diff --git a/lightningd/json.c b/lightningd/json.c
index d7adc5cb4..4b848fd29 100644
--- a/lightningd/json.c
+++ b/lightningd/json.c
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ json_add_payment_fields(struct json_result *response,
 		json_add_hex(response, "payment_preimage",
 			     t->payment_preimage,
 			     sizeof(*t->payment_preimage));
+	if (t->description)
+		json_add_string(response, "description", t->description);
 }
 
 void json_add_pubkey(struct json_result *response,
diff --git a/tests/test_lightningd.py b/tests/test_lightningd.py
index 78c67e3ef..fd59ce077 100644
--- a/tests/test_lightningd.py
+++ b/tests/test_lightningd.py
@@ -1236,20 +1236,22 @@ class LightningDTests(BaseLightningDTests):
         # Wait for route propagation.
         self.wait_for_routes(l1, [chanid])
 
-        inv1 = l2.rpc.invoice(123000, 'test_pay', '1000')['bolt11']
-        l1.rpc.pay(inv1, description='1000')
+        inv1 = l2.rpc.invoice(123000, 'test_pay', 'desc')['bolt11']
+        l1.rpc.pay(inv1, description='desc')
         payment1 = l1.rpc.listpayments(inv1)['payments']
         assert only_one(payment1)['msatoshi'] == 123000
+        assert payment1[0]['description'] == 'desc'
 
         inv2 = l2.rpc.invoice(321000, 'test_pay2', 'description')['bolt11']
         l1.rpc.pay(inv2, riskfactor=5.0)
         payment2 = l1.rpc.listpayments(inv2)['payments']
         assert only_one(payment2)['msatoshi'] == 321000
 
-        anyinv = l2.rpc.invoice('any', 'any_pay', 'description')['bolt11']
-        l1.rpc.pay(anyinv, description='1000', msatoshi='500')
+        anyinv = l2.rpc.invoice('any', 'any_pay', 'desc')['bolt11']
+        l1.rpc.pay(anyinv, description='desc', msatoshi='500')
         payment3 = l1.rpc.listpayments(anyinv)['payments']
         assert only_one(payment3)['msatoshi'] == 500
+        assert payment3[0]['description'] == 'desc'
 
         # Should see 3 completed transactions
         assert len(l1.rpc.listpayments()['payments']) == 3