diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/extractor/json_schema_util.py b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/extractor/json_schema_util.py
index 52d2e4a8f56e3b..a1fab13fd4bbb7 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/extractor/json_schema_util.py
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/extractor/json_schema_util.py
@@ -417,15 +417,35 @@ def _field_from_complex_type(
                     inner_field_path,
                 )
         elif datahub_field_type == ArrayTypeClass:
-            field_path = field_path.expand_type("array", schema)
-            # default items schema is string
+            field_path = field_path.expand_type(discriminated_type, schema)
+            yield SchemaField(
+                fieldPath=field_path.as_string(),
+                type=type_override or SchemaFieldDataTypeClass(type=ArrayTypeClass()),
+                nativeDataType=native_type_override
+                or JsonSchemaTranslator._get_discriminated_type_from_schema(schema),
+                description=JsonSchemaTranslator._get_description_from_any_schema(
+                    schema
+                ),
+                nullable=nullable,
+                jsonProps=JsonSchemaTranslator._get_jsonprops_for_any_schema(
+                    schema, required=required
+                ),
+                isPartOfKey=field_path.is_key_schema,
+            )
+
             items_schema = schema.get("items", {"type": "string"})
             items_type = JsonSchemaTranslator._get_type_from_schema(items_schema)
-            field_path._set_parent_type_if_not_exists(
-                DataHubType(type=ArrayTypeClass, nested_type=items_type)
+            field_name = items_schema.get("title", None)
+            if not field_name:
+                field_name = items_type
+            inner_field_path = field_path.clone_plus(
+                FieldElement(type=[], name=field_name, schema_types=[])
             )
             yield from JsonSchemaTranslator.get_fields(
-                items_type, items_schema, required=False, base_field_path=field_path
+                items_type,
+                items_schema,
+                required=False,
+                base_field_path=inner_field_path,
             )
 
         elif datahub_field_type == MapTypeClass:
diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/tests/unit/schema/test_json_schema_util.py b/metadata-ingestion/tests/unit/schema/test_json_schema_util.py
index 5e095fc0df8dce..34ccc3d4fb9225 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion/tests/unit/schema/test_json_schema_util.py
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/tests/unit/schema/test_json_schema_util.py
@@ -153,15 +153,20 @@ def test_json_schema_with_recursion():
         },
     }
     fields = list(JsonSchemaTranslator.get_fields_from_schema(schema))
+
     expected_field_paths = [
         {
             "path": "[version=2.0].[type=TreeNode].[type=integer].value",
             "type": NumberTypeClass,
         },
         {
-            "path": "[version=2.0].[type=TreeNode].[type=array].[type=TreeNode].children",
+            "path": "[version=2.0].[type=TreeNode].[type=array].children",
             "type": ArrayTypeClass,
         },
+        {
+            "path": "[version=2.0].[type=TreeNode].[type=array].children.[type=TreeNode].TreeNode",
+            "type": RecordTypeClass,
+        },
     ]
     assert_field_paths_match(fields, expected_field_paths)
     assert_fields_are_valid(fields)
@@ -372,8 +377,10 @@ def test_nested_arrays():
 
     fields = list(JsonSchemaTranslator.get_fields_from_schema(schema))
     expected_field_paths: List[str] = [
-        "[version=2.0].[type=NestedArray].[type=array].[type=array].[type=Foo].ar",
-        "[version=2.0].[type=NestedArray].[type=array].[type=array].[type=Foo].ar.[type=integer].a",
+        "[version=2.0].[type=NestedArray].[type=array].ar",
+        "[version=2.0].[type=NestedArray].[type=array].ar.[type=array].array",
+        "[version=2.0].[type=NestedArray].[type=array].ar.[type=array].array.[type=Foo].Foo",
+        "[version=2.0].[type=NestedArray].[type=array].ar.[type=array].array.[type=Foo].Foo.[type=integer].a",
     ]
     assert_field_paths_match(fields, expected_field_paths)
     assert isinstance(fields[0].type.type, ArrayTypeClass)
@@ -496,14 +503,17 @@ def test_needs_disambiguation_nested_union_of_records_with_same_field_name():
         },
     }
     fields = list(JsonSchemaTranslator.get_fields_from_schema(schema))
+
     expected_field_paths: List[str] = [
         "[version=2.0].[type=ABFooUnion].[type=union].a",
         "[version=2.0].[type=ABFooUnion].[type=union].[type=A].a",
         "[version=2.0].[type=ABFooUnion].[type=union].[type=A].a.[type=string].f",
         "[version=2.0].[type=ABFooUnion].[type=union].[type=B].a",
         "[version=2.0].[type=ABFooUnion].[type=union].[type=B].a.[type=string].f",
-        "[version=2.0].[type=ABFooUnion].[type=union].[type=array].[type=array].[type=Foo].a",
-        "[version=2.0].[type=ABFooUnion].[type=union].[type=array].[type=array].[type=Foo].a.[type=integer].f",
+        "[version=2.0].[type=ABFooUnion].[type=union].[type=array].a",
+        "[version=2.0].[type=ABFooUnion].[type=union].[type=array].a.[type=array].array",
+        "[version=2.0].[type=ABFooUnion].[type=union].[type=array].a.[type=array].array.[type=Foo].Foo",
+        "[version=2.0].[type=ABFooUnion].[type=union].[type=array].a.[type=array].array.[type=Foo].Foo.[type=integer].f",
     ]
     assert_field_paths_match(fields, expected_field_paths)
 
@@ -578,8 +588,10 @@ def test_key_schema_handling():
         "[version=2.0].[key=True].[type=ABFooUnion].[type=union].[type=A].a.[type=string].f",
         "[version=2.0].[key=True].[type=ABFooUnion].[type=union].[type=B].a",
         "[version=2.0].[key=True].[type=ABFooUnion].[type=union].[type=B].a.[type=string].f",
-        "[version=2.0].[key=True].[type=ABFooUnion].[type=union].[type=array].[type=array].[type=Foo].a",
-        "[version=2.0].[key=True].[type=ABFooUnion].[type=union].[type=array].[type=array].[type=Foo].a.[type=number].f",
+        "[version=2.0].[key=True].[type=ABFooUnion].[type=union].[type=array].a",
+        "[version=2.0].[key=True].[type=ABFooUnion].[type=union].[type=array].a.[type=array].array",
+        "[version=2.0].[key=True].[type=ABFooUnion].[type=union].[type=array].a.[type=array].array.[type=Foo].Foo",
+        "[version=2.0].[key=True].[type=ABFooUnion].[type=union].[type=array].a.[type=array].array.[type=Foo].Foo.[type=number].f",
     ]
     assert_field_paths_match(fields, expected_field_paths)
     for f in fields:
@@ -664,7 +676,8 @@ def test_simple_array():
 
     fields = list(JsonSchemaTranslator.get_fields_from_schema(schema))
     expected_field_paths: List[str] = [
-        "[version=2.0].[type=ObjectWithArray].[type=array].[type=string].ar",
+        "[version=2.0].[type=ObjectWithArray].[type=array].ar",
+        "[version=2.0].[type=ObjectWithArray].[type=array].ar.[type=string].string",
     ]
     assert_field_paths_match(fields, expected_field_paths)
     assert isinstance(fields[0].type.type, ArrayTypeClass)
@@ -846,3 +859,31 @@ def test_top_level_trival_allof():
     assert json.loads(fields[1].jsonProps or "{}")["required"] is False
     assert json.loads(fields[2].jsonProps or "{}")["required"] is True
     assert json.loads(fields[3].jsonProps or "{}")["required"] is False
+
+
+def test_description_extraction():
+    schema = {
+        "$id": "test",
+        "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
+        "properties": {
+            "bar": {
+                "type": "array",
+                "items": {"type": "string"},
+                "description": "XYZ",
+            }
+        },
+    }
+    fields = list(JsonSchemaTranslator.get_fields_from_schema(schema))
+    expected_field_paths: List[str] = [
+        "[version=2.0].[type=object].[type=array].bar",
+        "[version=2.0].[type=object].[type=array].bar.[type=string].string",
+    ]
+    assert_field_paths_match(fields, expected_field_paths)
+    assert_fields_are_valid(fields)
+    # Additional check for the description extraction
+    array_field = next(
+        field
+        for field in fields
+        if field.fieldPath == "[version=2.0].[type=object].[type=array].bar"
+    )
+    assert array_field.description == "XYZ"