diff --git a/backend/btrixcloud/crawlconfigs.py b/backend/btrixcloud/crawlconfigs.py
index 091838bf..8930b23f 100644
--- a/backend/btrixcloud/crawlconfigs.py
+++ b/backend/btrixcloud/crawlconfigs.py
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ class CrawlConfigIn(BaseModel):
 
     name: str
 
+    description: Optional[str]
+
     jobType: Optional[JobType] = JobType.CUSTOM
 
     profileid: Optional[str]
@@ -156,6 +158,7 @@ class CrawlConfig(CrawlConfigCore):
     """Schedulable config"""
 
     name: Optional[str]
+    description: Optional[str]
 
     created: datetime
     createdBy: Optional[UUID4]
@@ -206,6 +209,7 @@ class UpdateCrawlConfig(BaseModel):
     # metadata: not revision tracked
     name: Optional[str]
     tags: Optional[List[str]]
+    description: Optional[str]
 
     # crawl data: revision tracked
     schedule: Optional[str]
@@ -375,6 +379,9 @@ class CrawlConfigOps:
         )
 
         metadata_changed = self.check_attr_changed(orig_crawl_config, update, "name")
+        metadata_changed = metadata_changed or self.check_attr_changed(
+            orig_crawl_config, update, "description"
+        )
         metadata_changed = metadata_changed or (
             update.tags is not None
             and ",".join(orig_crawl_config.tags) != ",".join(update.tags)
diff --git a/backend/btrixcloud/crawls.py b/backend/btrixcloud/crawls.py
index 73ba09a5..1bf823c2 100644
--- a/backend/btrixcloud/crawls.py
+++ b/backend/btrixcloud/crawls.py
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ class CrawlOut(Crawl):
 
     userName: Optional[str]
     name: Optional[str]
+    description: Optional[str]
     profileName: Optional[str]
     resources: Optional[List[CrawlFileOut]] = []
     firstSeed: Optional[str]
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ class ListCrawlOut(BaseMongoModel):
     oid: UUID4
     cid: UUID4
     name: Optional[str]
+    description: Optional[str]
 
     manual: Optional[bool]
 
@@ -318,6 +320,8 @@ class CrawlOps:
             if not crawl.name:
                 crawl.name = config.name
 
+            crawl.description = config.description
+
             if config.config.seeds:
                 first_seed = config.config.seeds[0]
                 if isinstance(first_seed, HttpUrl):
diff --git a/backend/test/conftest.py b/backend/test/conftest.py
index df2dda07..cc1ba9f4 100644
--- a/backend/test/conftest.py
+++ b/backend/test/conftest.py
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ def admin_crawl_id(admin_auth_headers, default_org_id):
     crawl_data = {
         "runNow": True,
         "name": "Admin Test Crawl",
+        "description": "Admin Test Crawl description",
         "tags": ["wr-test-1", "wr-test-2"],
         "config": {
             "seeds": ["https://webrecorder.net/"],
diff --git a/backend/test/test_crawlconfigs.py b/backend/test/test_crawlconfigs.py
index 4e351c8e..bf3fe3d6 100644
--- a/backend/test/test_crawlconfigs.py
+++ b/backend/test/test_crawlconfigs.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from .conftest import API_PREFIX
 
 cid = None
 UPDATED_NAME = "Updated name"
+UPDATED_DESCRIPTION = "Updated description"
 UPDATED_TAGS = ["tag3", "tag4"]
 
 
@@ -37,12 +38,31 @@ def test_update_name_only(crawler_auth_headers, default_org_id):
     assert data["settings_changed"] == False
 
 
-def test_update_crawl_config_name_and_tags(crawler_auth_headers, default_org_id):
+def test_update_desription_only(crawler_auth_headers, default_org_id):
+    # update description only
+    r = requests.patch(
+        f"{API_PREFIX}/orgs/{default_org_id}/crawlconfigs/{cid}/",
+        headers=crawler_auth_headers,
+        json={"description": "updated description"},
+    )
+    assert r.status_code == 200
+
+    data = r.json()
+    assert data["success"]
+    assert data["metadata_changed"] == True
+    assert data["settings_changed"] == False
+
+
+def test_update_crawl_config_metadata(crawler_auth_headers, default_org_id):
     # Update crawl config
     r = requests.patch(
         f"{API_PREFIX}/orgs/{default_org_id}/crawlconfigs/{cid}/",
         headers=crawler_auth_headers,
-        json={"name": UPDATED_NAME, "tags": UPDATED_TAGS},
+        json={
+            "name": UPDATED_NAME,
+            "description": UPDATED_DESCRIPTION,
+            "tags": UPDATED_TAGS,
+        },
     )
     assert r.status_code == 200
 
@@ -62,6 +82,7 @@ def test_verify_update(crawler_auth_headers, default_org_id):
 
     data = r.json()
     assert data["name"] == UPDATED_NAME
+    assert data["description"] == UPDATED_DESCRIPTION
     assert sorted(data["tags"]) == sorted(UPDATED_TAGS)
 
 
diff --git a/backend/test/test_run_crawl.py b/backend/test/test_run_crawl.py
index 88c34114..9cec8bf2 100644
--- a/backend/test/test_run_crawl.py
+++ b/backend/test/test_run_crawl.py
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ def test_crawl_info(admin_auth_headers, default_org_id, admin_crawl_id):
     )
     data = r.json()
     assert data["fileSize"] == wacz_size
+    assert data["description"] == "Admin Test Crawl description"
 
 
 def test_crawls_include_seed_info(admin_auth_headers, default_org_id, admin_crawl_id):