diff --git a/modules/secret/README.md b/modules/secret/README.md
index 89eb491..aeb6a04 100644
--- a/modules/secret/README.md
+++ b/modules/secret/README.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Create a secret using AWS Secret Manager.
 
 | Name | Description | Type | Default | Required |
 |------|-------------|------|---------|:--------:|
+| description | The user-friendly description of this secret | `string` | `""` | no |
 | name | The name of the secret in Secrets Manager (only one of name or name\_prefix can be specified) | `string` | `""` | no |
 | random\_length | The length of the generated string if type is random. Suitable for a db master password for example | `number` | `16` | no |
 | tags | Tags to include in the secret | `map(any)` | `{}` | no |
diff --git a/modules/secret/main.tf b/modules/secret/main.tf
index 0926849..5f1b403 100644
--- a/modules/secret/main.tf
+++ b/modules/secret/main.tf
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # Add the keys to AWS secrets manager
 resource "aws_secretsmanager_secret" "secret" {
-  name = var.name
-  tags = var.tags
+  name        = var.name
+  tags        = var.tags
+  description = var.description
 }
 
 resource "aws_secretsmanager_secret_version" "string_secret" {
diff --git a/modules/secret/variables.tf b/modules/secret/variables.tf
index ba81878..c8c9b43 100644
--- a/modules/secret/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/secret/variables.tf
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ variable "type" {
   description = "The type of data to hold in this secret (map, string, random)"
 }
 
+variable "description" {
+  description = "The user-friendly description of this secret"
+  type       = "string"
+  default     = ""
+}
+
 variable "values" {
   description = "A map of keys/values to save as json for the secret if type is map"
   type        = map(any)