diff --git a/weed/pb/worker.proto b/weed/pb/worker.proto
index b9e3d61d0..41de0676e 100644
--- a/weed/pb/worker.proto
+++ b/weed/pb/worker.proto
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ message TaskPolicy {
   int32 max_concurrent = 2;
   int32 repeat_interval_seconds = 3;  // Seconds to wait before repeating
   int32 check_interval_seconds = 4;   // Seconds between checks
+  string description = 9;              // Generic field for task-specific config (JSON format)
   
   // Typed task-specific configuration (replaces generic map)
   oneof task_config {
diff --git a/weed/pb/worker_pb/worker.pb.go b/weed/pb/worker_pb/worker.pb.go
index be2e877fc..001fd1663 100644
--- a/weed/pb/worker_pb/worker.pb.go
+++ b/weed/pb/worker_pb/worker.pb.go
@@ -2379,6 +2379,7 @@ type TaskPolicy struct {
 	MaxConcurrent         int32                  `protobuf:"varint,2,opt,name=max_concurrent,json=maxConcurrent,proto3" json:"max_concurrent,omitempty"`
 	RepeatIntervalSeconds int32                  `protobuf:"varint,3,opt,name=repeat_interval_seconds,json=repeatIntervalSeconds,proto3" json:"repeat_interval_seconds,omitempty"` // Seconds to wait before repeating
 	CheckIntervalSeconds  int32                  `protobuf:"varint,4,opt,name=check_interval_seconds,json=checkIntervalSeconds,proto3" json:"check_interval_seconds,omitempty"`    // Seconds between checks
+	Description           string                 `protobuf:"bytes,9,opt,name=description,proto3" json:"description,omitempty"`                                                     // Generic field for task-specific config (JSON format)
 	// Typed task-specific configuration (replaces generic map)
 	//
 	// Types that are valid to be assigned to TaskConfig:
@@ -2450,6 +2451,13 @@ func (x *TaskPolicy) GetCheckIntervalSeconds() int32 {
 	return 0
 }
 
+func (x *TaskPolicy) GetDescription() string {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.Description
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
 func (x *TaskPolicy) GetTaskConfig() isTaskPolicy_TaskConfig {
 	if x != nil {
 		return x.TaskConfig
@@ -3544,13 +3552,14 @@ const file_worker_proto_rawDesc = "" +
 	"\x1edefault_check_interval_seconds\x18\x04 \x01(\x05R\x1bdefaultCheckIntervalSeconds\x1aV\n" +
 	"\x11TaskPoliciesEntry\x12\x10\n" +
 	"\x03key\x18\x01 \x01(\tR\x03key\x12+\n" +
-	"\x05value\x18\x02 \x01(\v2\x15.worker_pb.TaskPolicyR\x05value:\x028\x01\"\x82\x04\n" +
+	"\x05value\x18\x02 \x01(\v2\x15.worker_pb.TaskPolicyR\x05value:\x028\x01\"\xa4\x04\n" +
 	"\n" +
 	"TaskPolicy\x12\x18\n" +
 	"\aenabled\x18\x01 \x01(\bR\aenabled\x12%\n" +
 	"\x0emax_concurrent\x18\x02 \x01(\x05R\rmaxConcurrent\x126\n" +
 	"\x17repeat_interval_seconds\x18\x03 \x01(\x05R\x15repeatIntervalSeconds\x124\n" +
-	"\x16check_interval_seconds\x18\x04 \x01(\x05R\x14checkIntervalSeconds\x12B\n" +
+	"\x16check_interval_seconds\x18\x04 \x01(\x05R\x14checkIntervalSeconds\x12 \n" +
+	"\vdescription\x18\t \x01(\tR\vdescription\x12B\n" +
 	"\rvacuum_config\x18\x05 \x01(\v2\x1b.worker_pb.VacuumTaskConfigH\x00R\fvacuumConfig\x12X\n" +
 	"\x15erasure_coding_config\x18\x06 \x01(\v2\".worker_pb.ErasureCodingTaskConfigH\x00R\x13erasureCodingConfig\x12E\n" +
 	"\x0ebalance_config\x18\a \x01(\v2\x1c.worker_pb.BalanceTaskConfigH\x00R\rbalanceConfig\x12Q\n" +
diff --git a/weed/worker/tasks/table_maintenance/config.go b/weed/worker/tasks/table_maintenance/config.go
index 2c7e171e4..f2f455df5 100644
--- a/weed/worker/tasks/table_maintenance/config.go
+++ b/weed/worker/tasks/table_maintenance/config.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package table_maintenance
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/admin/config"
@@ -36,14 +37,23 @@ func NewDefaultConfig() *Config {
 
 // ToTaskPolicy converts configuration to a TaskPolicy protobuf message
 func (c *Config) ToTaskPolicy() *worker_pb.TaskPolicy {
-	return &worker_pb.TaskPolicy{
+	policy := &worker_pb.TaskPolicy{
 		Enabled:               c.Enabled,
 		MaxConcurrent:         int32(c.MaxConcurrent),
 		RepeatIntervalSeconds: int32(c.ScanIntervalSeconds),
 		CheckIntervalSeconds:  int32(c.ScanIntervalMinutes * 60),
-		// Table maintenance doesn't have a specific protobuf config yet
-		// Would need to add TableMaintenanceTaskConfig to worker_pb
 	}
+
+	// Encode config-specific fields in Description as JSON
+	configData := map[string]interface{}{
+		"compaction_file_threshold": c.CompactionFileThreshold,
+		"snapshot_retention_days":   c.SnapshotRetentionDays,
+	}
+	if data, err := json.Marshal(configData); err == nil {
+		policy.Description = string(data)
+	}
+
+	return policy
 }
 
 // FromTaskPolicy loads configuration from a TaskPolicy protobuf message
@@ -57,6 +67,23 @@ func (c *Config) FromTaskPolicy(policy *worker_pb.TaskPolicy) error {
 	c.ScanIntervalSeconds = int(policy.RepeatIntervalSeconds)
 	c.ScanIntervalMinutes = int(policy.CheckIntervalSeconds / 60)
 
+	// Decode config-specific fields from Description if present
+	if policy.Description != "" {
+		var configData map[string]interface{}
+		if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(policy.Description), &configData); err == nil {
+			if val, ok := configData["compaction_file_threshold"]; ok {
+				if floatVal, ok := val.(float64); ok {
+					c.CompactionFileThreshold = int(floatVal)
+				}
+			}
+			if val, ok := configData["snapshot_retention_days"]; ok {
+				if floatVal, ok := val.(float64); ok {
+					c.SnapshotRetentionDays = int(floatVal)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/weed/worker/tasks/table_maintenance/register.go b/weed/worker/tasks/table_maintenance/register.go
index 3cf178b3e..3ecbc7b45 100644
--- a/weed/worker/tasks/table_maintenance/register.go
+++ b/weed/worker/tasks/table_maintenance/register.go
@@ -74,6 +74,18 @@ func RegisterTableMaintenanceTask() {
 				}
 			}
 
+			// Parse namespace and tableName from tablePath
+			// Expected format: /table-buckets/bucketName/namespaceName/tableName
+			namespace := ""
+			tableName := ""
+			parts := strings.Split(tablePath, "/")
+			if len(parts) > 3 {
+				namespace = parts[3]
+			}
+			if len(parts) > 4 {
+				tableName = parts[4]
+			}
+
 			// Create the maintenance job
 			job := &TableMaintenanceJob{
 				JobType:     jobType,
@@ -86,8 +98,8 @@ func RegisterTableMaintenanceTask() {
 			return NewTableMaintenanceTask(
 				fmt.Sprintf("table-maintenance-%s-%d", tableBucket, time.Now().UnixNano()),
 				tableBucket,
-				"", // Namespace parsed from path if needed
-				"", // Table name parsed from path if needed
+				namespace,
+				tableName,
 				job,
 			), nil
 		},
diff --git a/weed/worker/tasks/table_maintenance/table_maintenance_integration_test.go b/weed/worker/tasks/table_maintenance/table_maintenance_integration_test.go
index 20c774180..00c0c3b52 100644
--- a/weed/worker/tasks/table_maintenance/table_maintenance_integration_test.go
+++ b/weed/worker/tasks/table_maintenance/table_maintenance_integration_test.go
@@ -407,6 +407,19 @@ func TestConfigPersistence(t *testing.T) {
 	if newConfig.MaxConcurrent != 4 {
 		t.Errorf("Expected MaxConcurrent 4 after round-trip, got %d", newConfig.MaxConcurrent)
 	}
+
+	// Verify custom fields are preserved (the fix for the review comment)
+	if newConfig.CompactionFileThreshold != 200 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected CompactionFileThreshold 200 after round-trip, got %d", newConfig.CompactionFileThreshold)
+	}
+
+	if newConfig.SnapshotRetentionDays != 14 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected SnapshotRetentionDays 14 after round-trip, got %d", newConfig.SnapshotRetentionDays)
+	}
+
+	if newConfig.ScanIntervalMinutes != 60 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected ScanIntervalMinutes 60 after round-trip, got %d", newConfig.ScanIntervalMinutes)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestIcebergOps_GetExpiredSnapshots(t *testing.T) {