diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/users/templates/users/_detail_overview.html b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/users/templates/users/_detail_overview.html
index 06033695d1..e8a2f81539 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/users/templates/users/_detail_overview.html
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/users/templates/users/_detail_overview.html
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
     {% endif %}
     <dt>{% trans "User Name" %}</dt>
     <dd>{{ user.name }}</dd>
+    {% if description %}
+      <dt>{% trans "Description" %}</dt>
+      <dd>{{ description }}</dd>
+    {% endif %}
     <dt>{% trans "ID" %}</dt>
     <dd>{{ user.id }}</dd>
     <dt>{% trans "Email" %}</dt>
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/users/views.py b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/users/views.py
index 52f7658e7b..5eae45d651 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/users/views.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/users/views.py
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ class DetailView(views.HorizonTemplateView):
             except Exception:
                 exceptions.handle(self.request,
                                   _('Unable to retrieve project domain.'))
+            context["description"] = getattr(user, "description", _("None"))
 
         context["user"] = user
         if tenant: