diff --git a/services/bpmn-service/src/__tests__/const.ts b/services/bpmn-service/src/__tests__/const.ts
index c2534d0015..2baf6a155b 100644
--- a/services/bpmn-service/src/__tests__/const.ts
+++ b/services/bpmn-service/src/__tests__/const.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export const MOCK_CAMUNDA = 'https://mock-camunda.api/engine-rest';
 export const firstTestBpmn: WorkflowDto = new WorkflowDto({
   name: 'first-bpmn',
   bpmnFile: JSON.stringify(['topic1', 'topic2']),
+  description: 'test description',
   inputSchema: {
     type: 'object',
     properties: {valueA: {type: 'string'}, valueB: {type: 'string'}},
diff --git a/services/bpmn-service/src/controllers/workflow.controller.ts b/services/bpmn-service/src/controllers/workflow.controller.ts
index adca3a8c22..2feba6666f 100644
--- a/services/bpmn-service/src/controllers/workflow.controller.ts
+++ b/services/bpmn-service/src/controllers/workflow.controller.ts
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ export class WorkflowController {
         name: workflowDto.name,
         provider: workflowResponse.provider,
         inputSchema: workflowDto.inputSchema,
+        description: workflowDto.description,
       });
 
       const newWorkflow = await this.workflowRepository.create(entity);
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ export class WorkflowController {
       name: workflowDto.name,
       provider: workflowResponse.provider,
       inputSchema: workflowDto.inputSchema,
+      description: workflowDto.description,
     });
 
     await this.workflowRepository.updateById(id, entity);
diff --git a/services/bpmn-service/src/models/workflow-dto.model.ts b/services/bpmn-service/src/models/workflow-dto.model.ts
index 6edf575511..d2b824a205 100644
--- a/services/bpmn-service/src/models/workflow-dto.model.ts
+++ b/services/bpmn-service/src/models/workflow-dto.model.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ export class WorkflowDto extends Model {
   })
   inputSchema: AnyObject;
 
+  @property({
+    type: 'string',
+  })
+  description: string;
+
   constructor(data?: Partial<WorkflowDto>) {
     super(data);
   }