diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1bfcbf1..62659c5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "main": "index.js",
   "name": "libsession_util_nodejs",
   "description": "Wrappers for the Session Util Library",
-  "version": "0.5.3",
+  "version": "0.5.4",
   "license": "GPL-3.0",
   "author": {
     "name": "Oxen Project",
diff --git a/src/constants.cpp b/src/constants.cpp
index 2514a1d..a47ca65 100644
--- a/src/constants.cpp
+++ b/src/constants.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ Napi::Object ConstantsWrapper::Init(Napi::Env env, Napi::Object exports) {
                      "GROUP_INFO_MAX_NAME_LENGTH",
                      Napi::Number::New(env, session::config::groups::Info::NAME_MAX_LENGTH),
                      napi_enumerable),
+             ObjectWrap::StaticValue(
+                     "GROUP_INFO_DESCRIPTION_MAX_LENGTH",
+                     Napi::Number::New(env, session::config::groups::Info::DESCRIPTION_MAX_LENGTH),
+                     napi_enumerable),
              ObjectWrap::StaticValue(
                      "COMMUNITY_FULL_URL_MAX_LENGTH",
                      Napi::Number::New(env, session::config::community::FULL_URL_MAX_LENGTH),
diff --git a/src/groups/meta_group_wrapper.cpp b/src/groups/meta_group_wrapper.cpp
index e85edec..4df5714 100644
--- a/src/groups/meta_group_wrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/groups/meta_group_wrapper.cpp
@@ -389,6 +389,7 @@ Napi::Value MetaGroupWrapper::infoGet(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info) {
 
         obj["isDestroyed"] = toJs(env, this->meta_group->info->is_destroyed());
         obj["profilePicture"] = toJs(env, this->meta_group->info->get_profile_pic());
+        obj["description"] = toJs(env, this->meta_group->info->get_description().value_or(""));
 
         return obj;
     });
@@ -427,6 +428,11 @@ Napi::Value MetaGroupWrapper::infoSet(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info) {
             this->meta_group->info->set_profile_pic(profilePic);
         }
 
+        if (auto description = maybeNonemptyString(
+                    obj.Get("description"), "MetaGroupWrapper::setInfo description")) {
+            this->meta_group->info->set_description_truncated(*description);
+        }
+
         return this->infoGet(info);
     });
 }
diff --git a/types/shared.d.ts b/types/shared.d.ts
index b2890ca..50b06d4 100644
--- a/types/shared.d.ts
+++ b/types/shared.d.ts
@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@ declare module 'libsession_util_nodejs' {
     deleteBeforeSeconds: number | null;
     expirySeconds: number | null;
     profilePicture: ProfilePicture | null;
+    /**
+     * The group description. Defaults to "" if unset
+     */
+    description: string;
   };
 
   export type GroupInfoGet = GroupInfoShared & {
@@ -151,6 +155,8 @@ declare module 'libsession_util_nodejs' {
     BASE_GROUP_MAX_NAME_LENGTH: number;
     /** 100 bytes */
     GROUP_INFO_MAX_NAME_LENGTH: number;
+    /** 600 bytes */
+    GROUP_INFO_DESCRIPTION_MAX_LENGTH: number;
     /** 411 bytes
      *
      * BASE_URL_MAX_LENGTH + '/r/' + ROOM_MAX_LENGTH + qs_pubkey.size() + hex pubkey + null terminator