diff --git a/plugins/github/README.md b/plugins/github/README.md
index b3ec040b..17db6b49 100644
--- a/plugins/github/README.md
+++ b/plugins/github/README.md
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ All of the webhooks are deleted when the plugin event source gets closed (i.e. w
 | `github.repo`                         | `string` | None | (deprecated) URL of the git repository where the event occurred. Github Webhook payloads contain the repository property when the event occurs from activity in a repository.                                         |
 | `github.repo.url`                     | `string` | None | URL of the git repository where the event occurred. Github Webhook payloads contain the repository property when the event occurs from activity in a repository.                                                      |
 | `github.repo.name`                    | `string` | None | Name of the git repository where the event occurred. Github Webhook payloads contain the repository property when the event occurs from activity in a repository.                                                     |
+| `github.repo.description`                    | `string` | None | Description of the git repository where the event occurred.                                                     |
 | `github.org`                          | `string` | None | Name of the organization the git repository belongs to.                                                                                                                                                               |
 | `github.owner`                        | `string` | None | Name of the repository's owner.                                                                                                                                                                                       |
 | `github.repo.public`                  | `string` | None | 'true' if the repository affected by the action is public. 'false' otherwise.                                                                                                                                         |
diff --git a/plugins/github/pkg/github/extract.go b/plugins/github/pkg/github/extract.go
index 984f0213..6054d994 100644
--- a/plugins/github/pkg/github/extract.go
+++ b/plugins/github/pkg/github/extract.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ func (p *Plugin) Fields() []sdk.FieldEntry {
 		{Type: "string", Name: "github.repo", Display: "Repository", Desc: "(deprecated) URL of the git repository where the event occurred. Github Webhook payloads contain the repository property when the event occurs from activity in a repository."},
 		{Type: "string", Name: "github.repo.url", Display: "Repository URL", Desc: "URL of the git repository where the event occurred. Github Webhook payloads contain the repository property when the event occurs from activity in a repository."},
 		{Type: "string", Name: "github.repo.name", Display: "Repository Name", Desc: "Name of the git repository where the event occurred. Github Webhook payloads contain the repository property when the event occurs from activity in a repository."},
+		{Type: "string", Name: "github.repo.description", Display: "Repository Description", Desc: "Description of the GitHub repository."},
 		{Type: "string", Name: "github.org", Display: "Organization", Desc: "Name of the organization the git repository belongs to."},
 		{Type: "string", Name: "github.owner", Display: "Owner", Desc: "Name of the repository's owner."},
 		{Type: "string", Name: "github.repo.public", Display: "Public", Desc: "'true' if the repository affected by the action is public. 'false' otherwise."},
@@ -145,6 +146,8 @@ func getfieldStr(jdata *fastjson.Value, field string) (bool, string) {
 	case "github.repo.name":
 		res = string(jdata.Get("repository", "html_url").GetStringBytes())
 		res = strings.TrimPrefix(res, "https://github.com/")
+	case "github.repo.description":
+		res = string(jdata.Get("repository", "description").GetStringBytes())
 	case "github.org":
 		res = string(jdata.Get("organization", "login").GetStringBytes())
 	case "github.owner":