diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/jenkins/model/Jenkins/configure.jelly b/core/src/main/resources/jenkins/model/Jenkins/configure.jelly
index fb961fd258a3..f2b98bcdeb97 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/jenkins/model/Jenkins/configure.jelly
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/jenkins/model/Jenkins/configure.jelly
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
       <j:set var="instance" value="${it}" />
       <j:set var="descriptor" value="${instance.descriptor}" />
 
-      <f:entry title="${%Home directory}" help="/help/system-config/homeDirectory.html">
-        ${it.rootDir}
+      <f:entry title="${%Home directory}" description="By default, Jenkins stores all of its data in this directory on the file system" help="/help/system-config/homeDirectory.html">
+        <div class="jenkins-quote jenkins-quote--monospace">${it.rootDir}</div>
       </f:entry>
-      <f:entry title="${%System Message}" help="/help/system-config/systemMessage.html">
+      <f:entry title="${%System Message}" description="This message will be displayed at the top of the Jenkins main page. This can be useful for posting notifications to your users">
         <j:set var="readOnlyMode" value="${!h.hasPermission(app.MANAGE)}" />
         <f:textarea name="system_message" value="${it.systemMessage}" disabled="${readOnlyMode?'true':null}" readonly="${readOnlyMode?'true':null}"
                     codemirror-mode="${app.markupFormatter.codeMirrorMode}" codemirror-config="${app.markupFormatter.codeMirrorConfig}" previewEndpoint="/markupFormatter/previewDescription"/>
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/jenkins/mvn/GlobalMavenConfig/config.groovy b/core/src/main/resources/jenkins/mvn/GlobalMavenConfig/config.groovy
index ca998385e069..53a41b6b1922 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/jenkins/mvn/GlobalMavenConfig/config.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/jenkins/mvn/GlobalMavenConfig/config.groovy
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ package jenkins.mvn.GlobalMavenConfig
 def f = namespace(lib.FormTagLib)
 
 f.section(title:_("Maven Configuration")) {
-    f.dropdownDescriptorSelector(title:_("Default settings provider"), field:"settingsProvider")
-    f.dropdownDescriptorSelector(title:_("Default global settings provider"), field:"globalSettingsProvider")
+    div(class: "jenkins-form-item") {
+        f.dropdownDescriptorSelector(title:_("Default settings provider"), field:"settingsProvider")
+    }
+    div(class: "jenkins-form-item") {
+        f.dropdownDescriptorSelector(title:_("Default global settings provider"), field:"globalSettingsProvider")
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/jenkins/tools/GlobalToolConfiguration/index.groovy b/core/src/main/resources/jenkins/tools/GlobalToolConfiguration/index.groovy
index ab82331bdacb..cf8010dc14b0 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/jenkins/tools/GlobalToolConfiguration/index.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/jenkins/tools/GlobalToolConfiguration/index.groovy
@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@ l.layout(permission:app.SYSTEM_READ, title:my.displayName) {
     }
     set("readOnlyMode", !app.hasPermission(app.ADMINISTER))
     l.main_panel {
-        h1 {
-            l.icon(class: 'icon-setting icon-xlg')
-            // TODO more appropriate icon
-            text(my.displayName)
+        div(class:"jenkins-app-bar") {
+            div(class: "jenkins-app-bar__content") {
+                h1 {
+                    text(my.displayName)
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         p()
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ l.layout(permission:app.SYSTEM_READ, title:my.displayName) {
             Functions.getSortedDescriptorsForGlobalConfigByDescriptor(my.FILTER).each { Descriptor descriptor ->
                 set("descriptor",descriptor)
                 set("instance",descriptor)
+
                 f.rowSet(name:descriptor.jsonSafeClassName) {
                     st.include(from:descriptor, page:descriptor.globalConfigPage)
                 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/lib/form/description.jelly b/core/src/main/resources/lib/form/description.jelly
index 12bc8ab80575..a11363de8a09 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/lib/form/description.jelly
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/lib/form/description.jelly
@@ -27,11 +27,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
   <st:documentation>
     Renders a row that shows description text below an input field.
   </st:documentation>
-  <div class='tr'>
-    <div colspan="2"></div>
-    <div class="setting-description">
-      <d:invokeBody />
-    </div>
-    <div></div>
+  <div class="jenkins-form-description">
+    <d:invokeBody />
   </div>
 </j:jelly>
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/lib/form/entry.jelly b/core/src/main/resources/lib/form/entry.jelly
index c89086875bd1..09c03c24e416 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/lib/form/entry.jelly
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/lib/form/entry.jelly
@@ -69,13 +69,18 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
   <!-- expose this so that we can look up the @field value later from prepareDatabinding.jelly -->
   <j:set var="entry" value="${attrs}" />
   <j:set var="possiblyEscapedTitle" value="${escapeEntryTitleAndDescription ? h.escape(attrs.title) : attrs.title}" />
-  <div class='tr form-group'>
+  <div class="jenkins-form-item">
     <j:choose>
       <j:when test="${possiblyEscapedTitle!=null}">
         <div class="jenkins-form-label help-sibling">
           <j:out value="${possiblyEscapedTitle}" />
           <f:helpLink url="${attrs.help}" featureName="${title}"/>
         </div>
+        <j:if test="${!empty(attrs.description)}">
+          <f:description>
+            <j:out value="${escapeEntryTitleAndDescription ? h.escape(attrs.description) : attrs.description}"/>
+          </f:description>
+        </j:if>
         <!-- Needs to have a .tr class otherwise custom uses of findFollowing
              findFollowingTR(listBox, "validation-error-area") will break -->
         <div class="setting-main">
@@ -86,11 +91,6 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
         <j:if test="${attrs.help!=null}">
           <f:helpArea />
         </j:if>
-        <j:if test="${!empty(attrs.description)}">
-          <f:description>
-            <j:out value="${escapeEntryTitleAndDescription ? h.escape(attrs.description) : attrs.description}"/>
-          </f:description>
-        </j:if>
       </j:when>
       <j:otherwise>
         <div class="setting-main help-sibling">
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/lib/form/section_.css b/core/src/main/resources/lib/form/section_.css
index 77d5f76211ed..16d609d16073 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/lib/form/section_.css
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/lib/form/section_.css
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 .section-header {
-    font-weight: 600;
-    font-size: 1.25rem;
-    line-height: 1.2;
-    border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;
-    margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
-    margin-top: 1.5rem;
-    padding-bottom: 3px;
+    font-weight: 700;
+    font-size: 1rem;
+    border-top: 2px solid var(--panel-border-color);
+    padding-top: 2rem;
+    margin: 2rem 0;
 }
diff --git a/war/src/main/less/modules/form.less b/war/src/main/less/modules/form.less
index adfd9e6a6b0f..3d7074079bf9 100644
--- a/war/src/main/less/modules/form.less
+++ b/war/src/main/less/modules/form.less
@@ -23,12 +23,30 @@
 
 .jenkins-form-description {
   display: block;
-  opacity: 0.5;
   margin-top: 0;
   margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
   color: var(--text-color-secondary);
 }
 
+.jenkins-quote {
+  position: relative;
+  display: flex;
+  line-height: 38px;
+
+  &::before {
+    content: "";
+    position: relative;
+    width: 2px;
+    background: var(--input-border);
+    margin-right: 1rem;
+    border-radius: 2px;
+  }
+
+  &--monospace {
+    font-family: monospace;
+  }
+}
+
 .jenkins-input {
   display: block;
   background: var(--input-color);
diff --git a/war/src/main/less/modules/section.less b/war/src/main/less/modules/section.less
index 048190cdac2e..08a2337b3a33 100644
--- a/war/src/main/less/modules/section.less
+++ b/war/src/main/less/modules/section.less
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
   &:last-child {
     padding-bottom: 0;
   }
+
+  .jenkins-form-item:last-of-type {
+    margin-bottom: 0;
+  }
 }
 
 .jenkins-section__title {