diff --git a/src/main/java/pvws/ws/Vtype2Json.java b/src/main/java/pvws/ws/Vtype2Json.java
index 8f48c79..9bd4380 100644
--- a/src/main/java/pvws/ws/Vtype2Json.java
+++ b/src/main/java/pvws/ws/Vtype2Json.java
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ private static void handleDisplay(final JsonGenerator g, final Display display)
             return;
 
         g.writeStringField("units", display.getUnit());
+        g.writeStringField("description", display.getDescription());
 
         final NumberFormat format =  display.getFormat();
         if (format instanceof DecimalFormat)