filter.xml
index 003e102f1..8c3e96897 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Firewall/Filter.xml
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Firewall/Filter.xml
@@ -107,10 +107,7 @@
                     <Multiple>Y</Multiple>
                     <ValidationMessage>Related category not found.</ValidationMessage>
                 </categories>
-                <description type="TextField">
-                    <Mask>/^([\t\n\v\f\r 0-9a-zA-Z.\-,_\x{00A0}-\x{FFFF}]){0,255}$/u</Mask>
-                    <ValidationMessage>Description should be a string between 1 and 255 characters</ValidationMessage>
-                </description>
+                <description type="DescriptionField"/>
             </rule>
         </rules>
         <snatrules>
@@ -198,10 +195,7 @@
                     <Multiple>Y</Multiple>
                     <ValidationMessage>Related category not found.</ValidationMessage>
                 </categories>
-                <description type="TextField">
-                    <Mask>/^([\t\n\v\f\r 0-9a-zA-Z.\-,_\x{00A0}-\x{FFFF}]){0,255}$/u</Mask>
-                    <ValidationMessage>Description should be a string between 1 and 255 characters</ValidationMessage>
-                </description>
+                <description type="DescriptionField"/>
             </rule>
         </snatrules>
         <npt>
@@ -250,10 +244,7 @@
                     <Multiple>Y</Multiple>
                     <ValidationMessage>Related category not found.</ValidationMessage>
                 </categories>
-                <description type="TextField">
-                    <Mask>/^([\t\n\v\f\r 0-9a-zA-Z.\-,_\x{00A0}-\x{FFFF}]){0,255}$/u</Mask>
-                    <ValidationMessage>Description should be a string between 1 and 255 characters</ValidationMessage>
-                </description>
+                <description type="DescriptionField"/>
             </rule>
         </npt>
     </items>
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Firewall/Group.xml b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Firewall/Group.xml
index 78b0dc5f9..f6711bdb3 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Firewall/Group.xml
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Firewall/Group.xml
@@ -25,10 +25,7 @@
                 <Required>Y</Required>
                 <Default>0</Default>
             </sequence>
-            <descr type="TextField">
-                <Mask>/^([\t\n\v\f\r 0-9a-zA-Z.\-,_\x{00A0}-\x{FFFF}]){0,255}$/u</Mask>
-                <ValidationMessage>Description should be a string between 1 and 255 characters</ValidationMessage>
-            </descr>
+            <descr type="DescriptionField"/>
         </ifgroupentry>
     </items>
 </model>
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/IDS/IDS.xml b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/IDS/IDS.xml
index 64dd84bf8..1a6f5ddbe 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/IDS/IDS.xml
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/IDS/IDS.xml
@@ -70,10 +70,7 @@
                         <disable>Disable</disable>
                     </OptionValues>
                 </new_action>
-                <description type="TextField">
-                    <Mask>/^(.){1,255}$/u</Mask>
-                    <ValidationMessage>Description should be a string between 1 and 255 characters</ValidationMessage>
-                </description>
+                <description type="DescriptionField"/>
             </policy>
         </policies>
         <userDefinedRules>
@@ -89,10 +86,8 @@
                     <Mask>/^([0-9a-fA-F:]){59,59}$/u</Mask>
                     <ValidationMessage>A SSL fingerprint should be a 59 character long hex value.</ValidationMessage>
                 </fingerprint>
-                <description type="TextField">
+                <description type="DescriptionField">
                     <Required>Y</Required>
-                    <Mask>/^([\t\n\v\f\r 0-9a-zA-Z.\-,_\x{00A0}-\x{FFFF}]){1,255}$/u</Mask>
-                    <ValidationMessage>Description should be a string between 1 and 255 characters.</ValidationMessage>
                 </description>
                 <action type="OptionField">
                     <Required>Y</Required>
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/IPsec/Swanctl.xml b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/IPsec/Swanctl.xml
index fd424626b..5b7747cb3 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/IPsec/Swanctl.xml
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/IPsec/Swanctl.xml
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
                     <MinimumValue>0</MinimumValue>
                     <MaximumValue>1000</MaximumValue>
                 </keyingtries>
-                <description type="TextField">
+                <description type="DescriptionField">
                     <Required>Y</Required>
                 </description>
             </Connection>
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
                     </Model>
                     <Multiple>Y</Multiple>
                 </pubkeys>
-                <description type="TextField"/>
+                <description type="DescriptionField"/>
             </local>
         </locals>
         <remotes>
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
                     <Multiple>Y</Multiple>
                 </pubkeys>
                 <!-- XXX add cacert field + logic in ipsec_write_cas -->
-                <description type="TextField"/>
+                <description type="DescriptionField"/>
             </remote>
         </remotes>
         <children>
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@
                     <MaximumValue>500000</MaximumValue>
                     <Required>Y</Required>
                 </rekey_time>
-                <description type="TextField"/>
+                <description type="DescriptionField"/>
             </child>
         </children>
         <Pools>
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@
                     <WildcardEnabled>N</WildcardEnabled>
                     <ValidationMessage>Please specify a valid address.</ValidationMessage>
                 </tunnel_remote2>
-                <description type="TextField"/>
+                <description type="DescriptionField"/>
             </VTI>
         </VTIs>
         <SPDs>
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@
                 <destination type="NetworkField">
                     <WildcardEnabled>N</WildcardEnabled>
                 </destination>
-                <description type="TextField"/>
+                <description type="DescriptionField"/>
             </SPD>
         </SPDs>
     </items>
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Interfaces/Lagg.xml b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Interfaces/Lagg.xml
index c84df8ffa..251f86adb 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Interfaces/Lagg.xml
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Interfaces/Lagg.xml
@@ -61,10 +61,7 @@
                 <MinimumValue>576</MinimumValue>
                 <MaximumValue>65535</MaximumValue>
             </mtu>
-            <descr type="TextField">
-                <Mask>/^([\t\n\v\f\r 0-9a-zA-Z.\-,_\x{00A0}-\x{FFFF}]){1,255}$/u</Mask>
-                <ValidationMessage>Description should be a string between 1 and 255 characters</ValidationMessage>
-            </descr>
+            <descr type="DescriptionField"/>
         </lagg>
     </items>
 </model>
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Interfaces/Loopback.xml b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Interfaces/Loopback.xml
index 949bca895..ef087ca06 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Interfaces/Loopback.xml
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Interfaces/Loopback.xml
@@ -7,10 +7,8 @@
             <deviceId type="AutoNumberField">
                 <Required>Y</Required>
             </deviceId>
-            <description type="TextField">
+            <description type="DescriptionField">
                 <Required>Y</Required>
-                <Mask>/^([\t\n\v\f\r 0-9a-zA-Z.\-,_\x{00A0}-\x{FFFF}]){1,255}$/u</Mask>
-                <ValidationMessage>Description should be a string between 1 and 255 characters</ValidationMessage>
             </description>
         </loopback>
     </items>
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Interfaces/Neighbor.xml b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Interfaces/Neighbor.xml
index d0a57f130..3f167a734 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Interfaces/Neighbor.xml
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Interfaces/Neighbor.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
                 <Required>Y</Required>
                 <NetMaskAllowed>N</NetMaskAllowed>
             </ipaddress>
-            <descr type="TextField"/>
+            <descr type="DescriptionField"/>
         </neighbor>
     </items>
 </model>
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Interfaces/Vip.xml b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Interfaces/Vip.xml
index 4a8081152..9269f703c 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Interfaces/Vip.xml
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Interfaces/Vip.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
                 <MaximumValue>254</MaximumValue>
                 <ValidationMessage>Invalid skew value, acceptable values are 0 to 255.</ValidationMessage>
             </advskew>
-            <descr type="TextField"/>
+            <descr type="DescriptionField"/>
         </vip>
     </items>
 </model>
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Interfaces/Vlan.xml b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Interfaces/Vlan.xml
index 07c043f99..59b1b5386 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Interfaces/Vlan.xml
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Interfaces/Vlan.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
                     <opt2 value="802.1ad">802.1ad</opt2>
                 </OptionValues>
             </proto>
-            <descr type="TextField"/>
+            <descr type="DescriptionField"/>
             <vlanif type="TextField">
               <Required>Y</Required>
               <Constraints>
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Kea/KeaDhcpv4.xml b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Kea/KeaDhcpv4.xml
index b36c6c343..fea7e8854 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Kea/KeaDhcpv4.xml
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Kea/KeaDhcpv4.xml
@@ -88,8 +88,7 @@
                 </hw_address>
                 <hostname type="HostnameField">
                 </hostname>
-                <description type="TextField">
-                </description>
+                <description type="DescriptionField"/>
             </reservation>
         </reservations>
         <ha_peers>
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Monit/Monit.xml b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Monit/Monit.xml
index e1c20202f..dcb473f09 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Monit/Monit.xml
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Monit/Monit.xml
@@ -155,10 +155,7 @@
             <MaximumValue>86400</MaximumValue>
             <ValidationMessage>Reminder needs to be an integer value between 0 and 86400</ValidationMessage>
          </reminder>
-         <description type="TextField">
-            <Mask>/^.{1,255}$/u</Mask>
-            <ValidationMessage>Enter a description.</ValidationMessage>
-         </description>
+         <description type="DescriptionField"/>
       </alert>
       <service type="ArrayField">
          <enabled type="BooleanField">
@@ -176,7 +173,7 @@
                </check001>
             </Constraints>
          </name>
-         <description type="TextField"/>
+         <description type="DescriptionField"/>
          <type type="OptionField">
             <Required>Y</Required>
             <OptionValues>
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/OpenVPN/OpenVPN.xml b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/OpenVPN/OpenVPN.xml
index c52d6892d..dc7cba3ec 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/OpenVPN/OpenVPN.xml
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/OpenVPN/OpenVPN.xml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
                     <FieldSeparator>,</FieldSeparator>
                     <asList>Y</asList>
                 </wins_servers>
-                <description type="TextField"/>
+                <description type="DescriptionField"/>
             </Overwrite>
         </Overwrites>
         <Instances>
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@
                     <type>carp</type>
                     <key>mvc</key>
                 </carp_depend_on>
-                <description type="TextField"/>
+                <description type="DescriptionField"/>
             </Instance>
         </Instances>
         <StaticKeys>
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@
                     <Required>Y</Required>
                     <ValidationMessage>A key is required, generate one with the button</ValidationMessage>
                 </key>
-                <description type="TextField"/>
+                <description type="DescriptionField"/>
             </StaticKey>
         </StaticKeys>
     </items>
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Routes/Route.xml b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Routes/Route.xml
index 4a52977c9..2839ba95a 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Routes/Route.xml
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Routes/Route.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
             <ConfigdPopulateTTL>20</ConfigdPopulateTTL>
             <ValidationMessage>Specify a valid gateway from the list matching the networks ip protocol.</ValidationMessage>
           </gateway>
-          <descr type="TextField"/>
+          <descr type="DescriptionField"/>
           <disabled type="BooleanField">
             <Default>0</Default>
             <Required>Y</Required>
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Routing/Gateways.xml b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Routing/Gateways.xml
index 5f3bab384..a1ccaf249 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Routing/Gateways.xml
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Routing/Gateways.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
                     </check001>
                 </Constraints>
             </name>
-            <descr type="TextField"/>
+            <descr type="DescriptionField"/>
             <interface type="InterfaceField">
                 <Required>Y</Required>
                 <Default>wan</Default>
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Syslog/Syslog.xml b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Syslog/Syslog.xml
index 559934a6d..e89e3a128 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Syslog/Syslog.xml
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Syslog/Syslog.xml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
                   <Default>0</Default>
                   <Required>Y</Required>
                 </rfc5424>
-                <description type="TextField"/>
+                <description type="DescriptionField"/>
             </destination>
         </destinations>
     </items>
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/TrafficShaper/TrafficShaper.xml b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/TrafficShaper/TrafficShaper.xml
index acb9a3d3f..b607d11f8 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/TrafficShaper/TrafficShaper.xml
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/TrafficShaper/TrafficShaper.xml
@@ -115,10 +115,8 @@
                     <MaximumValue>3000</MaximumValue>
                     <ValidationMessage>Please choose a value between 1 and 3000</ValidationMessage>
                 </delay>
-                <description type="TextField">
+                <description type="DescriptionField">
                     <Required>Y</Required>
-                    <Mask>/^([\t\n\v\f\r 0-9a-zA-Z.\-,_\x{00A0}-\x{FFFF}]){1,255}$/u</Mask>
-                    <ValidationMessage>Description should be a string between 1 and 255 characters</ValidationMessage>
                 </description>
             </pipe>
         </pipes>
@@ -200,10 +198,8 @@
                         </check001>
                     </Constraints>
                 </pie_enable>
-                <description type="TextField">
+                <description type="DescriptionField">
                     <Required>Y</Required>
-                    <Mask>/^([\t\n\v\f\r 0-9a-zA-Z.\-,_\x{00A0}-\x{FFFF}]){1,255}$/u</Mask>
-                    <ValidationMessage>Description should be a string between 1 and 255 characters</ValidationMessage>
                 </description>
                 <origin type="TextField">
                     <Mask>/^([a-z,A-Z,1-9]){0,30}$/</Mask>
@@ -349,9 +345,7 @@
                     <ValidationMessage>Related pipe or queue not found</ValidationMessage>
                     <Required>Y</Required>
                 </target>
-                <description type="TextField">
-                    <Mask>/^([\t\n\v\f\r 0-9a-zA-Z.\-,_\x{00A0}-\x{FFFF}]){0,255}$/u</Mask>
-                </description>
+                <description type="DescriptionField"/>
                 <origin type="TextField">
                     <Mask>/^([a-z,A-Z,1-9]){0,30}$/</Mask>
                     <ValidationMessage>origin should be regular text of max 30 characters</ValidationMessage>
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Unbound/Unbound.xml b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Unbound/Unbound.xml
index 18fffeb84..0b962e878 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Unbound/Unbound.xml
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Unbound/Unbound.xml
@@ -164,10 +164,7 @@
                     <NetMaskRequired>Y</NetMaskRequired>
                     <asList>Y</asList>
                 </networks>
-                <description type="TextField">
-                    <Mask>/^(.){1,255}$/u</Mask>
-                    <ValidationMessage>Description should be a string between 1 and 255 characters</ValidationMessage>
-                </description>
+                <description type="DescriptionField"/>
             </acl>
         </acls>
         <dnsbl>
@@ -332,10 +329,7 @@
                         </check002>
                     </Constraints>
                 </server>
-                <description type="TextField">
-                    <Mask>/^(.){1,255}$/u</Mask>
-                    <ValidationMessage>Description should be a string between 1 and 255 characters</ValidationMessage>
-                </description>
+                <description type="DescriptionField"/>
             </host>
         </hosts>
         <aliases>
@@ -378,10 +372,7 @@
                     <Mask>/^(?:(?:[a-z0-9]|[a-z0-9][a-z0-9\-]*[a-z0-9])\.)*(?:[a-z0-9]|[a-z0-9][a-z0-9\-]*[a-z0-9])$/i</Mask>
                     <ValidationMessage>A valid domain must be specified.</ValidationMessage>
                 </domain>
-                <description type="TextField">
-                    <Mask>/^(.){1,255}$/u</Mask>
-                    <ValidationMessage>Description should be a string between 1 and 255 characters</ValidationMessage>
-                </description>
+                <description type="DescriptionField"/>
             </alias>
         </aliases>
         <domains>
@@ -402,10 +393,7 @@
                     <Default>0</Default>
                     <Required>Y</Required>
                 </forward_tcp_upstream>
-                <description type="TextField">
-                    <Mask>/^(.){1,255}$/u</Mask>
-                    <ValidationMessage>Description should be a string between 1 and 255 characters</ValidationMessage>
-                </description>
+                <description type="DescriptionField"/>
             </domain>
         </domains>
     </items>