diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/actions/edit.action.service.js b/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/actions/edit.action.service.js
index 014bf3fd0d..822d6fec56 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/actions/edit.action.service.js
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/actions/edit.action.service.js
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@
           .then(onMetadataGet);
 
         function onMetadataGet(response) {
-          var updated = metadata;
+          var updated = metadata || Object();
+          updated.description = image.properties.description;
           var removed = angular.copy(response.data);
           angular.forEach(updated, function(value, key) {
             delete removed[key];
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/actions/edit.action.service.spec.js b/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/actions/edit.action.service.spec.js
index 34d20f43ef..1d4101d54a 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/actions/edit.action.service.spec.js
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/actions/edit.action.service.spec.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
   describe('horizon.app.core.images.actions.edit.service', function() {
     var service, $scope, $q, deferred, $timeout, updateImageDeferred;
-    var image = {id: 1, name: 'Original'};
+    var image = {id: 1, name: 'Original', properties: {description: 'bla-bla'}};
     var existingMetadata = {p1: '1', p2: '2'};
 
     var metadataService = {
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/image-description-3fc00c02f46a80c7.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/image-description-3fc00c02f46a80c7.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a0b5c7322c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/image-description-3fc00c02f46a80c7.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fix an error on image description field when it is changed
+    in the Angularized panel [:bug: `1779879`]