diff --git a/org.eclipse.jdt.ui/plugin.properties b/org.eclipse.jdt.ui/plugin.properties
index 23a079fa58f..b2aa6de7e8a 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jdt.ui/plugin.properties
+++ b/org.eclipse.jdt.ui/plugin.properties
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ ModuleInfoClassFileViewerName=Module-Info Class File Viewer
 javaEditorFontDefiniton.label= Java Editor Text Font
 javaEditorFontDefintion.description= The Java editor text font is used by Java editors.
 
+JavaTheme.description= Colors and fonts used in the Java editor, Javadoc and Java views.
+
 javaCompareFontDefiniton.label= Java compare text font
 javaCompareFontDefiniton.description= The Java compare text font is used by Java compare/merge tools.
 
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jdt.ui/plugin.xml b/org.eclipse.jdt.ui/plugin.xml
index f0a141c3103..5ca25df4f1f 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jdt.ui/plugin.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jdt.ui/plugin.xml
@@ -1190,9 +1190,14 @@
             class="org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.javaeditor.CompilationUnitDocumentProvider"/>
    </extension>
 
-   <extension
-         point="org.eclipse.ui.themes">
-        <themeElementCategory label="%javaPresentation.label" id="org.eclipse.jdt.ui.presentation"/>
+   <extension point="org.eclipse.ui.themes">
+        <themeElementCategory 
+        	label="%javaPresentation.label" 
+        	id="org.eclipse.jdt.ui.presentation">
+         	<description>
+            	%JavaTheme.description
+         	</description>
+        </themeElementCategory>
       <fontDefinition
             label="%javaEditorFontDefiniton.label"
             defaultsTo="org.eclipse.jface.textfont"