diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/RssParser.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/RssParser.cs
index db3231831..51f7e8ae8 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/RssParser.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/RssParser.cs
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers
         {
             releaseInfo.Guid = GetGuid(item);
             releaseInfo.Title = GetTitle(item);
+            releaseInfo.Description = GetDescription(item);
             releaseInfo.PublishDate = GetPublishDate(item);
             releaseInfo.DownloadUrl = GetDownloadUrl(item);
             releaseInfo.InfoUrl = GetInfoUrl(item);
@@ -195,6 +196,11 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers
             return item.TryGetValue("title", "Unknown");
         }
 
+        protected virtual string GetDescription(XElement item)
+        {
+            return item.TryGetValue("description", null);
+        }
+
         protected virtual ICollection<IndexerCategory> GetCategory(XElement item)
         {
             return new List<IndexerCategory> { NewznabStandardCategory.Other };