diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnershipEntityRefPicker/OwnershipEntityRefPicker.test.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnershipEntityRefPicker/OwnershipEntityRefPicker.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eb2f165350
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnershipEntityRefPicker/OwnershipEntityRefPicker.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnershipEntityRefPicker/OwnershipEntityRefPicker.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnershipEntityRefPicker/OwnershipEntityRefPicker.tsx
index 80a870e1ed..5fee57eb86 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnershipEntityRefPicker/OwnershipEntityRefPicker.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnershipEntityRefPicker/OwnershipEntityRefPicker.tsx
@@ -30,12 +30,7 @@ export { OwnershipEntityRefPickerSchema };
 export const OwnershipEntityRefPicker = (
   props: OwnershipEntityRefPickerProps,
 ) => {
-  const {
-    schema: { title = 'Group', description = 'A group you are part of' },
-    required,
-    rawErrors,
-    formData,
-  } = props;
+  const { uiSchema, required, rawErrors, formData } = props;
 
   const identityApi = useApi(identityApiRef);
   const catalogApi = useApi(catalogApiRef);
@@ -79,9 +74,9 @@ export const OwnershipEntityRefPicker = (
         renderInput={params => (
           <TextField
             {...params}
-            label={title}
+            label={uiSchema['ui:options']?.title}
             margin="dense"
-            helperText={description}
+            helperText={uiSchema['ui:options']?.description}
             FormHelperTextProps={{ margin: 'dense', style: { marginLeft: 0 } }}
             variant="outlined"
             required={required}
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnershipEntityRefPicker/schema.ts b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnershipEntityRefPicker/schema.ts
index 9236113356..bc138bc8f9 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnershipEntityRefPicker/schema.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnershipEntityRefPicker/schema.ts
@@ -20,8 +20,11 @@ import { makeFieldSchemaFromZod } from '../utils';
 export const OwnershipEntityRefPickerFieldSchema = makeFieldSchemaFromZod(
   z.string(),
   z.object({
-    title: z.string().optional(),
-    description: z.string().optional(),
+    title: z.string().default('Group').describe('Group'),
+    description: z
+      .string()
+      .default('A group you are part of')
+      .describe('The group to which the entity belongs'),
   }),
 );