diff --git a/services/data/src/links/RestAPILink/queryToRequestOptions/textPlainMatchers.test.ts b/services/data/src/links/RestAPILink/queryToRequestOptions/textPlainMatchers.test.ts
index 560814e3..0affcb41 100644
--- a/services/data/src/links/RestAPILink/queryToRequestOptions/textPlainMatchers.test.ts
+++ b/services/data/src/links/RestAPILink/queryToRequestOptions/textPlainMatchers.test.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
     isExpressionDescriptionValidation,
     isFilterDescriptionValidation,
     isSkipTestDescriptionValid,
+    isConditionDescriptionValidation,
 } from './textPlainMatchers'
 
 describe('isReplyToMessageConversation', () => {
@@ -337,3 +338,20 @@ describe('isSkipTestDescriptionValid', () => {
         ).toBe(false)
     })
 })
+
+describe('isConditionDescriptionValidation', () => {
+    it('returns true for a POST to "programRules/condition/description"', () => {
+        expect(
+            isConditionDescriptionValidation('create', {
+                resource: 'programRules/condition/description',
+            })
+        ).toBe(true)
+    })
+    it('retuns false for a POST to a different resource', () => {
+        expect(
+            isConditionDescriptionValidation('create', {
+                resource: 'programRules/condition/somethingelse',
+            })
+        ).toBe(false)
+    })
+})
diff --git a/services/data/src/links/RestAPILink/queryToRequestOptions/textPlainMatchers.ts b/services/data/src/links/RestAPILink/queryToRequestOptions/textPlainMatchers.ts
index 25401039..084cbf66 100644
--- a/services/data/src/links/RestAPILink/queryToRequestOptions/textPlainMatchers.ts
+++ b/services/data/src/links/RestAPILink/queryToRequestOptions/textPlainMatchers.ts
@@ -149,3 +149,12 @@ export const isSkipTestDescriptionValid = (
     const pattern = /^predictors\/skipTest\/description$/
     return type === 'create' && pattern.test(resource)
 }
+
+// POST to 'programRules/condition/description' (validate a program rule condition)
+export const isConditionDescriptionValidation = (
+    type: FetchType,
+    { resource }: ResolvedResourceQuery
+): boolean => {
+    const pattern = /^programRules\/condition\/description$/
+    return type === 'create' && pattern.test(resource)
+}