diff --git a/app/models/invenio_rdm_record_converter.rb b/app/models/invenio_rdm_record_converter.rb
index 47dcf7fc..1183649a 100644
--- a/app/models/invenio_rdm_record_converter.rb
+++ b/app/models/invenio_rdm_record_converter.rb
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ def invenio_metadata(gf)
       "creators": creators(gf.creator),
       "title": gf.title.first,
       "additional_titles": gf.title.last(gf.title.size-1).map{ |title| {"title": title, "type": "alternative_title", "lang": "eng"} },
+      "description": gf.description.first,
+      "additional_descriptions": gf.description.last(gf.description.size-1).map{ |add_desc| {"description": add_desc, "type": "other", "lang": "eng"} },
       "subjects": SUBJECT_SCHEMES.map{ |subject_type| subjects_for_scheme(gf.send(subject_type), subject_type) }.flatten,
       "formats": gf.mime_type,
       "locations": gf.based_near.present? ? gf.based_near.shift.split("', ").map{ |location| {place: location.gsub("'", "")} } : {}
diff --git a/spec/models/invenio_rdm_record_converter_spec.rb b/spec/models/invenio_rdm_record_converter_spec.rb
index a5b95dc7..b3461908 100644
--- a/spec/models/invenio_rdm_record_converter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/invenio_rdm_record_converter_spec.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
       mesh: [mesh_term],
       lcsh: [lcsh_term],
       mime_type: 'application/pdf',
-      based_near: ["'Boston, Massachusetts, United States', 'East Peoria, Illinois, United States'"]
+      based_near: ["'Boston, Massachusetts, United States', 'East Peoria, Illinois, United States'"],
+      description: ["This is a generic file for specs only", "This is an additional description to help test"]
     )
   }
   let(:json) do
@@ -58,6 +59,8 @@
             "lang": "eng"
           }
         ],
+        "description": generic_file.description.shift,
+        "additional_descriptions": [{"description": generic_file.description.last, "type": "other", "lang": "eng"}],
         "subjects": [
           {
             "subject": "keyword subject",