diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/privacy-tools.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/privacy-tools.php
index e3a942a6d2..a8a115bab0 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/privacy-tools.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/privacy-tools.php
@@ -234,7 +234,12 @@ function _wp_personal_data_cleanup_requests() {
  * @return string The HTML for this group and its items.
  */
 function wp_privacy_generate_personal_data_export_group_html( $group_data ) {
-	$group_html  = '<h2>' . esc_html( $group_data['group_label'] ) . '</h2>';
+	$group_html = '<h2>' . esc_html( $group_data['group_label'] ) . '</h2>';
+
+	if ( ! empty( $group_data['group_description'] ) ) {
+		$group_html .= '<p>' . esc_html( $group_data['group_description'] ) . '</p>';
+	}
+
 	$group_html .= '<div>';
 
 	foreach ( (array) $group_data['items'] as $group_item_id => $group_item_data ) {
@@ -355,8 +360,10 @@ function wp_privacy_generate_personal_data_export_file( $request_id ) {
 	// First, build an "About" group on the fly for this report.
 	$about_group = array(
 		/* translators: Header for the About section in a personal data export. */
-		'group_label' => _x( 'About', 'personal data group label' ),
-		'items'       => array(
+		'group_label'       => _x( 'About', 'personal data group label' ),
+		/* translators: Description for the About section in a personal data export. */
+		'group_description' => _x( 'Overview of export report.', 'personal data group description' ),
+		'items'             => array(
 			'about-1' => array(
 				array(
 					'name'  => _x( 'Report generated for', 'email address' ),
@@ -613,10 +620,17 @@ function wp_privacy_process_personal_data_export_page( $response, $exporter_inde
 	foreach ( (array) $export_data as $export_datum ) {
 		$group_id    = $export_datum['group_id'];
 		$group_label = $export_datum['group_label'];
+
+		$group_description = '';
+		if ( ! empty( $export_datum['group_description'] ) ) {
+			$group_description = $export_datum['group_description'];
+		}
+
 		if ( ! array_key_exists( $group_id, $groups ) ) {
 			$groups[ $group_id ] = array(
-				'group_label' => $group_label,
-				'items'       => array(),
+				'group_label'       => $group_label,
+				'group_description' => $group_description,
+				'items'             => array(),
 			);
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/comment.php b/src/wp-includes/comment.php
index 1ae94451d8..841bb9b141 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/comment.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/comment.php
@@ -3434,10 +3434,11 @@ function wp_comments_personal_data_exporter( $email_address, $page = 1 ) {
 		}
 
 		$data_to_export[] = array(
-			'group_id'    => 'comments',
-			'group_label' => __( 'Comments' ),
-			'item_id'     => "comment-{$comment->comment_ID}",
-			'data'        => $comment_data_to_export,
+			'group_id'          => 'comments',
+			'group_label'       => __( 'Comments' ),
+			'group_description' => __( 'User&#8217;s comment data.' ),
+			'item_id'           => "comment-{$comment->comment_ID}",
+			'data'              => $comment_data_to_export,
 		);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/media.php b/src/wp-includes/media.php
index c5404d5383..27b1eb8f6e 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/media.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/media.php
@@ -4307,10 +4307,11 @@ function wp_media_personal_data_exporter( $email_address, $page = 1 ) {
 			);
 
 			$data_to_export[] = array(
-				'group_id'    => 'media',
-				'group_label' => __( 'Media' ),
-				'item_id'     => "post-{$post->ID}",
-				'data'        => $post_data_to_export,
+				'group_id'          => 'media',
+				'group_label'       => __( 'Media' ),
+				'group_description' => __( 'User&#8217;s media data.' ),
+				'item_id'           => "post-{$post->ID}",
+				'data'              => $post_data_to_export,
 			);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/user.php b/src/wp-includes/user.php
index a97f0fada8..9c8d789768 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/user.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/user.php
@@ -2994,10 +2994,11 @@ function wp_user_personal_data_exporter( $email_address ) {
 	}
 
 	$data_to_export[] = array(
-		'group_id'    => 'user',
-		'group_label' => __( 'User' ),
-		'item_id'     => "user-{$user->ID}",
-		'data'        => $user_data_to_export,
+		'group_id'          => 'user',
+		'group_label'       => __( 'User' ),
+		'group_description' => __( 'User&#8217;s profile data.' ),
+		'item_id'           => "user-{$user->ID}",
+		'data'              => $user_data_to_export,
 	);
 
 	return array(
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/privacy/wpPrivacyProcessPersonalDataExportPage.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/privacy/wpPrivacyProcessPersonalDataExportPage.php
index c7d62990df..baf0db89cc 100755
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/privacy/wpPrivacyProcessPersonalDataExportPage.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/privacy/wpPrivacyProcessPersonalDataExportPage.php
@@ -142,10 +142,11 @@ class Tests_Privacy_WpPrivacyProcessPersonalDataExportPage extends WP_UnitTestCa
 
 		$data = array(
 			array(
-				'group_id'    => 'custom-exporter-group-id',
-				'group_label' => 'custom-exporter-group-label',
-				'item_id'     => 'custom-exporter-item-id',
-				'data'        => array(
+				'group_id'          => 'custom-exporter-group-id',
+				'group_label'       => 'Custom Exporter Group Label',
+				'group_description' => 'Custom Exporter Group Description',
+				'item_id'           => 'custom-exporter-item-id',
+				'data'              => array(
 					array(
 						'name'  => 'Email',
 						'value' => self::$requester_email,