Please run the attached sample project and refer to the attached screenshots. RadPropertyGrid doesn't respect the Description attribute. this.radPropertyGrid1.SelectedObject = new Item(123,"Item", ExposureMode.FullAuto); public class Item { public int Id { get; set; } public string Name { get; set; } public ExposureMode Mode { get; set; } public Item(int id, string name, ExposureMode mode) { this.Id = id; this.Name = name; this.Mode = mode; } } public enum ExposureMode { [Description("Full Auto")] FullAuto, [Description("Auto Filter, Fixed Exposure")] AutoFilFixedExp, [Description("Fixed Filter, Auto Exposure")] FixedFilAutoExp, [Description("Fixed Filter, Fixed Exposure")] FullFixed }