diff --git a/doc/src/projects/creator-projects-custom-wizards-json.qdoc b/doc/src/projects/creator-projects-custom-wizards-json.qdoc
index e7b7ba07c8f..9356af878ee 100644
--- a/doc/src/projects/creator-projects-custom-wizards-json.qdoc
+++ b/doc/src/projects/creator-projects-custom-wizards-json.qdoc
@@ -410,13 +410,15 @@
     \section2 Project
 
     A Project page has the \c typeId value \c Project. It contains no data or an
-    empty object.
+    object with the \c trDescription property which will be shown on the generated
+    page.
 
     \code
     {
         "trDisplayName": "Project Location",
         "trShortTitle": "Location",
-        "typeId": "Project"
+        "typeId": "Project",
+        "data": { "trDescription": "A description of the wizard" }
     },
     \endcode
 
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qmake/empty/wizard.json b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qmake/empty/wizard.json
index 3aaad995a5e..02aed92f773 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qmake/empty/wizard.json
+++ b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qmake/empty/wizard.json
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
         {
             "trDisplayName": "Project Location",
             "trShortTitle": "Location",
-            "typeId": "Project"
+            "typeId": "Project",
+            "data": { "trDescription": "This wizard creates an empty .pro file." }
         },
         {
             "trDisplayName": "Kit Selection",
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/jsonwizard/jsonwizardpagefactory_p.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/jsonwizard/jsonwizardpagefactory_p.cpp
index 2d6c32d2860..19297939e8b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/jsonwizard/jsonwizardpagefactory_p.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/jsonwizard/jsonwizardpagefactory_p.cpp
@@ -181,6 +181,10 @@ Utils::WizardPage *ProjectPageFactory::create(JsonWizard *wizard, Core::Id typeI
 
     JsonProjectPage *page = new JsonProjectPage;
 
+    QVariantMap tmp = data.toMap();
+    QString description = tmp.value(QLatin1String("trDescription")).toString();
+    page->setDescription(description);
+
     return page;
 }
 
@@ -189,9 +193,9 @@ bool ProjectPageFactory::validateData(Core::Id typeId, const QVariant &data, QSt
     Q_UNUSED(errorMessage);
 
     QTC_ASSERT(canCreate(typeId), return false);
-    if (!data.isNull() && (data.type() != QVariant::Map || !data.toMap().isEmpty())) {
+    if (data.isNull() || data.type() != QVariant::Map) {
         *errorMessage = QCoreApplication::translate("ProjectExplorer::JsonWizard",
-                                                    "\"data\" for a \"Project\" page needs to be unset or an empty object.");
+                                                    "\"data\" must be a JSON object for \"Project\" pages.");
         return false;
     }