diff --git a/awx/ui/client/features/projects/projects.strings.js b/awx/ui/client/features/projects/projects.strings.js
index c09f3104d9..ef20b8b790 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/features/projects/projects.strings.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/features/projects/projects.strings.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ function ProjectsStrings (BaseString) {
 
     ns.list = {
         PANEL_TITLE: t.s('PROJECTS'),
+        ROW_ITEM_LABEL_DESCRIPTION: t.s('DESCRIPTION'),
         ROW_ITEM_LABEL_REVISION: t.s('REVISION'),
         ROW_ITEM_LABEL_ORGANIZATION: t.s('ORGANIZATION'),
         ROW_ITEM_LABEL_MODIFIED: t.s('LAST MODIFIED'),
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/features/projects/projectsList.view.html b/awx/ui/client/features/projects/projectsList.view.html
index ebd449a0ce..7072435d9c 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/features/projects/projectsList.view.html
+++ b/awx/ui/client/features/projects/projectsList.view.html
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@
                         </div>
                         <at-truncate string="{{ project.scm_revision }}" maxLength="7"></at-truncate>
                     </div>
+                    <at-row-item
+                        label-value="{{:: vm.strings.get('list.ROW_ITEM_LABEL_DESCRIPTION')}}"
+                        value="{{ project.description | sanitize }}">
+                    </at-row-item>
                     <at-row-item
                         label-value="{{:: vm.strings.get('list.ROW_ITEM_LABEL_ORGANIZATION')}}"
                         value="{{ project.summary_fields.organization.name }}"
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/features/templates/templates.strings.js b/awx/ui/client/features/templates/templates.strings.js
index d294988d01..d1e17d4d1c 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/features/templates/templates.strings.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/features/templates/templates.strings.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ function TemplatesStrings (BaseString) {
         ADD_DD_JT_LABEL: t.s('Job Template'),
         ADD_DD_WF_LABEL: t.s('Workflow Template'),
         OPEN_WORKFLOW_VISUALIZER: t.s('Click here to open the workflow visualizer'),
+        ROW_ITEM_LABEL_DESCRIPTION: t.s('Description'),
         ROW_ITEM_LABEL_ACTIVITY: t.s('Activity'),
         ROW_ITEM_LABEL_INVENTORY: t.s('Inventory'),
         ROW_ITEM_LABEL_PROJECT: t.s('Project'),
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/features/templates/templatesList.view.html b/awx/ui/client/features/templates/templatesList.view.html
index 3682e044c3..8ed34895a7 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/features/templates/templatesList.view.html
+++ b/awx/ui/client/features/templates/templatesList.view.html
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@
                     </div>
                 </div>
                 <div class="at-Row-container--wrapped">
+                    <at-row-item
+                        label-value="{{:: vm.strings.get('list.ROW_ITEM_LABEL_DESCRIPTION') }}"
+                        value="{{ template.description | sanitize }}">
+                    </at-row-item>
                     <at-row-item
                         label-value="{{:: vm.strings.get('list.ROW_ITEM_LABEL_INVENTORY') }}"
                         value="{{ template.summary_fields.inventory.name }}"