diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/available-profiles/available-profiles.component.html b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/available-profiles/available-profiles.component.html
index dfefa8d41..edd470258 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/available-profiles/available-profiles.component.html
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/available-profiles/available-profiles.component.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <h4 mat-dialog-title>{{ 'DMP-EDITOR.DATASET-TEMPLATE-LIST.TITLE' | translate }}</h4>
 <div mat-dialog-content>
-	<mat-selection-list #datasetsprofiles [ngModel]="selectedOptions">
-		<mat-list-option *ngFor="let profile of profiles" [value]="profile" [selected]='isOptionSelected(profile)'>
+	<mat-selection-list #datasetsprofiles [ngModel]="selectedOptions" >
+		<mat-list-option *ngFor="let profile of profiles" [value]="profile" [selected]='isOptionSelected(profile)' matTooltip="{{profile.description}}">
 			{{profile.label}}
 		</mat-list-option>
 	</mat-selection-list>
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/available-profiles/available-profiles.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/available-profiles/available-profiles.component.ts
index 3a104fafa..bb653a32d 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/available-profiles/available-profiles.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/available-profiles/available-profiles.component.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ export class AvailableProfilesComponent extends BaseComponent implements OnInit
 		profiles.selectedOptions.selected.forEach(element => {
 			const selectedElement = {
 				id: element.value.id,
-				label: element.value.label
+				label: element.value.label,
+				description: element.value.description
 			}
 			this.selectedProfiles.push(selectedElement);
 		});