diff --git a/src/Elastic.ApiExplorer/Components/PropertyTree/_Partials/_UnionOptions.cshtml b/src/Elastic.ApiExplorer/Components/PropertyTree/_Partials/_UnionOptions.cshtml
index 3e11acadab..93f4afac64 100644
--- a/src/Elastic.ApiExplorer/Components/PropertyTree/_Partials/_UnionOptions.cshtml
+++ b/src/Elastic.ApiExplorer/Components/PropertyTree/_Partials/_UnionOptions.cshtml
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@
 		var collapsible = variant.IsCollapsible;
 		var expanded = Model.UseChips || variant.DefaultExpanded;
 		var folded = variant.UseHidden && !Model.UseChips;
-		// An array variant keeps its "X[]" heading, so its fields read as each item's; a primitive keeps its type, which is
-		// all its panel has to show.
-		var showName = !Model.UseChips || variant.PageUrl is { Length: > 0 } || variant.IsArrayVariant || !variant.IsObjectType;
+		// An array variant keeps its "X[]" heading, so its fields read as each item's. A primitive's chip already says its
+		// type, so its panel shows nothing more than the description, if any.
+		var showName = !Model.UseChips || variant.PageUrl is { Length: > 0 } || variant.IsArrayVariant;
 		var showLabel = showName || variant.DiscriminatorLabel is { Length: > 0 };
 
 		<div class="union-variant-item @(variant.ShowProperties ? "has-children" : "") @(collapsible ? (expanded ? "expanded" : "collapsed") : "")" id="@variant.AnchorId" hidden="@(Model.UseChips && i > 0 ? "until-found" : null)">
diff --git a/tests/Elastic.ApiExplorer.Tests/UnionOptionsRenderingTests.cs b/tests/Elastic.ApiExplorer.Tests/UnionOptionsRenderingTests.cs
index e623afd6eb..cf7ec6cfc5 100644
--- a/tests/Elastic.ApiExplorer.Tests/UnionOptionsRenderingTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Elastic.ApiExplorer.Tests/UnionOptionsRenderingTests.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public async Task Render_OneObjectAndAPrimitive_ShowChips()
 			.Contain("data-chip-row")
 			.And
 			.Contain("""id="v-1" hidden="until-found">""", "TotalHits or number reads like any other union");
-		html.Should().Contain(">Variant1</span></code>", "the primitive keeps its type name");
+		html.Should().NotContain(">Variant1</span></code>", "the primitive's chip already names its type");
 	}
 
 	[Test]
@@ -42,12 +42,16 @@ public async Task Render_TwoObjects_ShowChips()
 	}
 
 	[Test]
-	public async Task Render_PrimitiveVariantBehindChips_KeepsItsTypeName()
+	public async Task Render_PrimitiveVariantBehindChips_LeavesItsPanelWithoutTheTypeName()
 	{
-		// Variant2 is an array, which keeps its name anyway; Variant3 is a plain primitive.
+		// Variant2 is an array, which keeps its heading; Variant3 is a plain primitive.
 		var html = await Render(4, objects: 3);
 
-		html.Should().Contain(">Variant3</span></code>", "a primitive's type is all its panel has to show");
+		html.Should().NotContain(">Variant3</span></code>", "a primitive's type is on its chip");
+		html.Should().Contain(
+			">Variant2</span><span class=\"type-wrapper array-icon\">[]</span></code>",
+			"an array variant keeps its heading"
+		);
 		html.Should().NotContain(">Variant0</span></code>", "an object variant's name is on its chip");
 	}