diff --git a/changelogs/internal/newsfragments/2005.clarification b/changelogs/internal/newsfragments/2005.clarification
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..db9e1a1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/internal/newsfragments/2005.clarification
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Enforce consistent vertical spacing between paragraphs in endpoint definitions.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/layouts/partials/openapi/render-object-table.html b/layouts/partials/openapi/render-object-table.html
index bae7a3d9..08dd5790 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/openapi/render-object-table.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/openapi/render-object-table.html
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ resolve-additional-types.)
           Prepend "Required:" to make it part of the first paragraph of the
           description.
         */}}
-        {{- $description = printf "<strong>Required: </strong>%s" $description -}}
+        {{- $description = printf "<strong>Required: </strong>%s" (default "" $description) -}}
     {{ end -}}
     {{/*
       Force the rendering as a block so the description is always inside a