diff --git a/src/vs/editor/common/config/editorOptions.ts b/src/vs/editor/common/config/editorOptions.ts
index 49379f89cebe63ab454af2ee01ab9d70a0ccfff8..dfce961a0dc39e636af91836f7be4ec65c191af4 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/common/config/editorOptions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/common/config/editorOptions.ts
@@ -1210,6 +1210,7 @@ export class EditorFontLigatures extends BaseEditorOption<EditorOption.fontLigat
 						description: nls.localize('fontFeatureSettings', "Explicit font-feature-settings.")
 					}
 				],
+				description: nls.localize('fontLigaturesGeneral', "Configures font ligatures."),
 				default: false
 			}
 		);