diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index adb74791171..b45094e8572 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ For upgrade instructions, please check the [migration guide](MIGRATIONS.md).
 
 - Added two new properties to mapping json files. The `colors: [<hsvHueValue1>, <hsvHueValue2>, ...]` property can be used to specify up to 256 custom colors for the first 256 equivalence classes of the mapping. The `hideUnmappedIds: <true|false>` property indicates whether segments that were not mapped should be rendered transparently or not. [#2965](https://github.com/scalableminds/webknossos/pull/2965)
 - Added a button for refreshing the dataset in the backend cache. [#2975](https://github.com/scalableminds/webknossos/pull/2975)
+- Added the possibility to see the description of a tracing within the dashboard. [#3035](https://github.com/scalableminds/webknossos/pull/3035)
 - Comments of tracing trees can now be cycled through by keeping n and p pressed. [#3041](https://github.com/scalableminds/webknossos/pull/3041)
 - All dates in webknossos will be shown in the browser's timezone. On hover, a tooltip will show the date in UTC. [#2916](https://github.com/scalableminds/webknossos/pull/2916) ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2486553/42888385-74c82bc0-8aa8-11e8-9c3e-7cfc90ce93bc.png)
 - When merging datasets within a tracing via the merge-modal, the user can choose whether the merge should be executed directly in the currently opened tracing. Alternatively, a new annotation can be created which is accessible via the dashboard (as it has been before).
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/dashboard/explorative_annotations_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/dashboard/explorative_annotations_view.js
index 263687474c9..eeab471dec4 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/dashboard/explorative_annotations_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/dashboard/explorative_annotations_view.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import _ from "lodash";
 import * as React from "react";
 import { Link, withRouter } from "react-router-dom";
 import { AsyncLink } from "components/async_clickables";
-import { Spin, Input, Table, Button, Modal, Tag, Icon } from "antd";
+import { Spin, Input, Table, Button, Modal, Tag, Icon, Popover, Tooltip } from "antd";
 import FormatUtils from "libs/format_utils";
 import Toast from "libs/toast";
 import Utils from "libs/utils";
@@ -336,6 +336,33 @@ class ExplorativeAnnotationsView extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
     );
   }
 
+  renderNameWithDescription(tracing: APIAnnotationTypeCompact) {
+    return (
+      <React.Fragment>
+        <EditableTextLabel
+          value={tracing.name}
+          onChange={newName => this.renameTracing(tracing, newName)}
+        />
+        <Tooltip title={<span> Show description </span>} placement="bottom">
+          <Popover
+            title="Description"
+            trigger="click"
+            content={
+              <div style={{ maxWidth: 400 }}>
+                {tracing.description && tracing.description !== ""
+                  ? tracing.description
+                  : "No description"}
+              </div>
+            }
+          >
+            <i className="fa fa-align-justify" />
+            <div />
+          </Popover>
+        </Tooltip>
+      </React.Fragment>
+    );
+  }
+
   renderTable() {
     return (
       <Table
@@ -356,12 +383,9 @@ class ExplorativeAnnotationsView extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
           title="Name"
           dataIndex="name"
           sorter={Utils.localeCompareBy(typeHint, "name")}
-          render={(name: string, tracing: APIAnnotationTypeCompact) => (
-            <EditableTextLabel
-              value={name}
-              onChange={newName => this.renameTracing(tracing, newName)}
-            />
-          )}
+          render={(name: string, tracing: APIAnnotationTypeCompact) =>
+            this.renderNameWithDescription(tracing)
+          }
         />
         <Column
           title="Stats"