diff --git a/docker/elasticsearch-setup/dataset-index-config.json b/docker/elasticsearch-setup/dataset-index-config.json
index 8e7150d2bddaf3..5edc84d69cfce5 100644
--- a/docker/elasticsearch-setup/dataset-index-config.json
+++ b/docker/elasticsearch-setup/dataset-index-config.json
@@ -165,6 +165,14 @@
         "deprecated": {
           "type": "boolean"
         },
+        "description": {
+          "type": "text",
+          "fields": {
+            "keyword": {
+              "type": "keyword"
+            }
+          }
+        },
         "hasOwners": {
           "type": "boolean"
         },