diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/datasets/dataset.html b/dmp-frontend/src/app/datasets/dataset.html
index ff48d8c52..4f32337c4 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/datasets/dataset.html
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/datasets/dataset.html
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@
                                 <option *ngFor="let opt of statusDropDown.options" [value]="opt.key">{{opt.value}}</option>
                                 </select>
                             </div>
+                            <div class="form-group">
+                                    <label for="abbreviation-text" class="form-control-label">Description:</label>
+                                    <textarea rows="3" class="form-control" id="abbreviation-text" [(ngModel)]="dataset.description" name="description"></textarea>
+                                </div>
                         <!-- <div class="form-group">
                             <label for="start-date" class="form-control-label">Properties:</label>
                             <input class="form-control" id="startDate-date" [(ngModel)]= "dataset.properties" name = "properties">