diff --git a/db/patch-add-description-monitor.sql b/db/patch-add-description-monitor.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..da1aa55bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/patch-add-description-monitor.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+-- You should not modify if this have pushed to Github, unless it does serious wrong with the db.
+BEGIN TRANSACTION;
+
+ALTER TABLE monitor
+    ADD description TEXT default null;
+
+COMMIT;
diff --git a/server/database.js b/server/database.js
index 575827f34..f8e5856d0 100644
--- a/server/database.js
+++ b/server/database.js
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ class Database {
         "patch-maintenance-table2.sql": true,
         "patch-add-gamedig-monitor.sql": true,
         "patch-add-google-analytics-status-page-tag.sql": true,
-        "patch-http-body-encoding.sql": true
+        "patch-http-body-encoding.sql": true,
+        "patch-add-description-monitor.sql": true,
     };
 
     /**
diff --git a/server/model/monitor.js b/server/model/monitor.js
index ef29ba3b8..312ac732b 100644
--- a/server/model/monitor.js
+++ b/server/model/monitor.js
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ class Monitor extends BeanModel {
         let data = {
             id: this.id,
             name: this.name,
+            description: this.description,
             url: this.url,
             method: this.method,
             hostname: this.hostname,
diff --git a/server/server.js b/server/server.js
index 57a6a8fa7..1965f38ed 100644
--- a/server/server.js
+++ b/server/server.js
@@ -678,6 +678,7 @@ let needSetup = false;
                 }
 
                 bean.name = monitor.name;
+                bean.description = monitor.description;
                 bean.type = monitor.type;
                 bean.url = monitor.url;
                 bean.method = monitor.method;
@@ -1318,6 +1319,7 @@ let needSetup = false;
                             let monitor = {
                                 // Define the new variable from earlier here
                                 name: monitorListData[i].name,
+                                description: monitorListData[i].description,
                                 type: monitorListData[i].type,
                                 url: monitorListData[i].url,
                                 method: monitorListData[i].method || "GET",
diff --git a/src/components/MonitorList.vue b/src/components/MonitorList.vue
index 115660a5e..d64b43c18 100644
--- a/src/components/MonitorList.vue
+++ b/src/components/MonitorList.vue
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
                 {{ $t("No Monitors, please") }} <router-link to="/add">{{ $t("add one") }}</router-link>
             </div>
 
-            <router-link v-for="(item, index) in sortedMonitorList" :key="index" :to="monitorURL(item.id)" class="item" :class="{ 'disabled': ! item.active }">
+            <router-link v-for="(item, index) in sortedMonitorList" :key="index" :to="monitorURL(item.id)" class="item" :class="{ 'disabled': ! item.active }" :title="item.description">
                 <div class="row">
                     <div class="col-9 col-md-8 small-padding" :class="{ 'monitor-item': $root.userHeartbeatBar == 'bottom' || $root.userHeartbeatBar == 'none' }">
                         <div class="info">
diff --git a/src/lang/en.json b/src/lang/en.json
index ad55fe6e8..c9889fad6 100644
--- a/src/lang/en.json
+++ b/src/lang/en.json
@@ -442,6 +442,7 @@
     "Clone Monitor": "Clone Monitor",
     "Clone": "Clone",
     "cloneOf": "Clone of {0}",
+    "Description": "Description",
     "smtp": "Email (SMTP)",
     "secureOptionNone": "None / STARTTLS (25, 587)",
     "secureOptionTLS": "TLS (465)",
diff --git a/src/pages/Details.vue b/src/pages/Details.vue
index 9cf02d65e..ba034136c 100644
--- a/src/pages/Details.vue
+++ b/src/pages/Details.vue
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
     <transition name="slide-fade" appear>
         <div v-if="monitor">
             <h1> {{ monitor.name }}</h1>
+            <p v-if="monitor.description">{{ monitor.description }}</p>
             <div class="tags">
                 <Tag v-for="tag in monitor.tags" :key="tag.id" :item="tag" :size="'sm'" />
             </div>
diff --git a/src/pages/EditMonitor.vue b/src/pages/EditMonitor.vue
index 4a4ae9823..fa1935b0c 100644
--- a/src/pages/EditMonitor.vue
+++ b/src/pages/EditMonitor.vue
@@ -414,6 +414,12 @@
                                 </div>
                             </template>
 
+                            <!-- Description -->
+                            <div class="my-3">
+                                <label for="description" class="form-label">{{ $t("Description") }}</label>
+                                <input id="description" v-model="monitor.description" type="text" class="form-control">
+                            </div>
+
                             <div class="my-3">
                                 <tags-manager ref="tagsManager" :pre-selected-tags="monitor.tags"></tags-manager>
                             </div>