diff --git a/netbox/extras/filtersets.py b/netbox/extras/filtersets.py
index 9fd88c9fa..676d3f1a9 100644
--- a/netbox/extras/filtersets.py
+++ b/netbox/extras/filtersets.py
@@ -80,7 +80,9 @@ class EventRuleFilterSet(NetBoxModelFilterSet):
         if not value.strip():
             return queryset
         return queryset.filter(
-            Q(name__icontains=value)
+            Q(name__icontains=value) |
+            Q(description__icontains=value) |
+            Q(comments__icontains=value)
         )
 
 
diff --git a/netbox/extras/forms/bulk_import.py b/netbox/extras/forms/bulk_import.py
index 4c941bba2..871b38e9d 100644
--- a/netbox/extras/forms/bulk_import.py
+++ b/netbox/extras/forms/bulk_import.py
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ class EventRuleImportForm(NetBoxModelImportForm):
     class Meta:
         model = EventRule
         fields = (
-            'name', 'enabled', 'content_types', 'type_create', 'type_update', 'type_delete', 'type_job_start',
-            'type_job_end', 'tags'
+            'name', 'description', 'enabled', 'content_types', 'type_create', 'type_update', 'type_delete', 'type_job_start',
+            'type_job_end', 'comments', 'tags'
         )
 
 
diff --git a/netbox/extras/forms/model_forms.py b/netbox/extras/forms/model_forms.py
index 0832a55ea..7b9f0bb02 100644
--- a/netbox/extras/forms/model_forms.py
+++ b/netbox/extras/forms/model_forms.py
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ class EventRuleForm(NetBoxModelForm):
     )
 
     fieldsets = (
-        (_('EventRule'), ('name', 'content_types', 'enabled', 'tags')),
+        (_('EventRule'), ('name', 'description', 'content_types', 'enabled', 'tags')),
         (_('Events'), ('type_create', 'type_update', 'type_delete', 'type_job_start', 'type_job_end')),
         (_('Conditions'), ('conditions',)),
         (_('Action'), ('action_type', 'action_choice', 'action_parameters', 'action_object_type', 'action_object_id', 'action_data')),