diff --git a/src/app/core/admin/admin-entity-details/admin-entity-field/admin-edit-description-only-field/admin-edit-description-only-field.component.html b/src/app/core/admin/admin-entity-details/admin-entity-field/admin-edit-description-only-field/admin-edit-description-only-field.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7bb36d055c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/admin/admin-entity-details/admin-entity-field/admin-edit-description-only-field/admin-edit-description-only-field.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<h2 mat-dialog-title i18n>Configure Text Block</h2>
+<app-dialog-close mat-dialog-close></app-dialog-close>
+
+<mat-dialog-content>
+  <p i18n>
+    This text is displayed as part of the form to provide additional information
+    without any input options for the user:
+  </p>
+
+  <form [formGroup]="schemaFieldsForm">
+    <div class="entity-form-cell">
+      <mat-form-field>
+        <textarea formControlName="label" matInput rows="3"></textarea>
+      </mat-form-field>
+    </div>
+  </form>
+</mat-dialog-content>
+
+<mat-dialog-actions>
+  <button mat-button (click)="save()" i18n="Button label">Save</button>
+  <button mat-button mat-dialog-close i18n="Button label">Cancel</button>
+</mat-dialog-actions>
diff --git a/src/app/core/admin/admin-entity-details/admin-entity-field/admin-edit-description-only-field/admin-edit-description-only-field.component.scss b/src/app/core/admin/admin-entity-details/admin-entity-field/admin-edit-description-only-field/admin-edit-description-only-field.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..405d7096a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/admin/admin-entity-details/admin-entity-field/admin-edit-description-only-field/admin-edit-description-only-field.component.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+
+.entity-form-cell {
+  mat-form-field {
+    width: 100%;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/core/admin/admin-entity-details/admin-entity-field/admin-edit-description-only-field/admin-edit-description-only-field.component.spec.ts b/src/app/core/admin/admin-entity-details/admin-entity-field/admin-edit-description-only-field/admin-edit-description-only-field.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bde8309680
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/admin/admin-entity-details/admin-entity-field/admin-edit-description-only-field/admin-edit-description-only-field.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from "@angular/core/testing";
+
+import { AdminEditDescriptionOnlyFieldComponent } from "./admin-edit-description-only-field.component";
+import { MAT_DIALOG_DATA, MatDialogRef } from "@angular/material/dialog";
+import { Entity } from "app/core/entity/model/entity";
+import { FontAwesomeTestingModule } from "@fortawesome/angular-fontawesome/testing";
+import { NoopAnimationsModule } from "@angular/platform-browser/animations";
+import { FormBuilder } from "@angular/forms";
+import { AdminEntityService } from "app/core/admin/admin-entity.service";
+
+describe("AdminEditDescriptionOnlyFieldComponent", () => {
+  let component: AdminEditDescriptionOnlyFieldComponent;
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<AdminEditDescriptionOnlyFieldComponent>;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      imports: [
+        AdminEditDescriptionOnlyFieldComponent,
+        FontAwesomeTestingModule,
+        NoopAnimationsModule,
+      ],
+      providers: [
+        {
+          provide: MAT_DIALOG_DATA,
+          useValue: {
+            entitySchemaField: {},
+            entityType: Entity,
+          },
+          FormBuilder,
+          AdminEntityService,
+        },
+        { provide: MatDialogRef, useValue: { close: () => null } },
+      ],
+    }).compileComponents();
+
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(AdminEditDescriptionOnlyFieldComponent);
+    component = fixture.componentInstance;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+  });
+
+  it("should create", () => {
+    expect(component).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("should initialize schemaFieldsForm with proper values", () => {
+    component.formField = { id: "foo", label: "Test Label" };
+    component.initSettings();
+    expect(component.schemaFieldsForm.get("label").value).toBe("Test Label");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/core/admin/admin-entity-details/admin-entity-field/admin-edit-description-only-field/admin-edit-description-only-field.component.ts b/src/app/core/admin/admin-entity-details/admin-entity-field/admin-edit-description-only-field/admin-edit-description-only-field.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..faeea80404
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/admin/admin-entity-details/admin-entity-field/admin-edit-description-only-field/admin-edit-description-only-field.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+import { Component, Inject, OnChanges, SimpleChanges } from "@angular/core";
+import {
+  MAT_DIALOG_DATA,
+  MatDialogModule,
+  MatDialogRef,
+} from "@angular/material/dialog";
+import { MatButtonModule } from "@angular/material/button";
+import { DialogCloseComponent } from "../../../../common-components/dialog-close/dialog-close.component";
+import { MatInputModule } from "@angular/material/input";
+import { ErrorHintComponent } from "../../../../common-components/error-hint/error-hint.component";
+import {
+  FormBuilder,
+  FormGroup,
+  FormsModule,
+  ReactiveFormsModule,
+  Validators,
+} from "@angular/forms";
+import { FontAwesomeModule } from "@fortawesome/angular-fontawesome";
+import { MatTooltipModule } from "@angular/material/tooltip";
+import { v4 as uuid } from "uuid";
+import { FormFieldConfig } from "../../../../common-components/entity-form/FormConfig";
+
+@Component({
+  selector: "app-admin-edit-description-only-field",
+  standalone: true,
+  imports: [
+    MatDialogModule,
+    MatButtonModule,
+    DialogCloseComponent,
+    MatInputModule,
+    ErrorHintComponent,
+    FormsModule,
+    ReactiveFormsModule,
+    FontAwesomeModule,
+    MatTooltipModule,
+  ],
+  templateUrl: "./admin-edit-description-only-field.component.html",
+  styleUrl: "./admin-edit-description-only-field.component.scss",
+})
+export class AdminEditDescriptionOnlyFieldComponent implements OnChanges {
+  formField: FormFieldConfig;
+  schemaFieldsForm: FormGroup;
+
+  constructor(
+    @Inject(MAT_DIALOG_DATA)
+    data: FormFieldConfig,
+    private dialogRef: MatDialogRef<any>,
+    private fb: FormBuilder,
+  ) {
+    this.formField = data;
+
+    this.initSettings();
+  }
+
+  ngOnChanges(changes: SimpleChanges): void {
+    if (changes.entitySchemaField) {
+      this.initSettings();
+    }
+  }
+
+  public initSettings() {
+    this.schemaFieldsForm = this.fb.group({
+      label: [this.formField.label, Validators.required],
+    });
+  }
+
+  save() {
+    this.schemaFieldsForm.markAllAsTouched();
+    if (this.schemaFieldsForm.invalid) {
+      return;
+    }
+    if (!this.formField.id) {
+      this.formField.id = uuid();
+    }
+
+    const newSchemaField = {
+      id: this.formField.id,
+      editComponent: "EditDescriptionOnly",
+      label: this.schemaFieldsForm.get("label").value,
+    };
+
+    this.dialogRef.close(newSchemaField);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/core/admin/admin-entity-details/admin-entity-form/admin-entity-form.component.html b/src/app/core/admin/admin-entity-details/admin-entity-form/admin-entity-form.component.html
index d551af5a5b..e0ba4c80fd 100644
--- a/src/app/core/admin/admin-entity-details/admin-entity-form/admin-entity-form.component.html
+++ b/src/app/core/admin/admin-entity-details/admin-entity-form/admin-entity-form.component.html
@@ -26,12 +26,11 @@
           cdkDragBoundary=".overall-container"
         >
           <fa-icon icon="grip-vertical" size="xl" class="drag-handle"></fa-icon>
-
           <button
             mat-stroked-button
             color="accent"
             class="field-edit-button"
-            (click)="openFieldConfig(field)"
+            (click)="openConfigDetails(field)"
             i18n="Button label"
           >
             Edit Field
@@ -90,7 +89,10 @@
       <div
         *ngFor="let field of availableFields"
         class="admin-form-field flex-row align-center"
-        [class.admin-form-field-new]="field === createNewFieldPlaceholder"
+        [class.admin-form-field-new]="
+          field === createNewFieldPlaceholder ||
+          field === createNewTextPlaceholder
+        "
         cdkDrag
         cdkDragBoundary="mat-drawer-container"
       >
@@ -103,7 +105,10 @@
           ></app-entity-field-label>
 
           <button
-            *ngIf="field !== createNewFieldPlaceholder"
+            *ngIf="
+              field !== createNewFieldPlaceholder &&
+              field !== createNewTextPlaceholder
+            "
             mat-stroked-button
             color="accent"
             class="field-edit-button field-edit-button-small"
diff --git a/src/app/core/admin/admin-entity-details/admin-entity-form/admin-entity-form.component.spec.ts b/src/app/core/admin/admin-entity-details/admin-entity-form/admin-entity-form.component.spec.ts
index bd3a2ea960..a72fe0d964 100644
--- a/src/app/core/admin/admin-entity-details/admin-entity-form/admin-entity-form.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/admin/admin-entity-details/admin-entity-form/admin-entity-form.component.spec.ts
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ describe("AdminEntityFormComponent", () => {
       .map(([key]) => key);
     expect(component.availableFields).toEqual([
       component.createNewFieldPlaceholder,
+      component.createNewTextPlaceholder,
       ...noteUserFacingFields.filter((x) => !fieldsInView.includes(x)),
     ]);
   });
diff --git a/src/app/core/admin/admin-entity-details/admin-entity-form/admin-entity-form.component.ts b/src/app/core/admin/admin-entity-details/admin-entity-form/admin-entity-form.component.ts
index c7270b9438..a2fb927198 100644
--- a/src/app/core/admin/admin-entity-details/admin-entity-form/admin-entity-form.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/admin/admin-entity-details/admin-entity-form/admin-entity-form.component.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import { EntityFieldEditComponent } from "../../../common-components/entity-fiel
 import { AdminSectionHeaderComponent } from "../../building-blocks/admin-section-header/admin-section-header.component";
 import { UntilDestroy, untilDestroyed } from "@ngneat/until-destroy";
 import { FormConfig } from "../../../entity-details/form/form.component";
+import { AdminEditDescriptionOnlyFieldComponent } from "../admin-entity-field/admin-edit-description-only-field/admin-edit-description-only-field.component";
 
 @UntilDestroy()
 @Component({
@@ -65,6 +66,11 @@ export class AdminEntityFormComponent implements OnChanges {
     label: $localize`:Label drag and drop item:Create New Field`,
   };
 
+  readonly createNewTextPlaceholder: FormFieldConfig = {
+    id: null,
+    label: $localize`:Label drag and drop item:Create Text Block`,
+  };
+
   constructor(
     private entityFormService: EntityFormService,
     private matDialog: MatDialog,
@@ -117,7 +123,11 @@ export class AdminEntityFormComponent implements OnChanges {
       .sort(([aId, a], [bId, b]) => a.label.localeCompare(b.label))
       .map(([key]) => key);
 
-    this.availableFields = [this.createNewFieldPlaceholder, ...unusedFields];
+    this.availableFields = [
+      this.createNewFieldPlaceholder,
+      this.createNewTextPlaceholder,
+      ...unusedFields,
+    ];
   }
 
   /**
@@ -139,6 +149,24 @@ export class AdminEntityFormComponent implements OnChanges {
     return lastValueFrom(dialogRef.afterClosed());
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Open the form to edit details of a single text's schema.
+   *
+   * @param textField text to edit or { id: null } to create a new text
+   * @returns the id of the text that was edited or created (which is newly defined in the dialog for new fields)
+   */
+  async openTextConfig(textField: FormFieldConfig): Promise<FormFieldConfig> {
+    const dialogRef = this.matDialog.open(
+      AdminEditDescriptionOnlyFieldComponent,
+      {
+        data: textField,
+      },
+    );
+
+    const result = await lastValueFrom(dialogRef.afterClosed());
+    return result;
+  }
+
   drop(event: CdkDragDrop<ColumnConfig[], ColumnConfig[]>) {
     const prevFieldsArray = event.previousContainer.data;
     const newFieldsArray = event.container.data;
@@ -150,6 +178,13 @@ export class AdminEntityFormComponent implements OnChanges {
       return;
     }
 
+    if (
+      prevFieldsArray[event.previousIndex] === this.createNewTextPlaceholder
+    ) {
+      this.dropNewText(event);
+      return;
+    }
+
     if (event.previousContainer === event.container) {
       moveItemInArray(newFieldsArray, event.previousIndex, event.currentIndex);
     } else {
@@ -167,6 +202,29 @@ export class AdminEntityFormComponent implements OnChanges {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Opens the configuration settings for a field.
+   * If the field has an editComponent defined in the schema, it opens the text configuration.
+   * Otherwise, it opens the field configuration.
+   * @param field The field to open the configuration settings for.
+   */
+  async openConfigDetails(field: ColumnConfig) {
+    let fieldIdToEdit = toFormFieldConfig(field).id;
+    const configDetails = Object.assign(
+      {},
+      this.entityType.schema.get(fieldIdToEdit) ?? {},
+      field,
+    ) as FormFieldConfig;
+
+    if (configDetails.editComponent == "EditDescriptionOnly") {
+      const updatedField = await this.openTextConfig(configDetails);
+      Object.assign(field, updatedField);
+      this.initForm();
+    } else {
+      await this.openFieldConfig(field);
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * drop handler specifically for the "create new field" item
    * @param event
@@ -192,6 +250,31 @@ export class AdminEntityFormComponent implements OnChanges {
     // the schema update has added the new field to the available fields already, remove it from there
     this.availableFields.splice(this.availableFields.indexOf(newFieldId), 1);
   }
+  /**
+   * drop handler specifically for the "create new Text field" item
+   * @param event
+   * @private
+   */
+  private async dropNewText(
+    event: CdkDragDrop<ColumnConfig[], ColumnConfig[]>,
+  ) {
+    if (event.container.data === this.availableFields) {
+      // don't add new Text field to the available fields that are not in the form yet
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const newTextField = await this.openTextConfig({ id: null });
+    if (!newTextField) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this.dummyForm.addControl(newTextField.id, new FormControl());
+    this.dummyForm.disable();
+    event.container.data.splice(event.currentIndex, 0, newTextField);
+
+    // the schema update has added the new Text field to the available fields already, remove it from there
+    this.availableFields.splice(this.availableFields.indexOf(newTextField), 1);
+  }
 
   dropNewGroup(event: CdkDragDrop<any, any>) {
     const newCol = { fields: [] };