diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/api_types/collections.ts b/app/javascript/mastodon/api_types/collections.ts
index fae95875d1..3edaa64c95 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/api_types/collections.ts
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/api_types/collections.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export interface ApiCollectionJSON {
   item_count: number;
 
   name: string;
-  description: string;
+  description: string | null;
   tag: ApiTagJSON | null;
   language: string | null;
   sensitive: boolean;
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/collections/editor/details.tsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/collections/editor/details.tsx
index ce0019353d..04a6ad1428 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/collections/editor/details.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/collections/editor/details.tsx
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ export const CollectionDetails: React.FC = () => {
         />
 
         <TextAreaField
-          required
+          required={false}
           label={
             <FormattedMessage
               id='collections.collection_description'