diff --git a/edit_list.php b/edit_list.php
index eef9ee6..ef494c3 100644
--- a/edit_list.php
+++ b/edit_list.php
@@ -71,6 +71,20 @@ $prefix = file_get_contents("$lists_path/$domain/$list_name/control/prefix");
 // Remove trailing empty symbols
 $prefix = trim($prefix);
 
+# Check whether there is a listdescription file
+if (file_exists("$lists_path/$domain/$list_name/control/listdescription"))
+{
+    // Get list description
+    $listdescription = file_get_contents("$lists_path/$domain/$list_name/control/listdescription");
+    // Remove trailing empty symbols
+    $listdescription = trim($listdescription);
+}
+else
+{
+    $listdescription = NULL;
+}
+
+
 // Load page
 $smarty->assign("headline", $headline);
 $smarty->assign("web_url", $web_url);
@@ -79,6 +93,7 @@ $smarty->assign("list_name", $list_name);
 $smarty->assign("domain", $domain);
 $smarty->assign("moderators", $moderators);
 $smarty->assign("prefix", $prefix);
+$smarty->assign("listdescription", $listdescription);
 $smarty->assign("username", $_SESSION["username"]);
 $smarty->assign("success", $success);
 $smarty->display("edit_list.tpl");
diff --git a/misc/smarty/templates_en/edit_list.tpl b/misc/smarty/templates_en/edit_list.tpl
index 2e27a96..d004aa0 100644
--- a/misc/smarty/templates_en/edit_list.tpl
+++ b/misc/smarty/templates_en/edit_list.tpl
@@ -96,6 +96,22 @@
                                     </td>
                                 </tr>
                             </table>
+                            <table style="width: 100%; text-align: center; margin-top: 50px; padding: 0 25px 0 25px;">
+                                <tr>
+                                    <td colspan="2">
+                                        <div id="listdescription_header">
+                                            <div class="tooltip">
+                                                <img src="help.svg" width=15 height=15>
+                                                <span class="help_prefix">
+                                                    This is the list description which is displayed in the overview.<br /><br />Can be left blank.
+                                                </span>
+                                            </div>
+                                            &nbsp;List description:
+                                        </div>
+                                        <textarea name="listdescription" id="listdescription" style="height: 100%; width: 100%;">{$listdescription|escape:'htmlall'}</textarea>
+                                    </td>
+                                </tr>
+                            </table>
                         </div>
                         <div id="save_btn">
                             <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Save">