diff --git a/css/style.css b/css/style.css
index b81957a92..863a6cedc 100644
--- a/css/style.css
+++ b/css/style.css
@@ -888,6 +888,12 @@ button:hover {
 	background-image: url('../img/details-white.svg');
 }
 
+.icon-description-marker {
+	position: absolute;
+	top: 2px;
+	right: 2px;
+}
+
 /**
  * Hotfix for https://github.com/angular-ui/ui-select/issues/1652
  */
diff --git a/templates/part.board.mainView.php b/templates/part.board.mainView.php
index b26c36f6d..41b0e8813 100644
--- a/templates/part.board.mainView.php
+++ b/templates/part.board.mainView.php
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 					ng-class="{'archived': c.archived, 'has-labels': c.labels.length>0 }">
 					<div data-as-sortable-item-handle>
 						<div class="card-upper">
+							<i class="icon icon-filetype-text icon-description-marker" ng-if="c.description" title="{{ c.description }}"></i>
 							<h3>{{ c.title }}</h3>
 							<ul class="labels">
 								<li ng-repeat="label in c.labels"