diff --git a/bip-0138.md b/bip-0138.md
index cca356ac..9affdfb7 100644
--- a/bip-0138.md
+++ b/bip-0138.md
@@ -474,7 +474,8 @@ For BIP389 multipath descriptors, `/<0;1>` means receive and change,
 respectively. The `change_descriptor` field MUST NOT be used.
 
 For descriptors without BIP389 multipath key expressions, `descriptor` is the
-receive descriptor and `change_descriptor` is the change descriptor.
+receive descriptor. The optional `change_descriptor` string can be omitted for a
+receive-only set.
 
 If optional boolean `archived` is `true`, importing wallets SHOULD NOT use the
 descriptor set for new address generation.
diff --git a/bip-0138/test_vectors/bip380_descriptor_backup.json b/bip-0138/test_vectors/bip380_descriptor_backup.json
index 719d0e11..3066c8b3 100644
--- a/bip-0138/test_vectors/bip380_descriptor_backup.json
+++ b/bip-0138/test_vectors/bip380_descriptor_backup.json
@@ -29,5 +29,17 @@
         }
       ]
     }
+  },
+  {
+    "description": "Receive-only descriptor set without optional metadata",
+    "valid": true,
+    "document": {
+      "version": 1,
+      "descriptor_sets": [
+        {
+          "descriptor": "wpkh([d34db33f/84h/1h/0h]tpubDC5FSnBiZDMmhiuCmWAYsLwgLYrrT9rAqvTySfuCCrgsWz8wxMXUS9Tb9iVMvcRbvFcAHGkMD5Kx8koh4GquNGNTfohfk7pgjhaPCdXpoba/0/*)"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
   }
 ]