diff --git a/gramps/gen/plug/docgen/graphicstyle.py b/gramps/gen/plug/docgen/graphicstyle.py
index 787ea360e..aaa28733d 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/plug/docgen/graphicstyle.py
+++ b/gramps/gen/plug/docgen/graphicstyle.py
@@ -108,13 +108,13 @@ class GraphicsStyle:
 
     def set_description(self, text):
         """
-        Set the desciption of the graphics object
+        Set the description of the graphics object
         """
         self.description = text
 
     def get_description(self):
         """
-        Return the desciption of the graphics object
+        Return the description of the graphics object
         """
         return self.description
 
diff --git a/gramps/gen/plug/docgen/paragraphstyle.py b/gramps/gen/plug/docgen/paragraphstyle.py
index 55791068a..e0586384f 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/plug/docgen/paragraphstyle.py
+++ b/gramps/gen/plug/docgen/paragraphstyle.py
@@ -108,13 +108,13 @@ class ParagraphStyle:
 
     def set_description(self, text):
         """
-        Set the desciption of the paragraph
+        Set the description of the paragraph
         """
         self.description = text
 
     def get_description(self):
         """
-        Return the desciption of the paragraph
+        Return the description of the paragraph
         """
         return self.description
 
diff --git a/gramps/gen/plug/docgen/stylesheet.py b/gramps/gen/plug/docgen/stylesheet.py
index 0e1502034..a5b260c6b 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/plug/docgen/stylesheet.py
+++ b/gramps/gen/plug/docgen/stylesheet.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2009       Benny Malengier
 # Copyright (C) 2009       Gary Burton
 # Copyright (C) 2014       Nick Hall
+# Copyright (C) 2017       Paul Franklin
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -185,7 +186,8 @@ class StyleSheetList:
         # Write out style definition
         xml_file.write(
             '    <style name="%s">\n' % escxml(p_name) +
-            '      <font face="%d" ' % font.get_type_face() +
+            '      <font ' +
+                    'face="%d" ' % font.get_type_face() +
                     'size="%d" ' % font.get_size() +
                     'italic="%d" ' % font.get_italic() +
                     'bold="%d" ' % font.get_bold() +
@@ -218,13 +220,15 @@ class StyleSheetList:
         # Write out style definition
         xml_file.write(
             '    <style name="%s">\n' % escxml(t_name) +
-            '      <table width="%d" ' % t_style.get_width() +
+            '      <table ' +
+                    'description="%s" ' % escxml(t_style.get_description()) +
+                    'width="%d" ' % t_style.get_width() +
                     'columns="%d"' % t_style.get_columns() +
                     '>\n')
 
         for col in range(t_style.get_columns()):
             column_width = t_style.get_column_width(col)
-            xml_file.write('<column width="%d" />\n' % column_width)
+            xml_file.write('        <column width="%d" />\n' % column_width)
 
         xml_file.write('      </table>\n')
         xml_file.write('    </style>\n')
@@ -236,7 +240,9 @@ class StyleSheetList:
         # Write out style definition
         xml_file.write(
             '    <style name="%s">\n' % escxml(c_name) +
-            '      <cell lborder="%d" ' % cell.get_left_border() +
+            '      <cell ' +
+                    'description="%s" ' % escxml(cell.get_description()) +
+                    'lborder="%d" ' % cell.get_left_border() +
                     'rborder="%d" ' % cell.get_right_border() +
                     'tborder="%d" ' % cell.get_top_border() +
                     'bborder="%d" ' % cell.get_bottom_border() +
@@ -252,8 +258,9 @@ class StyleSheetList:
         # Write out style definition
         xml_file.write(
             '    <style name="%s">\n' % escxml(g_name) +
-            '      <draw para="%s" ' % draw.get_paragraph_style() +
+            '      <draw ' +
                     'description="%s" ' % escxml(draw.get_description()) +
+                    'para="%s" ' % draw.get_paragraph_style() +
                     'width="%.3f" ' % draw.get_line_width() +
                     'style="%d" ' % draw.get_line_style() +
                     'color="#%02x%02x%02x" ' % draw.get_color() +
@@ -494,6 +501,8 @@ class SheetParser(handler.ContentHandler):
             self.style_name = attrs['name']
         elif tag == "table":
             self.t = TableStyle()
+            if 'description' in attrs:
+                self.t.set_description(attrs['description'])
             self.t.set_width(int(attrs['width']))
             self.t.set_columns(int(attrs['columns']))
             self.column_widths = []
@@ -501,6 +510,8 @@ class SheetParser(handler.ContentHandler):
             self.column_widths.append(int(attrs['width']))
         elif tag == "cell":
             self.c = TableCellStyle()
+            if 'description' in attrs:
+                self.c.set_description(attrs['description'])
             self.c.set_left_border(int(attrs['lborder']))
             self.c.set_right_border(int(attrs['rborder']))
             self.c.set_top_border(int(attrs['tborder']))
diff --git a/gramps/gen/plug/docgen/tablestyle.py b/gramps/gen/plug/docgen/tablestyle.py
index 2f5e8fe3b..7e29ba676 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/plug/docgen/tablestyle.py
+++ b/gramps/gen/plug/docgen/tablestyle.py
@@ -67,10 +67,24 @@ class TableStyle:
             self.width = obj.width
             self.columns = obj.columns
             self.colwid  = obj.colwid[:]
+            self.description = obj.description
         else:
             self.width = 0
             self.columns = 0
             self.colwid = [ 0 ] * 100
+            self.description = ""
+
+    def set_description(self, text):
+        """
+        Set the description of the table object
+        """
+        self.description = text
+
+    def get_description(self):
+        """
+        Return the description of the table object
+        """
+        return self.description
 
     def set_width(self, width):
         """
@@ -151,6 +165,7 @@ class TableCellStyle:
             self.bborder = obj.bborder
             self.padding = obj.padding
             self.longlist = obj.longlist
+            self.description = obj.description
         else:
             self.rborder = 0
             self.lborder = 0
@@ -158,6 +173,19 @@ class TableCellStyle:
             self.bborder = 0
             self.padding = 0
             self.longlist = 0
+            self.description = ""
+
+    def set_description(self, text):
+        """
+        Set the description of the table cell object
+        """
+        self.description = text
+
+    def get_description(self):
+        """
+        Return the description of the table cell object
+        """
+        return self.description
 
     def set_padding(self, val):
         "Return the cell padding in centimeters"
diff --git a/gramps/gui/plug/report/_styleeditor.py b/gramps/gui/plug/report/_styleeditor.py
index 2ce403423..dd55ed919 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/plug/report/_styleeditor.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/plug/report/_styleeditor.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2007-2008  Brian G. Matherly
 # Copyright (C) 2008       Peter Landgren
 # Copyright (C) 2010       Jakim Friant
-# Copyright (C) 2012       Paul Franklin
+# Copyright (C) 2012,2017  Paul Franklin
 # Copyright (C) 2014       Nick Hall
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -359,7 +359,9 @@ class StyleEditor(ManagedWindow):
         self.pname.set_text( '<span size="larger" weight="bold">%s</span>' %
                              self.current_name)
         self.pname.set_use_markup(True)
-        self.pdescription.set_text(_("No description available") )
+
+        descr = c.get_description()
+        self.pdescription.set_text(descr or _("No description available"))
 
         self.top.get_object("cell_lborder").set_active(c.get_left_border())
         self.top.get_object("cell_rborder").set_active(c.get_right_border())
@@ -375,7 +377,9 @@ class StyleEditor(ManagedWindow):
         self.pname.set_text( '<span size="larger" weight="bold">%s</span>' %
                              self.current_name)
         self.pname.set_use_markup(True)
-        self.pdescription.set_text(_("No description available") )
+
+        descr = t.get_description()
+        self.pdescription.set_text(descr or _("No description available"))
 
         self.top.get_object("table_width").set_value(t.get_width())