diff --git a/elementary/monitor/api/tests/tests.py b/elementary/monitor/api/tests/tests.py
index 9164eba5e..e3f1165c8 100644
--- a/elementary/monitor/api/tests/tests.py
+++ b/elementary/monitor/api/tests/tests.py
@@ -378,7 +378,10 @@ def _get_test_metadata_from_test_result_db_row(
             test_query=test_query,
             test_params=test_result_db_row.test_params,
             test_created_at=test_result_db_row.test_created_at,
-            description=test_result_db_row.meta.get("description"),
+            description=(
+                test_result_db_row.test_description
+                or test_result_db_row.meta.get("description")
+            ),
             result=result,
             configuration=configuration,
             test_tags=test_result_db_row.test_tags,
diff --git a/elementary/monitor/dbt_project/macros/base_queries/current_tests_run_results_query.sql b/elementary/monitor/dbt_project/macros/base_queries/current_tests_run_results_query.sql
index 1d15c6a58..b10bc8ba6 100644
--- a/elementary/monitor/dbt_project/macros/base_queries/current_tests_run_results_query.sql
+++ b/elementary/monitor/dbt_project/macros/base_queries/current_tests_run_results_query.sql
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
         elementary_test_results.result_rows,
         dbt_tests.original_path,
         dbt_tests.meta,
+        dbt_tests.description as test_description,
         dbt_tests.package_name,
         dbt_tests.tags as test_tags,
         dbt_artifacts.meta as model_meta,
diff --git a/elementary/monitor/dbt_project/macros/get_test_results.sql b/elementary/monitor/dbt_project/macros/get_test_results.sql
index dad6bebee..87e4be2af 100644
--- a/elementary/monitor/dbt_project/macros/get_test_results.sql
+++ b/elementary/monitor/dbt_project/macros/get_test_results.sql
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
             test_results.test_type,
             test_results.test_sub_type,
             test_results.test_results_description,
+            test_results.test_description,
             test_results.original_path,
             test_results.package_name,
             test_results.owners,
diff --git a/elementary/monitor/fetchers/tests/schema.py b/elementary/monitor/fetchers/tests/schema.py
index dc19a0a85..e36ebadf7 100644
--- a/elementary/monitor/fetchers/tests/schema.py
+++ b/elementary/monitor/fetchers/tests/schema.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class TestResultDBRowSchema(ExtendedBaseModel):
     test_type: str
     test_sub_type: str
     test_results_description: Optional[str]
+    test_description: Optional[str]
     original_path: str
     owners: Optional[List[str]]
     model_owner: Optional[List[str]]