diff --git a/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/Configuration/AddFieldAction.tsx b/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/Configuration/AddFieldAction.tsx
index 03f3a55ba..0041b5968 100644
--- a/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/Configuration/AddFieldAction.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/Configuration/AddFieldAction.tsx
@@ -89,6 +89,12 @@ const getSchema = (schema: IField, record: any, compile) => {
           },
           // @ts-ignore
           ...properties,
+          description: {
+            type: 'string',
+            title: '{{t("Description")}}',
+            'x-decorator': 'FormItem',
+            'x-component': 'Input.TextArea',
+          },
           footer: {
             type: 'void',
             'x-component': 'Action.Drawer.Footer',
diff --git a/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/Configuration/CollectionFields.tsx b/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/Configuration/CollectionFields.tsx
index 30d035486..1c9105065 100644
--- a/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/Configuration/CollectionFields.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/Configuration/CollectionFields.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import { OverridingCollectionField } from './OverridingCollectionField';
 import { collection } from './schemas/collectionFields';
 import { SyncFieldsAction } from './SyncFieldsAction';
 import { ViewCollectionField } from './ViewInheritedField';
+import { Input } from '../../schema-component/antd/input';
 
 const indentStyle = css`
   .ant-table {
@@ -112,6 +113,11 @@ const CurrentFields = (props) => {
         ) : null;
       },
     },
+    {
+      dataIndex: 'description',
+      title: t('Descriptio '),
+      render: (value) => <Input.ReadPretty value={value} ellipsis={true} />,
+    },
     {
       dataIndex: 'actions',
       title: t('Actions'),
@@ -294,6 +300,10 @@ export const CollectionFields = () => {
       dataIndex: 'titleField',
       title: t('Title field'),
     },
+    {
+      dataIndex: 'description',
+      title: t('Description'),
+    },
     {
       dataIndex: 'actions',
       title: t('Actions'),
@@ -395,6 +405,7 @@ export const CollectionFields = () => {
   );
   const addProps = { type: 'primary', database };
   const syncProps = { type: 'primary' };
+  console.log(dataSource);
   return (
     <ResourceActionProvider {...resourceActionProps}>
       <FormContext.Provider value={form}>
diff --git a/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/Configuration/CollectionFieldsTableArray.tsx b/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/Configuration/CollectionFieldsTableArray.tsx
index a99af6ba0..85ffba040 100644
--- a/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/Configuration/CollectionFieldsTableArray.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/Configuration/CollectionFieldsTableArray.tsx
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ export const CollectionFieldsTableArray: React.FC<any> = observer(
     const [categorizeData, setCategorizeData] = useState<Array<CategorizeDataItem>>([]);
     const [expandedKeys, setExpendedKeys] = useState(selectedRowKeys);
     const inherits = getInheritCollections(name);
-    const currentFields = getCurrentCollectionFields(name);
     useDataSource({
       onSuccess(data) {
         field.value = data?.data || [];
diff --git a/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/Configuration/EditFieldAction.tsx b/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/Configuration/EditFieldAction.tsx
index 5a1535e63..570f001ed 100644
--- a/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/Configuration/EditFieldAction.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/Configuration/EditFieldAction.tsx
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@ const getSchema = (schema: IField, record: any, compile, getContainer): ISchema
           },
           // @ts-ignore
           ...properties,
+          description: {
+            type: 'string',
+            title: '{{t("Description")}}',
+            'x-decorator': 'FormItem',
+            'x-component': 'Input.TextArea',
+          },
           footer: {
             type: 'void',
             'x-component': 'Action.Drawer.Footer',
diff --git a/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/Configuration/OverridingCollectionField.tsx b/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/Configuration/OverridingCollectionField.tsx
index a62b560af..261a062bf 100644
--- a/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/Configuration/OverridingCollectionField.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/Configuration/OverridingCollectionField.tsx
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ const getSchema = (schema: IField, record: any, compile, getContainer): ISchema
           },
           // @ts-ignore
           ...properties,
+          description: {
+            type: 'string',
+            title: '{{t("Description")}}',
+            'x-decorator': 'FormItem',
+            'x-component': 'Input.TextArea',
+          },
           footer: {
             type: 'void',
             'x-component': 'Action.Drawer.Footer',
diff --git a/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/Configuration/ViewInheritedField.tsx b/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/Configuration/ViewInheritedField.tsx
index 94da22b84..5a918f56e 100644
--- a/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/Configuration/ViewInheritedField.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/Configuration/ViewInheritedField.tsx
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ const getSchema = (schema: IField, record: any, compile, getContainer): ISchema
           },
           // @ts-ignore
           ...properties,
+          description: {
+            type: 'string',
+            title: '{{t("Description")}}',
+            'x-decorator': 'FormItem',
+            'x-component': 'Input.TextArea',
+          },
         },
       },
     },
diff --git a/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/Configuration/schemas/collectionFields.ts b/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/Configuration/schemas/collectionFields.ts
index b89e4f03d..cbea11e59 100644
--- a/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/Configuration/schemas/collectionFields.ts
+++ b/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/Configuration/schemas/collectionFields.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,16 @@ export const collection: CollectionOptions = {
         'x-component': 'Input',
       },
     },
+    {
+      type: 'string',
+      name: 'description',
+      interface: 'input',
+      uiSchema: {
+        title: '{{ t("Description") }}',
+        type: 'string',
+        'x-component': 'Input.TextArea',
+      },
+    },
   ],
 };
 
@@ -172,6 +182,18 @@ export const collectionFieldSchema: ISchema = {
           },
         },
         column4: {
+          type: 'void',
+          'x-decorator': 'Table.Column.Decorator',
+          'x-component': 'Table.Column',
+          title: '{{ t("Description") }}',
+          properties: {
+            interface: {
+              'x-component': 'CollectionField',
+              'x-read-pretty': true,
+            },
+          },
+        },
+        column5: {
           type: 'void',
           title: '{{ t("Actions") }}',
           'x-component': 'Table.Column',
diff --git a/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/Configuration/schemas/collections.ts b/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/Configuration/schemas/collections.ts
index 1428c711d..4a78e1d87 100644
--- a/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/Configuration/schemas/collections.ts
+++ b/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/Configuration/schemas/collections.ts
@@ -72,6 +72,16 @@ export const collection: CollectionOptions = {
         },
       },
     },
+    {
+      type: 'string',
+      name: 'description',
+      interface: 'input',
+      uiSchema: {
+        title: '{{ t("Description") }}',
+        type: 'string',
+        'x-component': 'Input',
+      },
+    },
   ],
 };
 
@@ -231,6 +241,20 @@ export const collectionTableSchema: ISchema = {
           },
         },
         column5: {
+          type: 'void',
+          'x-decorator': 'Table.Column.Decorator',
+          'x-component': 'Table.Column',
+          properties: {
+            description: {
+              'x-component': 'CollectionField',
+              'x-read-pretty': true,
+              'x-component-props': {
+                ellipsis: true,
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+        column6: {
           type: 'void',
           title: '{{ t("Actions") }}',
           'x-component': 'Table.Column',
diff --git a/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/templates/calendar.tsx b/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/templates/calendar.tsx
index 5a51c42bf..f74ec9413 100644
--- a/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/templates/calendar.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/templates/calendar.tsx
@@ -51,5 +51,5 @@ export const calendar: ICollectionTemplate = {
   availableFieldInterfaces: {
     include: [],
   },
-  configurableProperties: getConfigurableProperties('title', 'name', 'inherits', 'category'),
+  configurableProperties: getConfigurableProperties('title', 'name', 'inherits', 'category', 'description'),
 };
diff --git a/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/templates/expression.tsx b/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/templates/expression.tsx
index 2f50b90b1..d94b764ee 100644
--- a/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/templates/expression.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/templates/expression.tsx
@@ -54,5 +54,5 @@ export const expression: ICollectionTemplate = {
   availableFieldInterfaces: {
     include: [],
   },
-  configurableProperties: getConfigurableProperties('title', 'name', 'inherits', 'category'),
+  configurableProperties: getConfigurableProperties('title', 'name', 'inherits', 'category', 'description'),
 };
diff --git a/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/templates/general.tsx b/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/templates/general.tsx
index 347ebd5f7..c3078e3cc 100644
--- a/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/templates/general.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/templates/general.tsx
@@ -9,5 +9,12 @@ export const general: ICollectionTemplate = {
   default: {
     fields: [],
   },
-  configurableProperties: getConfigurableProperties('title', 'name', 'inherits', 'category', 'moreOptions'),
+  configurableProperties: getConfigurableProperties(
+    'title',
+    'name',
+    'inherits',
+    'category',
+    'description',
+    'moreOptions',
+  ),
 };
diff --git a/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/templates/properties/index.ts b/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/templates/properties/index.ts
index c6d7c3cd3..8256e1ff3 100644
--- a/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/templates/properties/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/templates/properties/index.ts
@@ -113,6 +113,13 @@ export const defaultConfigurableProperties = {
     },
     'x-reactions': ['{{useAsyncDataSource(loadCategories)}}'],
   },
+  description: {
+    title: '{{t("Description")}}',
+    type: 'string',
+    name: 'description',
+    'x-decorator': 'FormItem',
+    'x-component': 'Input.TextArea',
+  },
   ...moreOptions,
   moreOptions: {
     title: '{{t("More options")}}',
@@ -142,6 +149,7 @@ export type DefaultConfigurableKeys =
   | 'createdAt'
   | 'updatedAt'
   | 'sortable'
+  | 'description'
   | 'moreOptions';
 
 export const getConfigurableProperties = (...keys: DefaultConfigurableKeys[]) => {
diff --git a/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/templates/tree.tsx b/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/templates/tree.tsx
index 31fc3c17a..e472df660 100644
--- a/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/templates/tree.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/templates/tree.tsx
@@ -72,5 +72,12 @@ export const tree: ICollectionTemplate = {
       }
     },
   },
-  configurableProperties: getConfigurableProperties('title', 'name', 'inherits', 'category', 'moreOptions'),
+  configurableProperties: getConfigurableProperties(
+    'title',
+    'name',
+    'inherits',
+    'category',
+    'description',
+    'moreOptions',
+  ),
 };
diff --git a/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/templates/view.tsx b/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/templates/view.tsx
index f2308f6e9..12dc26289 100644
--- a/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/templates/view.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/client/src/collection-manager/templates/view.tsx
@@ -136,6 +136,6 @@ export const view: ICollectionTemplate = {
       },
     },
 
-    ...getConfigurableProperties('category'),
+    ...getConfigurableProperties('category', 'description'),
   },
 };
diff --git a/packages/core/client/src/schema-component/antd/input/Input.tsx b/packages/core/client/src/schema-component/antd/input/Input.tsx
index 52e971a81..1dfcc0e03 100644
--- a/packages/core/client/src/schema-component/antd/input/Input.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/client/src/schema-component/antd/input/Input.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { JSONTextAreaProps, Json } from './Json';
 import { ReadPretty } from './ReadPretty';
 
 type ComposedInput = React.FC<InputProps> & {
-  ReadPretty: React.FC<InputProps>;
+  ReadPretty: React.FC<InputProps | { ellipsis?: boolean }>;
   TextArea: React.FC<TextAreaProps>;
   URL: React.FC<InputProps>;
   JSON: React.FC<JSONTextAreaProps>;
diff --git a/packages/plugins/collection-manager/src/server/__tests__/collections.repository.test.ts b/packages/plugins/collection-manager/src/server/__tests__/collections.repository.test.ts
index fd0104264..01bf0bae6 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/collection-manager/src/server/__tests__/collections.repository.test.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/collection-manager/src/server/__tests__/collections.repository.test.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,20 @@ describe('collections repository', () => {
     await app.destroy();
   });
 
+  it('should create collection with description', async () => {
+    const description = 'this collection is for tests';
+    await Collection.repository.create({
+      values: {
+        name: 'posts',
+        description,
+      },
+      context: {},
+    });
+
+    const postsCollection = db.getCollection('posts');
+    expect(postsCollection.options.description).toEqual(description);
+  });
+
   it('should extend collections collection', async () => {
     expect(db.getRepository<CollectionRepository>('collections')).toBeTruthy();
 
diff --git a/packages/plugins/collection-manager/src/server/collections/collections.ts b/packages/plugins/collection-manager/src/server/collections/collections.ts
index 7693fd35b..d9946567a 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/collection-manager/src/server/collections/collections.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/collection-manager/src/server/collections/collections.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ export default {
       name: 'options',
       defaultValue: {},
     },
+    {
+      type: 'string',
+      name: 'description',
+      allowNull: true,
+    },
     {
       type: 'hasMany',
       name: 'fields',
diff --git a/packages/plugins/collection-manager/src/server/collections/fields.ts b/packages/plugins/collection-manager/src/server/collections/fields.ts
index feebbe039..54d6390b4 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/collection-manager/src/server/collections/fields.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/collection-manager/src/server/collections/fields.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ export default {
       name: 'interface',
       allowNull: true,
     },
+    {
+      type: 'string',
+      name: 'description',
+      allowNull: true,
+    },
     {
       type: 'belongsTo',
       name: 'collection',
diff --git a/packages/plugins/file-manager/src/client/templates/file.ts b/packages/plugins/file-manager/src/client/templates/file.ts
index ce1253947..77b623fe1 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/file-manager/src/client/templates/file.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/file-manager/src/client/templates/file.ts
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ export const file = {
       ...getConfigurableProperties('inherits').inherits,
       'x-reactions': ['{{useAsyncDataSource(loadCollections)}}'],
     },
-    ...getConfigurableProperties('category'),
+    ...getConfigurableProperties('category', 'description'),
     storage: {
       title: `{{t("File storage", { ns: "${NAMESPACE}" })}}`,
       type: 'hasOne',