diff --git a/homeassistant/components/derivative/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/derivative/strings.json
index c21a486d039..b225653cafa 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/derivative/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/derivative/strings.json
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
     "step": {
       "user": {
         "title": "New Derivative sensor",
-        "description": "Precision controls the number of decimal digits in the output.\nIf the time window is not 0, the sensor's value is a time weighted moving average of derivatives within the window.\nThe derivative will be scaled according to the selected metric prefix and time unit of the derivative.",
         "data": {
           "name": "Name",
           "round": "Precision",
@@ -11,6 +10,11 @@
           "time_window": "Time window",
           "unit_prefix": "Metric prefix",
           "unit_time": "Time unit"
+        },
+        "data_description": {
+          "round": "Controls the number of decimal digits in the output.",
+          "time_window": "If set, the sensor's value is a time weighted moving average of derivatives within this window.",
+          "unit_prefix": "The derivative will be scaled according to the selected metric prefix and time unit of the derivative."
         }
       }
     }
@@ -18,7 +22,6 @@
   "options": {
     "step": {
       "options": {
-        "description": "[%key:component::derivative::config::step::user::description%]",
         "data": {
           "name": "[%key:component::derivative::config::step::user::data::name%]",
           "round": "[%key:component::derivative::config::step::user::data::round%]",
@@ -26,8 +29,13 @@
           "time_window": "[%key:component::derivative::config::step::user::data::time_window%]",
           "unit_prefix": "[%key:component::derivative::config::step::user::data::unit_prefix%]",
           "unit_time": "[%key:component::derivative::config::step::user::data::unit_time%]"
+        },
+        "data_description": {
+          "round": "[%key:component::derivative::config::step::user::data_description::round%]",
+          "time_window": "[%key:component::derivative::config::step::user::data_description::time_window%]",
+          "unit_prefix": "[%key:component::derivative::config::step::user::data_description::unit_prefix%]."
         }
       }
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/derivative/translations/en.json b/homeassistant/components/derivative/translations/en.json
index b1fa702fe3c..cfa3bf2ab96 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/derivative/translations/en.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/derivative/translations/en.json
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@
                     "unit_prefix": "Metric prefix",
                     "unit_time": "Time unit"
                 },
-                "description": "Precision controls the number of decimal digits in the output.\nIf the time window is not 0, the sensor's value is a time weighted moving average of derivatives within the window.\nThe derivative will be scaled according to the selected metric prefix and time unit of the derivative.",
+                "data_description": {
+                    "round": "Controls the number of decimal digits in the output.",
+                    "time_window": "If set, the sensor's value is a time weighted moving average of derivatives within this window.",
+                    "unit_prefix": "The derivative will be scaled according to the selected metric prefix and time unit of the derivative."
+                },
                 "title": "New Derivative sensor"
             }
         }
@@ -26,7 +30,11 @@
                     "unit_prefix": "Metric prefix",
                     "unit_time": "Time unit"
                 },
-                "description": "Precision controls the number of decimal digits in the output.\nIf the time window is not 0, the sensor's value is a time weighted moving average of derivatives within the window.\nThe derivative will be scaled according to the selected metric prefix and time unit of the derivative."
+                "data_description": {
+                    "round": "Controls the number of decimal digits in the output.",
+                    "time_window": "If set, the sensor's value is a time weighted moving average of derivatives within this window.",
+                    "unit_prefix": "The derivative will be scaled according to the selected metric prefix and time unit of the derivative.."
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/script/hassfest/translations.py b/script/hassfest/translations.py
index b721b4d708d..5e64c70210c 100644
--- a/script/hassfest/translations.py
+++ b/script/hassfest/translations.py
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ def gen_data_entry_schema(
                 step_title_class("title"): cv.string_with_no_html,
                 vol.Optional("description"): cv.string_with_no_html,
                 vol.Optional("data"): {str: cv.string_with_no_html},
+                vol.Optional("data_description"): {str: cv.string_with_no_html},
                 vol.Optional("menu_options"): {str: cv.string_with_no_html},
             }
         },
@@ -125,7 +126,19 @@ def gen_data_entry_schema(
             removed_title_validator, config, integration
         )
 
-    return schema
+    def data_description_validator(value):
+        """Validate data description."""
+        for step_info in value["step"].values():
+            if "data_description" not in step_info:
+                continue
+
+            for key in step_info["data_description"]:
+                if key not in step_info["data"]:
+                    raise vol.Invalid(f"data_description key {key} is not in data")
+
+        return value
+
+    return vol.All(vol.Schema(schema), data_description_validator)
 
 
 def gen_strings_schema(config: Config, integration: Integration):