diff --git a/cyborg/api/controllers/v2/device_profiles.py b/cyborg/api/controllers/v2/device_profiles.py
index 54401423..2fac34cd 100644
--- a/cyborg/api/controllers/v2/device_profiles.py
+++ b/cyborg/api/controllers/v2/device_profiles.py
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ class DeviceProfile(base.APIBase):
     @classmethod
     def get_api_obj(cls, obj_devprof):
         api_obj = {}
-        # TODO(Sundar) add description field in db, objects and here
-        for field in ['name', 'uuid', 'groups']:
+        for field in ['name', 'description', 'uuid', 'groups']:
             api_obj[field] = obj_devprof[field]
         for field in ['created_at', 'updated_at']:
             api_obj[field] = str(obj_devprof[field])
diff --git a/cyborg/objects/device_profile.py b/cyborg/objects/device_profile.py
index 50d7506b..42002534 100644
--- a/cyborg/objects/device_profile.py
+++ b/cyborg/objects/device_profile.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 from oslo_serialization import jsonutils
+from oslo_utils import versionutils
 from oslo_versionedobjects import base as object_base
 
 from cyborg.common import exception
@@ -29,7 +30,8 @@ LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 @base.CyborgObjectRegistry.register
 class DeviceProfile(base.CyborgObject, object_base.VersionedObjectDictCompat):
     # Version 1.0: Initial version
-    VERSION = '1.0'
+    # Version 1.1: Added description field.
+    VERSION = '1.1'
 
     dbapi = dbapi.get_instance()
 
@@ -38,8 +40,16 @@ class DeviceProfile(base.CyborgObject, object_base.VersionedObjectDictCompat):
         'uuid': object_fields.StringField(nullable=False),
         'name': object_fields.StringField(nullable=False),
         'groups': object_fields.ListOfDictOfNullableStringsField(),
+        'description': object_fields.StringField(nullable=True),
     }
 
+    def obj_make_compatible(self, primitive, target_version):
+        super(DeviceProfile, self).obj_make_compatible(
+            primitive, target_version)
+        target_version = versionutils.convert_version_to_tuple(target_version)
+        if target_version < (1, 1) and 'description' in primitive:
+            del primitive['description']
+
     def _to_profile_json(self, obj_changes):
         if 'groups' in obj_changes:  # Convert to profile_json string
             d = {"groups": obj_changes['groups']}
diff --git a/cyborg/tests/unit/fake_device_profile.py b/cyborg/tests/unit/fake_device_profile.py
index bfc86996..982d6115 100644
--- a/cyborg/tests/unit/fake_device_profile.py
+++ b/cyborg/tests/unit/fake_device_profile.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ def _get_device_profiles_as_dict():
         "id": 1,
         "uuid": u"a95e10ae-b3e3-4eab-a513-1afae6f17c51",
         "name": u'afaas_example_1',
+        "description": "fake-afaas_example_1-desc",
         "created_at": date1,
         "updated_at": None,
         "groups": [
@@ -52,9 +53,10 @@ def _get_device_profiles_as_dict():
     dp2 = {
         "id": 2,
         "uuid": u"199c46b7-63a7-431b-aa40-35da4b9420b1",
-        "name": u'daas_example_1',
+        "name": u'daas_example_2',
         "created_at": date2,
         "updated_at": None,
+        "description": "fake-daas_example_2-desc",
         "groups": [
             {"resources:ACCELERATOR_FPGA": "1",
              "trait:CUSTOM_REGION_ID_3ACD": "required",
diff --git a/cyborg/tests/unit/objects/test_device_profile.py b/cyborg/tests/unit/objects/test_device_profile.py
index 439a7ad6..9ad136b1 100644
--- a/cyborg/tests/unit/objects/test_device_profile.py
+++ b/cyborg/tests/unit/objects/test_device_profile.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class TestDeviceProfileObject(base.DbTestCase):
             mock_db_devprof_get.assert_called_once_with(self.context, name)
             self.assertEqual(self.context, obj_devprof._context)
             self.assertEqual(name, obj_devprof.name)
+            self.assertIn('description', obj_devprof)
 
     def test_get_by_uuid(self):
         uuid = self.fake_device_profile['uuid']
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ class TestDeviceProfileObject(base.DbTestCase):
             mock_db_devprof_get.assert_called_once_with(self.context, uuid)
             self.assertEqual(self.context, obj_devprof._context)
             self.assertEqual(uuid, obj_devprof.uuid)
+            self.assertIn('description', obj_devprof)
 
     def test_list(self):
         with mock.patch.object(self.dbapi, 'device_profile_list',
@@ -58,6 +60,8 @@ class TestDeviceProfileObject(base.DbTestCase):
             self.assertEqual(self.context, obj_devprofs[0]._context)
             self.assertEqual(self.fake_device_profile['name'],
                              obj_devprofs[0].name)
+            self.assertEqual(self.fake_device_profile['description'],
+                             obj_devprofs[0].description)
 
     def test_create(self):
         api_devprofs = fake_device_profile.get_api_devprofs()
diff --git a/cyborg/tests/unit/objects/test_ext_arq_job.py b/cyborg/tests/unit/objects/test_ext_arq_job.py
index 2bd2bfcf..b2cf4b2c 100644
--- a/cyborg/tests/unit/objects/test_ext_arq_job.py
+++ b/cyborg/tests/unit/objects/test_ext_arq_job.py
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ class TestExtARQJobMixin(base.DbTestCase):
             "id": self.fake_db_extarqs[0]['device_profile_id'],
             "uuid": uuid,
             "name": self.fake_db_extarqs[0]['device_profile_name'],
+            "description": "fake-device_profile_desc",
             "profile_json": jsonutils.dumps({"groups": groups}),
             "created_at": timeutils.utcnow().isoformat(),
             "updated_at": timeutils.utcnow().isoformat(),
diff --git a/doc/api_samples/device_profiles/device_profiles-create-resp.json b/doc/api_samples/device_profiles/device_profiles-create-resp.json
index a2f62f14..ae3d36f4 100644
--- a/doc/api_samples/device_profiles/device_profiles-create-resp.json
+++ b/doc/api_samples/device_profiles/device_profiles-create-resp.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
    "name":"afexample_3",
    "uuid":"1a939c88-0b01-408b-bab0-4c61d3a02d71",
+   "description": "",
    "groups":[
       {
          "trait:CUSTOM_FUNCTION_ID_3AFB":"required",
diff --git a/doc/api_samples/device_profiles/device_profiles-getone-resp.json b/doc/api_samples/device_profiles/device_profiles-getone-resp.json
index 035e64ea..33cb648f 100644
--- a/doc/api_samples/device_profiles/device_profiles-getone-resp.json
+++ b/doc/api_samples/device_profiles/device_profiles-getone-resp.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
    "device_profile":{
       "name":"fpga-dp1",
       "uuid":"5518a925-1c2c-49a2-a8bf-0927d9456f3e",
+      "description": "",
       "groups":[
          {
             "trait:CUSTOM_CHENKE_TRAITS":"required",
diff --git a/doc/api_samples/device_profiles/device_profiles-list-resp.json b/doc/api_samples/device_profiles/device_profiles-list-resp.json
index d4895ecc..2238408e 100644
--- a/doc/api_samples/device_profiles/device_profiles-list-resp.json
+++ b/doc/api_samples/device_profiles/device_profiles-list-resp.json
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
       {
          "name":"bym-1",
          "uuid":"3d03fa5b-507c-4810-a344-759e9ef4337a",
+         "description": "",
          "groups":[
             {
                "resources:FPGA":"1",
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@
       {
          "name":"fpga-dp1",
          "uuid":"5518a925-1c2c-49a2-a8bf-0927d9456f3e",
+         "description": "",
          "groups":[
             {
                "trait:CUSTOM_CHENKE_TRAITS":"required",
diff --git a/doc/api_samples/device_profiles/device_profiles-post-curl-with-bitstream.json b/doc/api_samples/device_profiles/device_profiles-post-curl-with-bitstream.json
index db2e1e64..486c75df 100644
--- a/doc/api_samples/device_profiles/device_profiles-post-curl-with-bitstream.json
+++ b/doc/api_samples/device_profiles/device_profiles-post-curl-with-bitstream.json
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 curl -g -i -X POST $cyborg_endpoint_url/device_profiles \
-  -H "Accept: application/json" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -H "Accept: application/json" \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
   -H "User-Agent:None" \
   -H "X-Auth-Token: yourtoken" \
-  -d '[
-{"name": "afexample_3",
- "groups": [{"resources:CUSTOM_ACCELERATOR_FPGA": "1",
-             "trait:CUSTOM_FPGA_1": "required",
-             "trait:CUSTOM_FUNCTION_ID_3AFB": "required",
-             "accel:bitstream_id": "a6a12670-7014-4cff-a563-cea949b57fb3"}]}]'
+  -d '[{"name": "afexample_3",
+        "description": "device profile description",
+        "groups": [{"resources:CUSTOM_ACCELERATOR_FPGA": "1",
+                    "trait:CUSTOM_FPGA_1": "required",
+                    "trait:CUSTOM_FUNCTION_ID_3AFB": "required",
+                    "accel:bitstream_id": "a6a12670-7014-4cff-a563-cea949b57fb3"}]}]'
diff --git a/doc/api_samples/device_profiles/device_profiles-post-curl.json b/doc/api_samples/device_profiles/device_profiles-post-curl.json
index bdb107e9..9134d855 100644
--- a/doc/api_samples/device_profiles/device_profiles-post-curl.json
+++ b/doc/api_samples/device_profiles/device_profiles-post-curl.json
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 curl -g -i -X POST $cyborg_endpoint_url/device_profiles \
-  -H "Accept: application/json" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -H "Accept: application/json" \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
   -H "User-Agent:None" \
   -H "X-Auth-Token: yourtoken" \
-  -d '[
-{"name": "afexample_3",
- "groups": [{"resources:CUSTOM_ACCELERATOR_FPGA": "1",
-             "trait:CUSTOM_FPGA_1": "required",
-             "trait:CUSTOM_FUNCTION_ID_3AFB": "required"}]}]'
+  -d '[{"name": "afexample_3",
+        "description": "device profile description",
+        "groups": [{"resources:CUSTOM_ACCELERATOR_FPGA": "1",
+                    "trait:CUSTOM_FPGA_1": "required",
+                    "trait:CUSTOM_FUNCTION_ID_3AFB": "required"}]}]'
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add_description_to_device_profile-3c2efcbd54dac7b0.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add_description_to_device_profile-3c2efcbd54dac7b0.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ad424835
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add_description_to_device_profile-3c2efcbd54dac7b0.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Add ``description`` as a column of the ``device_profiles`` table
+    in the device profile to allow end users to set some descriptions
+    for the device profile when creating a device profile.