diff --git a/tracing.go b/tracing.go
index 793bd28e2..8122a9804 100644
--- a/tracing.go
+++ b/tracing.go
@@ -834,6 +834,13 @@ func WithTransactionName(name string) SpanOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithDescription sets the description of a span.
+func WithDescription(description string) SpanOption {
+	return func(s *Span) {
+		s.Description = description
+	}
+}
+
 // WithOpName sets the operation name for a given span.
 func WithOpName(name string) SpanOption {
 	return func(s *Span) {
diff --git a/tracing_test.go b/tracing_test.go
index 874f72170..2ca01c75d 100644
--- a/tracing_test.go
+++ b/tracing_test.go
@@ -340,6 +340,16 @@ func TestSetData(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestWithDescription(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := NewTestContext(ClientOptions{
+		EnableTracing: true,
+	})
+	span := StartSpan(ctx, "Test Span", WithDescription("span desc"))
+	if span.Description != "span desc" {
+		t.Fatalf("Description mismatch, got %v", span.Description)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestIsTransaction(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := NewTestContext(ClientOptions{
 		EnableTracing: true,