diff --git a/core/js/Lingo.js b/core/js/Lingo.js
index 9bc4f70..ecefd68 100644
--- a/core/js/Lingo.js
+++ b/core/js/Lingo.js
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ merge(config.macros.plugins,{
 		columns: [
 			{name: 'Selected', field: 'Selected', rowName: 'title', type: 'Selector'},
 			{name: 'Tiddler', field: 'tiddler', title: "Tiddler", type: 'Tiddler'},
+			{name: 'Description', field: 'desc', title: "Description", type: 'String'},
 			{name: 'Size', field: 'size', tiddlerLink: 'size', title: "Size", type: 'Size'},
 			{name: 'Forced', field: 'forced', title: "Forced", tag: 'systemConfigForce', type: 'TagCheckbox'},
 			{name: 'Disabled', field: 'disabled', title: "Disabled", tag: 'systemConfigDisable', type: 'TagCheckbox'},
diff --git a/core/js/Manager.js b/core/js/Manager.js
index 8ac6dac..549ba39 100644
--- a/core/js/Manager.js
+++ b/core/js/Manager.js
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ config.macros.plugins.refresh = function(listWrapper,params)
 		p.forced = p.tiddler.isTagged("systemConfigForce");
 		p.disabled = p.tiddler.isTagged("systemConfigDisable");
 		p.Selected = selectedRows.indexOf(plugins[t].title) != -1;
+		p.desc = store.getTiddlerSlice(p.tiddler.title,"Description");
 	}
 	if(plugins.length == 0) {
 		createTiddlyElement(listWrapper,"em",null,null,this.noPluginText);