diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index c707edfc..5b268a9f 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ def test_list(tmpdir, runner, create):
     result = runner.invoke(cli, ['list'], catch_exceptions=False)
     assert not result.exception
     assert not result.output.strip()
-
     create(
         'test.ics',
         'SUMMARY:harhar\n'
@@ -911,3 +910,43 @@ def test_duplicate_list(tmpdir, runner):
     assert result.exit_code == exceptions.AlreadyExists.EXIT_CODE
     assert result.output.strip() == \
         'More than one list has the same identity: personal.'
+
+
+def test_show_description(tmpdir, runner, create):
+    create(
+        'test.ics',
+        'SUMMARY:harhar\n'
+        'DESCRIPTION:Parnidi\n'
+    )
+
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ['show', '1'])
+    assert 'Parnidi' in result.output
+
+
+def test_description(runner):
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, [
+        'new', '-l', 'default', '--description', 'Takshila', 'Event Test'
+    ])
+
+    assert 'Takshila' in result.output
+
+
+def test_edit_description(runner, todos, todo_factory):
+    todo_factory(summary='harhar', description='Parnidi')
+
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ['edit', '1', '--description', 'Kimple'])
+
+    assert not result.exception
+    assert 'Kimple' in result.output
+
+
+def test_filter_description(runner, create, todos, todo_factory):
+    todo_factory(summary='harhar', description='Takshila')
+    create(
+        'test.ics',
+        'SUMMARY:manika\n'
+        'DESCRIPTION:Shubik'
+    )
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ['list'])
+
+    assert 'Shubik' in result.output
diff --git a/todoman/cli.py b/todoman/cli.py
index 135d69f1..25e70965 100644
--- a/todoman/cli.py
+++ b/todoman/cli.py
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ def _todo_property_options(command):
     click.option(
         '--priority', default='', callback=_validate_priority_param,
         help=('The priority for this todo'))(command)
+    click.option('--description', help=('The description of todo.'))(command)
     click.option('--location', help=('The location where '
                  'this todo takes place.'))(command)
     click.option(
@@ -156,7 +157,8 @@ def _todo_property_options(command):
     @functools.wraps(command)
     def command_wrap(*a, **kw):
         kw['todo_properties'] = {key: kw.pop(key) for key in
-                                 ('due', 'start', 'location', 'priority')}
+                                 ('due', 'start', 'location', 'priority',
+                                  'description')}
         return command(*a, **kw)
 
     return command_wrap
@@ -466,6 +468,8 @@ def move(ctx, list, ids):
 @cli.command()
 @pass_ctx
 @click.argument('lists', nargs=-1, callback=_validate_lists_param)
+@click.option('--description',
+              help='Only show tasks with description containg TEXT')
 @click.option('--location', help='Only show tasks with location containg TEXT')
 @click.option('--category', help='Only show tasks with category containg TEXT')
 @click.option('--grep', help='Only show tasks with message containg TEXT')
diff --git a/todoman/model.py b/todoman/model.py
index 0819e2a9..ef579b4e 100644
--- a/todoman/model.py
+++ b/todoman/model.py
@@ -603,7 +603,8 @@ def add_vtodo(self, todo, file_path, id=None):
 
         return rv
 
-    def todos(self, lists=(), priority=None, location='', category='', grep='',
+    def todos(self, lists=(), priority=None, location='',
+              description='', category='', grep='',
               sort=(), reverse=True, due=None, start=None, startable=False,
               status=('NEEDS-ACTION', 'IN-PROCESS',)):
         """
@@ -617,6 +618,8 @@ def todos(self, lists=(), priority=None, location='', category='', grep='',
             -created_at
 
         :param list lists: Only return todos for these lists.
+        :param str description: Only return todos with a description
+            containing this string.
         :param str location: Only return todos with a location containing this
             string.
         :param str category: Only return todos with a category containing this
@@ -652,6 +655,9 @@ def todos(self, lists=(), priority=None, location='', category='', grep='',
         if priority:
             extra_where.append('AND PRIORITY > 0 AND PRIORITY <= ?')
             params.append('{}'.format(priority))
+        if description:
+            extra_where.append('AND description LIKE ?')
+            params.append('%{}%'.format(description))
         if location:
             extra_where.append('AND location LIKE ?')
             params.append('%{}%'.format(location))