diff --git a/homeassistant/components/vicare/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/vicare/strings.json
index 733cda363e5..04049f026bd 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/vicare/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/vicare/strings.json
@@ -515,11 +515,11 @@
   "services": {
     "set_vicare_mode": {
       "name": "Set ViCare mode",
-      "description": "Set a ViCare mode.",
+      "description": "Sets the mode of the climate device as defined by Viessmann.",
       "fields": {
         "vicare_mode": {
           "name": "ViCare mode",
-          "description": "ViCare mode."
+          "description": "For supported values, see the `vicare_modes` attribute of the climate entity."
         }
       }
     }