diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_object.cc b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_object.cc
index e97ffc5dfba..5499084ee2d 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_object.cc
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_object.cc
@@ -3064,7 +3064,11 @@ static void rna_def_object(BlenderRNA *brna)
   RNA_def_property_enum_sdna(prop, nullptr, "rotmode");
   RNA_def_property_enum_items(prop, rna_enum_object_rotation_mode_items);
   RNA_def_property_enum_funcs(prop, nullptr, "rna_Object_rotation_mode_set", nullptr);
-  RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "Rotation Mode", "");
+  RNA_def_property_ui_text(
+      prop,
+      "Rotation Mode",
+      /* This description is shared by other "rotation_mode" properties. */
+      "The kind of rotation to apply, values from other rotation modes aren't used");
   RNA_def_property_update(prop, NC_OBJECT | ND_TRANSFORM, "rna_Object_internal_update");
 
   prop = RNA_def_property(srna, "scale", PROP_FLOAT, PROP_XYZ);
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_pose.cc b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_pose.cc
index 18475aac156..9a540be69fb 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_pose.cc
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_pose.cc
@@ -865,7 +865,11 @@ static void rna_def_pose_channel(BlenderRNA *brna)
   /* XXX... disabled, since proxy-locked layers are currently
    * used for ensuring proxy-syncing too */
   RNA_def_property_editable_func(prop, "rna_PoseChannel_proxy_editable");
-  RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "Rotation Mode", "");
+  RNA_def_property_ui_text(
+      prop,
+      "Rotation Mode",
+      /* This description is shared by other "rotation_mode" properties. */
+      "The kind of rotation to apply, values from other rotation modes aren't used");
   RNA_def_property_update(prop, NC_OBJECT | ND_POSE, "rna_Pose_update");
 
   /* Curved bones settings - Applied on top of rest-pose values. */
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_scene.cc b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_scene.cc
index c93f3938fe9..aea8d85f9ba 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_scene.cc
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_scene.cc
@@ -3096,7 +3096,11 @@ static void rna_def_view3d_cursor(BlenderRNA *brna)
   RNA_def_property_enum_sdna(prop, nullptr, "rotation_mode");
   RNA_def_property_enum_items(prop, rna_enum_object_rotation_mode_items);
   RNA_def_property_enum_funcs(prop, nullptr, "rna_View3DCursor_rotation_mode_set", nullptr);
-  RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "Rotation Mode", "");
+  RNA_def_property_ui_text(
+      prop,
+      "Rotation Mode",
+      /* This description is shared by other "rotation_mode" properties. */
+      "The kind of rotation to apply, values from other rotation modes aren't used");
   RNA_def_property_update(prop, NC_WINDOW, nullptr);
 
   /* Matrix access to avoid having to check current rotation mode. */