diff --git a/docs/release-notes/version-3.1.md b/docs/release-notes/version-3.1.md
index f6b1292b8..eab76836b 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/version-3.1.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/version-3.1.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## v3.1.9 (FUTURE)
 
+### Enhancements
+
+* [#8629](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/8629) - Add description to tag table search function
+
 ### Bug Fixes
 
 * [#8546](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/8546) - Fix bulk import to restrict bridge, parent, and LAG to device interfaces
diff --git a/netbox/extras/filtersets.py b/netbox/extras/filtersets.py
index 6867e598e..4e22ac33a 100644
--- a/netbox/extras/filtersets.py
+++ b/netbox/extras/filtersets.py
@@ -184,7 +184,8 @@ class TagFilterSet(ChangeLoggedModelFilterSet):
             return queryset
         return queryset.filter(
             Q(name__icontains=value) |
-            Q(slug__icontains=value)
+            Q(slug__icontains=value) |
+            Q(description__icontains=value)
         )
 
     def _content_type(self, queryset, name, values):