diff --git a/NzbDrone.Web/Helpers/DescriptionExtension.cs b/NzbDrone.Web/Helpers/DescriptionExtension.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..658397e17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NzbDrone.Web/Helpers/DescriptionExtension.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Linq.Expressions;
+using System.Web;
+using System.Web.Mvc;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Web.Helpers
+{
+    public static class DescriptionExtension
+    {
+        public static MvcHtmlString DescriptionFor<TModel, TValue>(this HtmlHelper<TModel> html, Expression<Func<TModel, TValue>> expression)
+        {
+            var memberEx = expression.Body as MemberExpression;
+
+            if (memberEx == null)
+                throw new ArgumentException("Body not a member-expression.");
+
+            string name = memberEx.Member.Name;
+
+            var attributes = TypeDescriptor.GetProperties(typeof(TModel))[name].Attributes;
+            var desc = (DescriptionAttribute)attributes[typeof(DescriptionAttribute)];
+
+            return new MvcHtmlString(desc.Description);
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/NzbDrone.Web/NzbDrone.Web.csproj b/NzbDrone.Web/NzbDrone.Web.csproj
index 85cc4278e..ba5c544b6 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Web/NzbDrone.Web.csproj
+++ b/NzbDrone.Web/NzbDrone.Web.csproj
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Global.asax.cs">
       <DependentUpon>Global.asax</DependentUpon>
     </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="Helpers\DescriptionExtension.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Helpers\HtmlPrefixScopeExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Helpers\IsCurrentActionHelper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\AccountModels.cs" />