diff --git a/docs/release-notes/version-2.9.md b/docs/release-notes/version-2.9.md
index 043c198b7..01484a7af 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/version-2.9.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/version-2.9.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 * [#4940](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4940) - Add an `occupied` field to rack unit representations for rack elevation views
 * [#4942](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4942) - Make ObjectPermission's `name` field required
+* [#4943](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4943) - Add a `description` field to ObjectPermission
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/netbox/users/admin.py b/netbox/users/admin.py
index 6d2472e45..134e9d026 100644
--- a/netbox/users/admin.py
+++ b/netbox/users/admin.py
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ class ObjectPermissionAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     actions = ('enable', 'disable')
     fieldsets = (
         (None, {
-            'fields': ('name', 'enabled')
+            'fields': ('name', 'description', 'enabled')
         }),
         ('Actions', {
             'fields': (('can_view', 'can_add', 'can_change', 'can_delete'), 'actions')
@@ -251,11 +251,12 @@ class ObjectPermissionAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     filter_horizontal = ('object_types', 'groups', 'users')
     form = ObjectPermissionForm
     list_display = [
-        'name', 'enabled', 'list_models', 'list_users', 'list_groups', 'actions', 'constraints',
+        'name', 'enabled', 'list_models', 'list_users', 'list_groups', 'actions', 'constraints', 'description',
     ]
     list_filter = [
         'enabled', ActionListFilter, ObjectTypeListFilter, 'groups', 'users'
     ]
+    search_fields = ['actions', 'constraints', 'description', 'name']
 
     def get_queryset(self, request):
         return super().get_queryset(request).prefetch_related('object_types', 'users', 'groups')
diff --git a/netbox/users/api/serializers.py b/netbox/users/api/serializers.py
index 5141abb10..1f338d6e4 100644
--- a/netbox/users/api/serializers.py
+++ b/netbox/users/api/serializers.py
@@ -54,4 +54,6 @@ class ObjectPermissionSerializer(ValidatedModelSerializer):
 
     class Meta:
         model = ObjectPermission
-        fields = ('id', 'url', 'name', 'enabled', 'object_types', 'groups', 'users', 'actions', 'constraints')
+        fields = (
+            'id', 'url', 'name', 'description', 'enabled', 'object_types', 'groups', 'users', 'actions', 'constraints',
+        )
diff --git a/netbox/users/migrations/0008_objectpermission.py b/netbox/users/migrations/0008_objectpermission.py
index 4fc7a0220..8ed15b6a1 100644
--- a/netbox/users/migrations/0008_objectpermission.py
+++ b/netbox/users/migrations/0008_objectpermission.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
             fields=[
                 ('id', models.AutoField(auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False)),
                 ('name', models.CharField(max_length=100)),
+                ('description', models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=200)),
                 ('enabled', models.BooleanField(default=True)),
                 ('constraints', django.contrib.postgres.fields.jsonb.JSONField(blank=True, null=True)),
                 ('actions', django.contrib.postgres.fields.ArrayField(base_field=models.CharField(max_length=30), size=None)),
diff --git a/netbox/users/models.py b/netbox/users/models.py
index 3d89e93d2..6edbd9352 100644
--- a/netbox/users/models.py
+++ b/netbox/users/models.py
@@ -241,6 +241,10 @@ class ObjectPermission(models.Model):
     name = models.CharField(
         max_length=100
     )
+    description = models.CharField(
+        max_length=200,
+        blank=True
+    )
     enabled = models.BooleanField(
         default=True
     )
diff --git a/netbox/users/tests/test_api.py b/netbox/users/tests/test_api.py
index 1cd5892e9..c4229bff9 100644
--- a/netbox/users/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/netbox/users/tests/test_api.py
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ class ObjectPermissionTest(APIViewTestCases.APIViewTestCase):
 
         for i in range(0, 3):
             objectpermission = ObjectPermission(
+                name=f'Permission {i+1}',
                 actions=['view', 'add', 'change', 'delete'],
                 constraints={'name': f'TEST{i+1}'}
             )
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ class ObjectPermissionTest(APIViewTestCases.APIViewTestCase):
 
         cls.create_data = [
             {
+                'name': 'Permission 4',
                 'object_types': ['dcim.site'],
                 'groups': [groups[0].pk],
                 'users': [users[0].pk],
@@ -114,6 +116,7 @@ class ObjectPermissionTest(APIViewTestCases.APIViewTestCase):
                 'constraints': {'name': 'TEST4'},
             },
             {
+                'name': 'Permission 5',
                 'object_types': ['dcim.site'],
                 'groups': [groups[1].pk],
                 'users': [users[1].pk],
@@ -121,6 +124,7 @@ class ObjectPermissionTest(APIViewTestCases.APIViewTestCase):
                 'constraints': {'name': 'TEST5'},
             },
             {
+                'name': 'Permission 6',
                 'object_types': ['dcim.site'],
                 'groups': [groups[2].pk],
                 'users': [users[2].pk],