diff --git a/shiftregister/app/migrations/0005_shift_description_alter_shift_required_helpers.py b/shiftregister/app/migrations/0005_shift_description_alter_shift_required_helpers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc34b48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shiftregister/app/migrations/0005_shift_description_alter_shift_required_helpers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.0.4 on 2022-05-10 16:27
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("app", "0004_shift_required_helpers"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name="shift",
+            name="description",
+            field=models.TextField(default=""),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name="shift",
+            name="required_helpers",
+            field=models.IntegerField(
+                default=0,
+                help_text="When this is set to zero, the room value is used instead.",
+            ),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/shiftregister/app/migrations/0006_alter_shift_description.py b/shiftregister/app/migrations/0006_alter_shift_description.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..622af8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shiftregister/app/migrations/0006_alter_shift_description.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.0.4 on 2022-05-10 16:33
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("app", "0005_shift_description_alter_shift_required_helpers"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name="shift",
+            name="description",
+            field=models.TextField(blank=True, default=""),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/shiftregister/app/models.py b/shiftregister/app/models.py
index 14509f1..be228ff 100644
--- a/shiftregister/app/models.py
+++ b/shiftregister/app/models.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class Shift(models.Model):
     required_helpers = models.IntegerField(
         default=0, help_text="When this is set to zero, the room value is used instead."
     )
+    description = models.TextField(blank=True, default="")
     deleted = models.BooleanField(default=False)
 
     def __str__(self):
diff --git a/shiftregister/importer/importer.py b/shiftregister/importer/importer.py
index ee35dea..7496c80 100644
--- a/shiftregister/importer/importer.py
+++ b/shiftregister/importer/importer.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ def import_calendar(calendar):
         for event in cal.walk("vevent"):
             uid = event.decoded("uid").decode()
             summary = event.decoded("summary").decode()
+            description = (event.decoded("description", None) or b"").decode()
             start = event.decoded("dtstart").astimezone(timezone.utc)
             end = event.decoded("dtend").astimezone(timezone.utc)
             location = event.decoded("location", None)
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ def import_calendar(calendar):
                     "start_at": start,
                     "duration": end - start,
                     "required_helpers": required_helpers,
+                    "description": description,
                     "uuid": uid,
                     "calendar": calendar,
                 },
@@ -79,6 +81,7 @@ def import_calendar(calendar):
                 e.start_at = event["start_at"]
                 e.duration = event["duration"]
                 e.required_helpers = event["required_helpers"]
+                e.description = event["description"]
                 e.save()
 
                 events[uuid] = (room, e)