diff --git a/locale/defaultMessages.json b/locale/defaultMessages.json
index 17ac8c07b..ef246230d 100644
--- a/locale/defaultMessages.json
+++ b/locale/defaultMessages.json
@@ -2424,6 +2424,9 @@
   "src_dot_description": {
     "string": "Description"
   },
+  "src_dot_descriptionOptional": {
+    "string": "Description (optional)"
+  },
   "src_dot_discounts": {
     "string": "Discounts"
   },
diff --git a/src/intl.ts b/src/intl.ts
index 6f43317fa..8480d3b77 100644
--- a/src/intl.ts
+++ b/src/intl.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ export const commonMessages = defineMessages({
   description: {
     defaultMessage: "Description"
   },
+  descriptionOptional: {
+    defaultMessage: "Description (optional)"
+  },
   discounts: {
     defaultMessage: "Discounts"
   },
diff --git a/src/shipping/components/ShippingZoneInfo/ShippingZoneInfo.tsx b/src/shipping/components/ShippingZoneInfo/ShippingZoneInfo.tsx
index 0bf7f156a..a5338279d 100644
--- a/src/shipping/components/ShippingZoneInfo/ShippingZoneInfo.tsx
+++ b/src/shipping/components/ShippingZoneInfo/ShippingZoneInfo.tsx
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ const ShippingZoneInfo: React.FC<ShippingZoneInfoProps> = ({
           label={
             <div className={classes.labelContainer}>
               <div className={classes.label}>
-                <FormattedMessage {...commonMessages.description} />
+                <FormattedMessage {...commonMessages.descriptionOptional} />
               </div>
               {data.description?.length > 0 && (
                 <span>
diff --git a/src/storybook/__snapshots__/Stories.test.ts.snap b/src/storybook/__snapshots__/Stories.test.ts.snap
index 7263c2a89..09ab12e52 100644
--- a/src/storybook/__snapshots__/Stories.test.ts.snap
+++ b/src/storybook/__snapshots__/Stories.test.ts.snap
@@ -202929,7 +202929,7 @@ exports[`Storyshots Views / Shipping / Create shipping zone default 1`] = `
                     <div
                       class="ShippingZoneCreatePage-label-id"
                     >
-                      Description
+                      Description (optional)
                     </div>
                   </div>
                 </label>
@@ -203165,7 +203165,7 @@ exports[`Storyshots Views / Shipping / Create shipping zone form errors 1`] = `
                     <div
                       class="ShippingZoneCreatePage-label-id"
                     >
-                      Description
+                      Description (optional)
                     </div>
                   </div>
                 </label>
@@ -203397,7 +203397,7 @@ exports[`Storyshots Views / Shipping / Create shipping zone loading 1`] = `
                     <div
                       class="ShippingZoneCreatePage-label-id"
                     >
-                      Description
+                      Description (optional)
                     </div>
                   </div>
                 </label>
@@ -210188,7 +210188,7 @@ exports[`Storyshots Views / Shipping / Shipping zone details default 1`] = `
                     <div
                       class="ShippingZoneCreatePage-label-id"
                     >
-                      Description
+                      Description (optional)
                     </div>
                     <span>
                       25 of 300 characters
@@ -211158,7 +211158,7 @@ exports[`Storyshots Views / Shipping / Shipping zone details form errors 1`] = `
                     <div
                       class="ShippingZoneCreatePage-label-id"
                     >
-                      Description
+                      Description (optional)
                     </div>
                     <span>
                       25 of 300 characters
@@ -212129,7 +212129,7 @@ exports[`Storyshots Views / Shipping / Shipping zone details loading 1`] = `
                     <div
                       class="ShippingZoneCreatePage-label-id"
                     >
-                      Description
+                      Description (optional)
                     </div>
                   </div>
                 </label>