diff --git a/controller/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/controller/SimpleResourceDefinition.java b/controller/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/controller/SimpleResourceDefinition.java
index fb183ac..8c50f08 100644
--- a/controller/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/controller/SimpleResourceDefinition.java
+++ b/controller/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/controller/SimpleResourceDefinition.java
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public class SimpleResourceDefinition implements ResourceDefinition {
     @Override
     public DescriptionProvider getDescriptionProvider(ImmutableManagementResourceRegistration resourceRegistration) {
         return descriptionProvider == null
-                ? new DefaultResourceDescriptionProvider(resourceRegistration, descriptionResolver)
+                ? new DefaultResourceDescriptionProvider(resourceRegistration, descriptionResolver, this)
                 : descriptionProvider;
     }
 
@@ -177,6 +177,25 @@ public class SimpleResourceDefinition implements ResourceDefinition {
     }
 
     /**
+     * The min occurs of this element. The default is '0'.
+     *
+     * @return the min occurs
+     */
+    public int getMinOccurs() {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The max occurs of this element. The default value is {@link Integer#MAX_VALUE} for wildcard addresses,
+     * '1' otherwise.
+     *
+     * @return the max occurs
+     */
+    public int getMaxOccurs() {
+        return pathElement.isWildcard() ? Integer.MAX_VALUE : 1;
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Gets the {@link ResourceDescriptionResolver} used by this resource definition, or {@code null}
      * if a {@code ResourceDescriptionResolver} is not used.
      *
diff --git a/controller/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/controller/alias/AbstractAliasedResourceDefinition.java b/controller/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/controller/alias/AbstractAliasedResourceDefinition.java
index 362bb1b..02738af 100644
--- a/controller/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/controller/alias/AbstractAliasedResourceDefinition.java
+++ b/controller/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/controller/alias/AbstractAliasedResourceDefinition.java
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public class AbstractAliasedResourceDefinition extends SimpleResourceDefinition
 
     @Override
     public DescriptionProvider getAliasDescriptionProvider(ImmutableManagementResourceRegistration resourceRegistration, PathElement alias) {
-        DescriptionProvider delegate = new DefaultResourceDescriptionProvider(resourceRegistration, standardResourceDescriptionResolver);
+        DescriptionProvider delegate = new DefaultResourceDescriptionProvider(resourceRegistration, standardResourceDescriptionResolver, this);
         return new AliasedResourceDescriptionProvider(alias, delegate);
     }
 
diff --git a/controller/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/controller/descriptions/DefaultResourceDescriptionProvider.java b/controller/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/controller/descriptions/DefaultResourceDescriptionProvider.java
index 292f900..eb026e2 100644
--- a/controller/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/controller/descriptions/DefaultResourceDescriptionProvider.java
+++ b/controller/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/controller/descriptions/DefaultResourceDescriptionProvider.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 package org.jboss.as.controller.descriptions;
 
+import org.jboss.as.controller.SimpleResourceDefinition;
 import static org.jboss.as.controller.descriptions.ModelDescriptionConstants.*;
 
 import java.util.HashSet;
@@ -44,12 +45,22 @@ import org.jboss.dmr.ModelNode;
 public class DefaultResourceDescriptionProvider implements DescriptionProvider {
 
     private final ImmutableManagementResourceRegistration registration;
-    final ResourceDescriptionResolver descriptionResolver;
+    private final ResourceDescriptionResolver descriptionResolver;
+    private final SimpleResourceDefinition resourceDefinition;
 
     public DefaultResourceDescriptionProvider(final ImmutableManagementResourceRegistration registration,
                                               final ResourceDescriptionResolver descriptionResolver) {
         this.registration = registration;
         this.descriptionResolver = descriptionResolver;
+        this.resourceDefinition = null;
+    }
+
+    public DefaultResourceDescriptionProvider(final ImmutableManagementResourceRegistration registration,
+                                              final ResourceDescriptionResolver descriptionResolver,
+                                              final SimpleResourceDefinition definition) {
+        this.registration = registration;
+        this.descriptionResolver = descriptionResolver;
+        this.resourceDefinition = definition;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -58,6 +69,10 @@ public class DefaultResourceDescriptionProvider implements DescriptionProvider {
 
         final ResourceBundle bundle = descriptionResolver.getResourceBundle(locale);
         result.get(DESCRIPTION).set(descriptionResolver.getResourceDescription(locale, bundle));
+        if(resourceDefinition != null) {
+            result.get(MIN_OCCURS).set(resourceDefinition.getMinOccurs());
+            result.get(MAX_OCCURS).set(resourceDefinition.getMaxOccurs());
+        }
 
         final ModelNode attributes = result.get(ATTRIBUTES).setEmptyObject();