diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/transform/public/app/sections/create_transform/components/step_details/step_details_form.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/transform/public/app/sections/create_transform/components/step_details/step_details_form.tsx
index da9ebbf9b2ef7..0d93a31f9e3f2 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/transform/public/app/sections/create_transform/components/step_details/step_details_form.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/transform/public/app/sections/create_transform/components/step_details/step_details_form.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import {
   EuiSpacer,
   EuiCallOut,
   EuiText,
+  EuiTextArea,
 } from '@elastic/eui';
 
 import { KBN_FIELD_TYPES } from '@kbn/field-types';
@@ -421,7 +422,7 @@ export const StepDetailsForm: FC<StepDetailsFormProps> = React.memo(
               defaultMessage: 'Transform description',
             })}
           >
-            <EuiFieldText
+            <EuiTextArea
               placeholder={i18n.translate(
                 'xpack.transform.stepDetailsForm.transformDescriptionPlaceholderText',
                 { defaultMessage: 'Description (optional)' }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/transform/public/app/sections/transform_management/components/edit_transform_flyout/capitalize_first_letter.ts b/x-pack/plugins/transform/public/app/sections/transform_management/components/edit_transform_flyout/capitalize_first_letter.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..96ec3ca8d8314
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/transform/public/app/sections/transform_management/components/edit_transform_flyout/capitalize_first_letter.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+export function capitalizeFirstLetter(str: string) {
+  return str.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + str.slice(1);
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/transform/public/app/sections/transform_management/components/edit_transform_flyout/edit_transform_flyout_form.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/transform/public/app/sections/transform_management/components/edit_transform_flyout/edit_transform_flyout_form.tsx
index eb4e9cd792b3a..0ab4bff038e68 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/transform/public/app/sections/transform_management/components/edit_transform_flyout/edit_transform_flyout_form.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/transform/public/app/sections/transform_management/components/edit_transform_flyout/edit_transform_flyout_form.tsx
@@ -12,12 +12,13 @@ import { EuiAccordion, EuiForm, EuiSpacer } from '@elastic/eui';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 
 import { EditTransformFlyoutFormTextInput } from './edit_transform_flyout_form_text_input';
+import { EditTransformFlyoutFormTextArea } from './edit_transform_flyout_form_text_area';
 import { EditTransformRetentionPolicy } from './edit_transform_retention_policy';
 import { EditTransformIngestPipeline } from './edit_transform_ingest_pipeline';
 
 export const EditTransformFlyoutForm: FC = () => (
   <EuiForm>
-    <EditTransformFlyoutFormTextInput
+    <EditTransformFlyoutFormTextArea
       field="description"
       label={i18n.translate('xpack.transform.transformList.editFlyoutFormDescriptionLabel', {
         defaultMessage: 'Description',
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/transform/public/app/sections/transform_management/components/edit_transform_flyout/edit_transform_flyout_form_text_area.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/transform/public/app/sections/transform_management/components/edit_transform_flyout/edit_transform_flyout_form_text_area.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b4e5470ae7e00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/transform/public/app/sections/transform_management/components/edit_transform_flyout/edit_transform_flyout_form_text_area.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+import React, { FC } from 'react';
+
+import { EuiFormRow, EuiTextArea } from '@elastic/eui';
+
+import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
+
+import {
+  useEditTransformFlyout,
+  type EditTransformHookTextInputSelectors,
+} from './use_edit_transform_flyout';
+import { capitalizeFirstLetter } from './capitalize_first_letter';
+
+interface EditTransformFlyoutFormTextInputProps {
+  field: EditTransformHookTextInputSelectors;
+  label: string;
+  helpText?: string;
+  placeHolder?: boolean;
+}
+
+export const EditTransformFlyoutFormTextArea: FC<EditTransformFlyoutFormTextInputProps> = ({
+  field,
+  label,
+  helpText,
+  placeHolder = false,
+}) => {
+  const { defaultValue, errorMessages, value } = useEditTransformFlyout(field);
+  const { formField } = useEditTransformFlyout('actions');
+  const upperCaseField = capitalizeFirstLetter(field);
+
+  return (
+    <EuiFormRow
+      label={label}
+      helpText={helpText}
+      isInvalid={errorMessages.length > 0}
+      error={errorMessages}
+    >
+      <EuiTextArea
+        data-test-subj={`transformEditFlyout${upperCaseField}Input`}
+        placeholder={
+          placeHolder
+            ? i18n.translate('xpack.transform.transformList.editFlyoutFormPlaceholderText', {
+                defaultMessage: 'Default: {defaultValue}',
+                values: { defaultValue },
+              })
+            : undefined
+        }
+        isInvalid={errorMessages.length > 0}
+        value={value}
+        onChange={(e) => formField({ field, value: e.target.value })}
+        aria-label={label}
+      />
+    </EuiFormRow>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/transform/public/app/sections/transform_management/components/edit_transform_flyout/edit_transform_flyout_form_text_input.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/transform/public/app/sections/transform_management/components/edit_transform_flyout/edit_transform_flyout_form_text_input.tsx
index d9310762ef3e0..9c93d286cb9c4 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/transform/public/app/sections/transform_management/components/edit_transform_flyout/edit_transform_flyout_form_text_input.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/transform/public/app/sections/transform_management/components/edit_transform_flyout/edit_transform_flyout_form_text_input.tsx
@@ -15,10 +15,7 @@ import {
   useEditTransformFlyout,
   type EditTransformHookTextInputSelectors,
 } from './use_edit_transform_flyout';
-
-function capitalizeFirstLetter(str: string) {
-  return str.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + str.slice(1);
-}
+import { capitalizeFirstLetter } from './capitalize_first_letter';
 
 interface EditTransformFlyoutFormTextInputProps {
   field: EditTransformHookTextInputSelectors;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/transform/public/app/sections/transform_management/components/transform_list/use_columns.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/transform/public/app/sections/transform_management/components/transform_list/use_columns.tsx
index fb578ec06aa3c..732261bde89d2 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/transform/public/app/sections/transform_management/components/transform_list/use_columns.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/transform/public/app/sections/transform_management/components/transform_list/use_columns.tsx
@@ -222,7 +222,20 @@ export const useColumns = (
       'data-test-subj': 'transformListColumnDescription',
       name: i18n.translate('xpack.transform.description', { defaultMessage: 'Description' }),
       sortable: true,
-      truncateText: true,
+      render(text: string) {
+        return (
+          <EuiText
+            style={{
+              display: '-webkit-box',
+              WebkitBoxOrient: 'vertical',
+              WebkitLineClamp: 3,
+              overflow: 'hidden',
+            }}
+          >
+            {text}
+          </EuiText>
+        );
+      },
     },
     {
       name: i18n.translate('xpack.transform.type', { defaultMessage: 'Type' }),