diff --git a/UserManual.md b/UserManual.md
index 588b5da..c3b928f 100644
--- a/UserManual.md
+++ b/UserManual.md
@@ -604,6 +604,14 @@ All=.*
 
 Changes to this file are detected immediately and will be visible on next page refresh.
 
+## Adding a description to a job
+
+Edit `/var/lib/laminar/cfg/jobs/$JOBNAME.conf`:
+
+```
+DESCRIPTION=Anything here will appear on the job page in the frontend <em>unescaped</em>.
+```
+
 ## Setting the page title
 
 Change `LAMINAR_TITLE` in `/etc/laminar.conf` to your preferred page title. Laminar must be restarted for this change to take effect.
diff --git a/src/laminar.cpp b/src/laminar.cpp
index fa3261e..acf12fa 100644
--- a/src/laminar.cpp
+++ b/src/laminar.cpp
@@ -317,7 +317,8 @@ std::string Laminar::getStatus(MonitorScope scope) {
             j.set("number", build).set("started", started);
             j.EndObject();
         });
-
+        auto desc = jobDescriptions.find(scope.job);
+        j.set("description", desc == jobDescriptions.end() ? "" : desc->second);
     } else if(scope.type == MonitorScope::ALL) {
         j.startArray("jobs");
         db->stmt("SELECT name,number,startedAt,completedAt,result FROM builds b JOIN (SELECT name n,MAX(number) l FROM builds GROUP BY n) q ON b.name = q.n AND b.number = q.l")
@@ -543,6 +544,10 @@ bool Laminar::loadConfiguration() {
                     ctxPtnList.insert(ctx);
                 jobContexts[jobName].swap(ctxPtnList);
             }
+            std::string desc = conf.get<std::string>("DESCRIPTION");
+            if(!desc.empty()) {
+                jobDescriptions[jobName] = desc;
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/laminar.h b/src/laminar.h
index 20a37ea..e316ba2 100644
--- a/src/laminar.h
+++ b/src/laminar.h
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ private:
 
     std::unordered_map<std::string, std::set<std::string>> jobContexts;
 
+    std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> jobDescriptions;
+
     std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> jobGroups;
 
     Settings settings;
diff --git a/src/resources/index.html b/src/resources/index.html
index 6b5a7bc..7da3bd4 100644
--- a/src/resources/index.html
+++ b/src/resources/index.html
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@
    <div class="row">
     <div class="col-sm-5 col-md-6 col-lg-7">
     <h3>{{$route.params.name}}</h3>
+    <div v-html="description"></div>
     <dl class="dl-horizontal">
      <dt>Last Successful Run</dt>
      <dd><router-link v-if="lastSuccess" :to="'/jobs/'+$route.params.name+'/'+lastSuccess.number">#{{lastSuccess.number}}</router-link> {{lastSuccess?' - at '+formatDate(lastSuccess.started):'never'}}</dd>
diff --git a/src/resources/js/app.js b/src/resources/js/app.js
index 93a08a3..4d8fcb9 100644
--- a/src/resources/js/app.js
+++ b/src/resources/js/app.js
@@ -507,6 +507,7 @@ const Jobs = function() {
 
 var Job = function() {
   var state = {
+    description: '',
     jobsRunning: [],
     jobsRecent: [],
     lastSuccess: null,
@@ -524,6 +525,7 @@ var Job = function() {
     },
     methods: {
       status: function(msg) {
+        state.description = msg.description;
         state.jobsRunning = msg.running;
         state.jobsRecent = msg.recent;
         state.lastSuccess = msg.lastSuccess;
diff --git a/test/laminar-fixture.h b/test/laminar-fixture.h
index e58d4a5..bfb635a 100644
--- a/test/laminar-fixture.h
+++ b/test/laminar-fixture.h
@@ -51,11 +51,16 @@ public:
         return kj::heap<EventSource>(*ioContext, bind_http.c_str(), path);
     }
 
-    void defineJob(const char* name, const char* scriptContent) {
+    void defineJob(const char* name, const char* scriptContent, const char* configContent = nullptr) {
         KJ_IF_MAYBE(f, tmp.fs->tryOpenFile(kj::Path{"cfg", "jobs", std::string(name) + ".run"},
                 kj::WriteMode::CREATE | kj::WriteMode::CREATE_PARENT | kj::WriteMode::EXECUTABLE)) {
             (*f)->writeAll(std::string("#!/bin/sh\n") + scriptContent + "\n");
         }
+        if(configContent) {
+            KJ_IF_MAYBE(f, tmp.fs->tryOpenFile(kj::Path{"cfg", "jobs", std::string(name) + ".conf"}, kj::WriteMode::CREATE)) {
+                (*f)->writeAll(configContent);
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     struct RunExec {
diff --git a/test/laminar-functional.cpp b/test/laminar-functional.cpp
index 23d81ee..23e4dc1 100644
--- a/test/laminar-functional.cpp
+++ b/test/laminar-functional.cpp
@@ -151,3 +151,15 @@ TEST_F(LaminarFixture, Abort) {
     ASSERT_TRUE(laminar->abort("job1", 1));
     EXPECT_EQ(LaminarCi::JobResult::ABORTED, res.wait(ioContext->waitScope).getResult());
 }
+
+TEST_F(LaminarFixture, JobDescription) {
+    defineJob("foo", "true", "DESCRIPTION=bar");
+    auto es = eventSource("/jobs/foo");
+    ioContext->waitScope.poll();
+    ASSERT_EQ(1, es->messages().size());
+    auto json = es->messages().front().GetObject();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(json.HasMember("data"));
+    auto data = json["data"].GetObject();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(data.HasMember("description"));
+    EXPECT_STREQ("bar", data["description"].GetString());
+}