diff --git a/netbox/ipam/api/serializers.py b/netbox/ipam/api/serializers.py
index 5ebc52390..1e1759408 100644
--- a/netbox/ipam/api/serializers.py
+++ b/netbox/ipam/api/serializers.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class RoleSerializer(ValidatedModelSerializer):
 
     class Meta:
         model = Role
-        fields = ['id', 'name', 'slug', 'weight', 'prefix_count', 'vlan_count']
+        fields = ['id', 'name', 'slug', 'weight', 'description', 'prefix_count', 'vlan_count']
 
 
 class VLANGroupSerializer(ValidatedModelSerializer):
diff --git a/netbox/ipam/forms.py b/netbox/ipam/forms.py
index 0df5c2a5b..e2f45ac52 100644
--- a/netbox/ipam/forms.py
+++ b/netbox/ipam/forms.py
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ class RoleForm(BootstrapMixin, forms.ModelForm):
     class Meta:
         model = Role
         fields = [
-            'name', 'slug', 'weight',
+            'name', 'slug', 'weight', 'description',
         ]
 
 
diff --git a/netbox/ipam/migrations/0032_role_description.py b/netbox/ipam/migrations/0032_role_description.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a6206bbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/netbox/ipam/migrations/0032_role_description.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 2.2.6 on 2019-12-10 17:56
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('ipam', '0031_3569_service_fields'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='role',
+            name='description',
+            field=models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=100),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/netbox/ipam/models.py b/netbox/ipam/models.py
index 68cefe77f..759215e0b 100644
--- a/netbox/ipam/models.py
+++ b/netbox/ipam/models.py
@@ -260,8 +260,12 @@ class Role(ChangeLoggedModel):
     weight = models.PositiveSmallIntegerField(
         default=1000
     )
+    description = models.CharField(
+        max_length=100,
+        blank=True,
+    )
 
-    csv_headers = ['name', 'slug', 'weight']
+    csv_headers = ['name', 'slug', 'weight', 'description']
 
     class Meta:
         ordering = ['weight', 'name']
@@ -274,6 +278,7 @@ class Role(ChangeLoggedModel):
             self.name,
             self.slug,
             self.weight,
+            self.description,
         )
 
 
diff --git a/netbox/ipam/tables.py b/netbox/ipam/tables.py
index 91f195ba0..c66d2d820 100644
--- a/netbox/ipam/tables.py
+++ b/netbox/ipam/tables.py
@@ -288,11 +288,15 @@ class RoleTable(BaseTable):
         orderable=False,
         verbose_name='VLANs'
     )
-    actions = tables.TemplateColumn(template_code=ROLE_ACTIONS, attrs={'td': {'class': 'text-right noprint'}}, verbose_name='')
+    actions = tables.TemplateColumn(
+        template_code=ROLE_ACTIONS,
+        attrs={'td': {'class': 'text-right noprint'}},
+        verbose_name=''
+    )
 
     class Meta(BaseTable.Meta):
         model = Role
-        fields = ('pk', 'name', 'prefix_count', 'vlan_count', 'slug', 'weight', 'actions')
+        fields = ('pk', 'name', 'prefix_count', 'vlan_count', 'description', 'slug', 'weight', 'actions')
 
 
 #