diff --git a/src/datastore/AppsDataStore.ts b/src/datastore/AppsDataStore.ts
index ae6789f..40ea8d3 100644
--- a/src/datastore/AppsDataStore.ts
+++ b/src/datastore/AppsDataStore.ts
@@ -542,6 +542,7 @@ class AppsDataStore {
 
     updateAppDefinitionInDb(
         appName: string,
+        description: string,
         instanceCount: number,
         captainDefinitionRelativeFilePath: string,
         envVars: IAppEnvVar[],
@@ -626,6 +627,7 @@ class AppsDataStore {
                 appObj.nodeId = nodeId
                 appObj.customNginxConfig = customNginxConfig
                 appObj.preDeployFunction = preDeployFunction
+                appObj.description = description
 
                 if (httpAuth && httpAuth.user) {
                     const newAuth: IHttpAuth = {
@@ -778,6 +780,7 @@ class AppsDataStore {
 
             const defaultAppDefinition: IAppDef = {
                 hasPersistentData: !!hasPersistentData,
+                description: '',
                 instanceCount: 1,
                 captainDefinitionRelativeFilePath:
                     CaptainConstants.defaultCaptainDefinitionPath,
diff --git a/src/models/AppDefinition.ts b/src/models/AppDefinition.ts
index 9820d83..573a666 100644
--- a/src/models/AppDefinition.ts
+++ b/src/models/AppDefinition.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ interface IAppCustomDomain {
 }
 
 interface IAppDefinitionBase {
+    description: string
     deployedVersion: number
     notExposeAsWebApp: boolean
     hasPersistentData: boolean
diff --git a/src/routes/apps/AppDefinitionRouter.ts b/src/routes/apps/AppDefinitionRouter.ts
index c1153bf..f0505d2 100644
--- a/src/routes/apps/AppDefinitionRouter.ts
+++ b/src/routes/apps/AppDefinitionRouter.ts
@@ -349,6 +349,7 @@ router.post('/update/', function(req, res, next) {
     let preDeployFunction = req.body.preDeployFunction || ''
     let containerHttpPort = Number(req.body.containerHttpPort) || 80
     let httpAuth = req.body.httpAuth
+    let description = req.body.description || ''
 
     if (repoInfo.user) {
         repoInfo.user = repoInfo.user.trim()
@@ -365,6 +366,7 @@ router.post('/update/', function(req, res, next) {
     serviceManager
         .updateAppDefinition(
             appName,
+            description,
             Number(instanceCount),
             captainDefinitionRelativeFilePath,
             envVars,
diff --git a/src/user/ServiceManager.ts b/src/user/ServiceManager.ts
index 3904725..bbcdd1c 100644
--- a/src/user/ServiceManager.ts
+++ b/src/user/ServiceManager.ts
@@ -493,6 +493,7 @@ class ServiceManager {
 
     updateAppDefinition(
         appName: string,
+        description: string,
         instanceCount: number,
         captainDefinitionRelativeFilePath: string,
         envVars: IAppEnvVar[],
@@ -590,6 +591,7 @@ class ServiceManager {
                     .getAppsDataStore()
                     .updateAppDefinitionInDb(
                         appName,
+                        description,
                         instanceCount,
                         captainDefinitionRelativeFilePath,
                         envVars,
diff --git a/src/utils/MigrateCaptainDuckDuck.ts b/src/utils/MigrateCaptainDuckDuck.ts
index 02a05b1..857651a 100644
--- a/src/utils/MigrateCaptainDuckDuck.ts
+++ b/src/utils/MigrateCaptainDuckDuck.ts
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ export default class MigrateCaptainDuckDuck {
                                 .then(function() {
                                     return appStore.updateAppDefinitionInDb(
                                         appName,
+                                        '',
                                         Number(app.instanceCount),
                                         CaptainConstants.defaultCaptainDefinitionPath,
                                         app.envVars || [],