diff --git a/app/pvtable/src/main/java/org/phoebus/applications/pvtable/model/PVTableItem.java b/app/pvtable/src/main/java/org/phoebus/applications/pvtable/model/PVTableItem.java
index d9f8f4b009..f099be879c 100644
--- a/app/pvtable/src/main/java/org/phoebus/applications/pvtable/model/PVTableItem.java
+++ b/app/pvtable/src/main/java/org/phoebus/applications/pvtable/model/PVTableItem.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import org.epics.vtype.AlarmStatus;
 import org.epics.vtype.Display;
 import org.epics.vtype.DisplayProvider;
+import org.epics.vtype.DescriptionProvider;
 import org.epics.vtype.EnumDisplay;
 import org.epics.vtype.Time;
 import org.epics.vtype.VBoolean;
@@ -83,9 +84,9 @@ public class PVTableItem
 
     /** Listener to description PV */
     private volatile Disposable desc_flow;
-    
+
     private volatile String[] valueOptions = null;
-    
+
     private static final String DESC_FIELD = "DESC";
     private static final String DOT = ".";
 
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ private void createPVs(final String name)
                 // Determine DESC field include dot in case of variable name such as variableEGUName
                 desc_name = name.replace(DOT + fieldVal, DOT + DESC_FIELD);
             }
-            
+
             try
             {
                 final PV new_desc_pv = PVPool.getPV(desc_name);
@@ -200,31 +201,15 @@ private void createPVs(final String name)
             }
         }
     }
-    
+
     private void updateDescription() {
-        if(desc_value == null) {
-            //update description from value or pv
-            VType currentValue = getValue();
-            if(currentValue != null) {
-                String description = null;
-                // DisplayProvider is an optional interface for VType values,
-                // not PVs, but the custum datasource as Muscade happens to implement
-                // DisplayProvider for enum and bool PVs, so check for that here 
-                Display display = currentValue instanceof DisplayProvider ? ((DisplayProvider) currentValue).getDisplay(): null;
-                if(display == null && currentValue instanceof VEnum){
-                    EnumDisplay enumdisplay =  ((VEnum) currentValue).getDisplay();
-                    if(enumdisplay instanceof DisplayProvider){
-                        display = ((DisplayProvider)enumdisplay).getDisplay();
-                    }
-                }
-                if (display != null) {
-                    description = display.getDescription();
-                }
-                desc_value = description != null ? description : null;
-                desc_name = desc_value != null ? "Description of " + name + " PV" : "no description";
-                desc_flow = value_flow;
-            }
-        }
+        desc_value = switch (getValue()) {
+            case VEnum vEnum when vEnum.getDisplay() instanceof DescriptionProvider descriptionProvider -> descriptionProvider.getDescription().orElse("");
+            case DescriptionProvider descriptionProvider -> descriptionProvider.getDescription().orElse("");
+            default -> "";
+        };
+        desc_name = desc_value != null ? "Description of " + name + " PV" : "no description";
+        desc_flow = value_flow;
     }
 
     /** @return <code>true</code> if item is selected to be restored */
@@ -295,7 +280,7 @@ public String getDescription() {
         updateDescription();
         return desc_value == null ? "" : desc_value;
     }
-    
+
     /** @return description pv name **/
     public String getDescriptionName() {
         return desc_name;
@@ -320,7 +305,7 @@ else if(copy instanceof VBoolean) {
         }
         return valueOptions;
     }
-    
+
     /** @return index in case of Enum value */
     public int getIndex() {
         int index = - 1;
diff --git a/core/pv-pva/src/main/java/org/phoebus/pv/pva/Decoders.java b/core/pv-pva/src/main/java/org/phoebus/pv/pva/Decoders.java
index e5a4a559bf..b8a3b3593e 100644
--- a/core/pv-pva/src/main/java/org/phoebus/pv/pva/Decoders.java
+++ b/core/pv-pva/src/main/java/org/phoebus/pv/pva/Decoders.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 import java.time.Instant;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 
 import org.epics.pva.data.PVAArray;
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@
 import org.epics.pva.data.PVAString;
 import org.epics.pva.data.PVAStringArray;
 import org.epics.pva.data.PVAStructure;
+import org.epics.pvdata.pv.PVStructure;
 import org.epics.util.array.ArrayByte;
 import org.epics.util.array.ArrayDouble;
 import org.epics.util.array.ArrayFloat;
@@ -243,6 +245,20 @@ public Number parse(String source, ParsePosition parsePosition)
         }
     }
 
+    private static Optional<String> decodeDescription(final PVAStructure struct) {
+        if (struct.get("display") instanceof PVAStructure display) {
+            if (display.get("description") instanceof PVAString pvaString) {
+                return Optional.ofNullable(pvaString.get());
+            }
+            else {
+                return Optional.empty();
+            }
+        }
+        else {
+            return Optional.empty();
+        }
+    }
+
     private static Display decodeDisplay(final PVAStructure struct)
     {
         String units;
@@ -341,7 +357,7 @@ private static Display decodeDisplay(final PVAStructure struct)
      */
     public static VType decodeBool(PVAStructure struct, PVABool field)
     {
-        return VBoolean.of(field.get(), decodeAlarm(struct), decodeTime(struct));
+        return VBoolean.of(field.get(), decodeAlarm(struct), decodeTime(struct), decodeDescription(struct));
     }
 
     /** @param struct Structure
@@ -350,7 +366,7 @@ public static VType decodeBool(PVAStructure struct, PVABool field)
      */
     public static VType decodeString(PVAStructure struct, PVAString field)
     {
-        return VString.of(field.get(), decodeAlarm(struct), decodeTime(struct));
+        return VString.of(field.get(), decodeAlarm(struct), decodeTime(struct), decodeDescription(struct));
     }
 
     /** @param struct Structure for enum
@@ -366,7 +382,7 @@ public static VEnum decodeEnum(final PVAStructure struct) throws Exception
         final int value = ((PVAInt)section.get("index")).get();
         final PVAStringArray choices = section.get("choices");
 
-        return VEnum.of(value, EnumDisplay.of(choices.get()), alarm, time);
+        return VEnum.of(value, EnumDisplay.of(choices.get()), alarm, time, decodeDescription(struct));
     }
 
     /** @param struct Structure
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 060b046f3d..b9b89f019b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     <project.build.outputTimestamp>2026-10-06T19:17:33Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
     <epics.version>7.0.11</epics.version>
     <epics.util.version>1.0.8</epics.util.version>
-    <vtype.version>1.0.8</vtype.version>
+    <vtype.version>1.0.9-SNAPSHOT</vtype.version>
     <openjfx.version>25.0.4</openjfx.version>
     <!-- netscape.javascript jar for the JDK 26+ profiles; versioned separately
          from openjfx as it's only published for 25+. -->