diff --git a/tasks/apps/tree/migrations/0039_habit_description.py b/tasks/apps/tree/migrations/0039_habit_description.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2bf7fcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/apps/tree/migrations/0039_habit_description.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2.16 on 2024-09-29 08:38
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("tree", "0038_alter_habit_slug_alter_habit_tagname"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name="habit",
+            name="description",
+            field=models.TextField(blank=True, null=True),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/tasks/apps/tree/models.py b/tasks/apps/tree/models.py
index db2a055..466811c 100644
--- a/tasks/apps/tree/models.py
+++ b/tasks/apps/tree/models.py
@@ -91,9 +91,10 @@ class Habit(models.Model):
     # hashtag for matching
     tagname = models.SlugField(max_length=255, unique=True, allow_unicode=True)
 
-    # XXX event stream id based on name, need rehash on... other field?
     event_stream_id = models.UUIDField(default=uuid.uuid4, editable=False)
 
+    description = models.TextField(null=True, blank=True)
+
     def __str__(self):
         return self.name
 
diff --git a/tasks/templates/tree/habit_list.html b/tasks/templates/tree/habit_list.html
index 28c7522..4f550bc 100644
--- a/tasks/templates/tree/habit_list.html
+++ b/tasks/templates/tree/habit_list.html
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ <h1>Habits</h1>
         <dl>
             {% for habit in object_list %}
                 <dt>
-                    <strong><a href="{% url 'public-habit-detail' habit.slug %}">{{ habit.name }}</a></strong>
+                    <strong><a href="{% url 'public-habit-detail' habit.slug %}">{{ habit.as_hashtag }}</a></strong> ({{ habit.name }})
                 </dt>
                 <dd>
-                    {{ habit.as_hashtag }}
+                    {{ habit.description }}
                 </dd>
             {% endfor %}
         </dl>