diff --git a/src/languageservice/services/yamlHover.ts b/src/languageservice/services/yamlHover.ts
index f02c29d1..39dbac91 100644
--- a/src/languageservice/services/yamlHover.ts
+++ b/src/languageservice/services/yamlHover.ts
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ export class YAMLHover {
     };
 
     const removePipe = (value: string): string => {
-      return value.replace(/\|\|\s*$/, '');
+      return value.replace(/\s\|\|\s*$/, '');
     };
 
     return this.schemaService.getSchemaForResource(document.uri, doc).then((schema) => {
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ export class YAMLHover {
             if (s.schema.anyOf && isAllSchemasMatched(node, matchingSchemas, s.schema)) {
               //if append title and description of all matched schemas on hover
               title = '';
-              markdownDescription = '';
+              markdownDescription = s.schema.description ? s.schema.description + '\n' : '';
               s.schema.anyOf.forEach((childSchema: JSONSchema, index: number) => {
                 title += childSchema.title || s.schema.closestTitle || '';
                 markdownDescription += childSchema.markdownDescription || this.toMarkdown(childSchema.description) || '';
diff --git a/test/hover.test.ts b/test/hover.test.ts
index 404ed676..9fd6041e 100644
--- a/test/hover.test.ts
+++ b/test/hover.test.ts
@@ -764,6 +764,102 @@ Source: [${SCHEMA_ID}](file:///${SCHEMA_ID})`
       );
       expect(telemetry.messages).to.be.empty;
     });
+    it('should show the parent description in anyOf (no child descriptions)', async () => {
+      schemaProvider.addSchema(SCHEMA_ID, {
+        title: 'The Root',
+        description: 'Root Object',
+        type: 'object',
+        properties: {
+          optionalZipFile: {
+            title: 'ZIP file',
+            anyOf: [{ type: 'string', pattern: '\\.zip$' }, { type: 'null' }],
+            default: null,
+            description: 'Optional ZIP file path.',
+          },
+        },
+        required: ['optionalZipFile'],
+        additionalProperties: false,
+      });
+      const content = 'optionalZipF|i|le:';
+      const result = await parseSetup(content);
+
+      assert.strictEqual(MarkupContent.is(result.contents), true);
+      assert.strictEqual(
+        (result.contents as MarkupContent).value,
+        `#### ZIP file || ZIP file\n\nOptional ZIP file path.\n\nSource: [${SCHEMA_ID}](file:///${SCHEMA_ID})`
+      );
+      expect(telemetry.messages).to.be.empty;
+    });
+    it('should concat parent and child descriptions in anyOf', async () => {
+      schemaProvider.addSchema(SCHEMA_ID, {
+        title: 'The Root',
+        description: 'Root Object',
+        type: 'object',
+        properties: {
+          child: {
+            title: 'Child',
+            anyOf: [
+              {
+                $ref: '#/definitions/FirstChoice',
+              },
+              {
+                $ref: '#/definitions/SecondChoice',
+              },
+            ],
+            description: 'The parent description.',
+          },
+        },
+        required: ['child'],
+        additionalProperties: false,
+        definitions: {
+          FirstChoice: {
+            title: 'FirstChoice',
+            description: 'The first choice',
+            type: 'object',
+            properties: {
+              choice: {
+                title: 'Choice',
+                default: 'first',
+                enum: ['first'],
+                type: 'string',
+              },
+              property_a: {
+                title: 'Property A',
+                type: 'string',
+              },
+            },
+            required: ['property_a'],
+          },
+          SecondChoice: {
+            title: 'SecondChoice',
+            description: 'The second choice',
+            type: 'object',
+            properties: {
+              choice: {
+                title: 'Choice',
+                default: 'second',
+                enum: ['second'],
+                type: 'string',
+              },
+              property_b: {
+                title: 'Property B',
+                type: 'string',
+              },
+            },
+            required: ['property_b'],
+          },
+        },
+      });
+
+      const content = 'ch|i|ld:';
+      const result = await parseSetup(content);
+      assert.strictEqual(MarkupContent.is(result.contents), true);
+      assert.strictEqual(
+        (result.contents as MarkupContent).value,
+        `#### FirstChoice || SecondChoice\n\nThe parent description.\nThe first choice || The second choice\n\nSource: [${SCHEMA_ID}](file:///${SCHEMA_ID})`
+      );
+      expect(telemetry.messages).to.be.empty;
+    });
   });
 
   describe('Bug fixes', () => {