diff --git a/.changeset/smooth-experts-hunt.md b/.changeset/smooth-experts-hunt.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8fc4be206c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/smooth-experts-hunt.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-api-docs': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-react': patch
+---
+
+This makes Type and Lifecycle columns consistent for all table cases and adds a new line in Description column for better readability
diff --git a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/ApisCards/HasApisCard.tsx b/plugins/api-docs/src/components/ApisCards/HasApisCard.tsx
index 71300eee7d..c3d79414c2 100644
--- a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/ApisCards/HasApisCard.tsx
+++ b/plugins/api-docs/src/components/ApisCards/HasApisCard.tsx
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ type Props = {
 const columns: TableColumn<ApiEntity>[] = [
   EntityTable.columns.createEntityRefColumn({ defaultKind: 'API' }),
   EntityTable.columns.createOwnerColumn(),
-  EntityTable.columns.createSpecLifecycleColumn(),
   createSpecApiTypeColumn(),
+  EntityTable.columns.createSpecLifecycleColumn(),
   EntityTable.columns.createMetadataDescriptionColumn(),
 ];
 
diff --git a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/ApisCards/presets.tsx b/plugins/api-docs/src/components/ApisCards/presets.tsx
index 07fcb45b72..4a0a0f429e 100644
--- a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/ApisCards/presets.tsx
+++ b/plugins/api-docs/src/components/ApisCards/presets.tsx
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export const apiEntityColumns: TableColumn<ApiEntity>[] = [
   EntityTable.columns.createEntityRefColumn({ defaultKind: 'API' }),
   EntityTable.columns.createSystemColumn(),
   EntityTable.columns.createOwnerColumn(),
-  EntityTable.columns.createSpecLifecycleColumn(),
   createSpecApiTypeColumn(),
+  EntityTable.columns.createSpecLifecycleColumn(),
   EntityTable.columns.createMetadataDescriptionColumn(),
 ];
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityTable/columns.tsx b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityTable/columns.tsx
index 27bf8854b6..6956d6a900 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityTable/columns.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityTable/columns.tsx
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ export function createMetadataDescriptionColumn<
       <OverflowTooltip
         text={entity.metadata.description}
         placement="bottom-start"
+        line={2}
       />
     ),
     width: 'auto',