diff --git a/.sqlx/query-1e9045f52c002a19b815351fee1c7ee7520478ff4f5886b4523fb0dc4df0e204.json b/.sqlx/query-1e9045f52c002a19b815351fee1c7ee7520478ff4f5886b4523fb0dc4df0e204.json
index a2397f4..7d5a7be 100644
--- a/.sqlx/query-1e9045f52c002a19b815351fee1c7ee7520478ff4f5886b4523fb0dc4df0e204.json
+++ b/.sqlx/query-1e9045f52c002a19b815351fee1c7ee7520478ff4f5886b4523fb0dc4df0e204.json
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
         "ordinal": 6,
         "name": "original_packaging",
         "type_info": "Uuid"
+      },
+      {
+        "ordinal": 7,
+        "name": "description",
+        "type_info": "Varchar"
       }
     ],
     "parameters": {
@@ -51,7 +56,8 @@
       false,
       false,
       false,
-      true
+      true,
+      false
     ]
   },
   "hash": "1e9045f52c002a19b815351fee1c7ee7520478ff4f5886b4523fb0dc4df0e204"
diff --git a/.sqlx/query-2e9619ce6db1047e2f5447c4925f28fd05f18706f70220b6ebb7354d2a0a9e3b.json b/.sqlx/query-2e9619ce6db1047e2f5447c4925f28fd05f18706f70220b6ebb7354d2a0a9e3b.json
index 61cb75e..bd6f7f3 100644
--- a/.sqlx/query-2e9619ce6db1047e2f5447c4925f28fd05f18706f70220b6ebb7354d2a0a9e3b.json
+++ b/.sqlx/query-2e9619ce6db1047e2f5447c4925f28fd05f18706f70220b6ebb7354d2a0a9e3b.json
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
         "ordinal": 6,
         "name": "original_packaging",
         "type_info": "Uuid"
+      },
+      {
+        "ordinal": 7,
+        "name": "description",
+        "type_info": "Varchar"
       }
     ],
     "parameters": {
@@ -51,7 +56,8 @@
       false,
       false,
       false,
-      true
+      true,
+      false
     ]
   },
   "hash": "2e9619ce6db1047e2f5447c4925f28fd05f18706f70220b6ebb7354d2a0a9e3b"
diff --git a/.sqlx/query-308962c26250f9312287a3f2f21e5da76e4cf488eedd4704019b4f14b6fbafb2.json b/.sqlx/query-308962c26250f9312287a3f2f21e5da76e4cf488eedd4704019b4f14b6fbafb2.json
index 5c7a48e..d9eb78e 100644
--- a/.sqlx/query-308962c26250f9312287a3f2f21e5da76e4cf488eedd4704019b4f14b6fbafb2.json
+++ b/.sqlx/query-308962c26250f9312287a3f2f21e5da76e4cf488eedd4704019b4f14b6fbafb2.json
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@
         "ordinal": 3,
         "name": "created_at",
         "type_info": "Timestamptz"
+      },
+      {
+        "ordinal": 4,
+        "name": "description",
+        "type_info": "Varchar"
       }
     ],
     "parameters": {
@@ -33,6 +38,7 @@
       false,
       false,
       true,
+      false,
       false
     ]
   },
diff --git a/.sqlx/query-58969747bdccae4a2d3ad8d8117aa92283151d67f52fbb22e5d976b1c6a5c367.json b/.sqlx/query-58969747bdccae4a2d3ad8d8117aa92283151d67f52fbb22e5d976b1c6a5c367.json
index ccb058b..eb09468 100644
--- a/.sqlx/query-58969747bdccae4a2d3ad8d8117aa92283151d67f52fbb22e5d976b1c6a5c367.json
+++ b/.sqlx/query-58969747bdccae4a2d3ad8d8117aa92283151d67f52fbb22e5d976b1c6a5c367.json
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
         "ordinal": 6,
         "name": "original_packaging",
         "type_info": "Uuid"
+      },
+      {
+        "ordinal": 7,
+        "name": "description",
+        "type_info": "Varchar"
       }
     ],
     "parameters": {
@@ -49,7 +54,8 @@
       false,
       false,
       false,
-      true
+      true,
+      false
     ]
   },
   "hash": "58969747bdccae4a2d3ad8d8117aa92283151d67f52fbb22e5d976b1c6a5c367"
diff --git a/.sqlx/query-408a171b46d5c615ff846547f463dc0b18360644234fb01b24c4c047bebb3a10.json b/.sqlx/query-68d93c71840f87d5f5bb14b4d7fc34edd6be47cd1706b3612a332bbfd4bb54b4.json
similarity index 66%
rename from .sqlx/query-408a171b46d5c615ff846547f463dc0b18360644234fb01b24c4c047bebb3a10.json
rename to .sqlx/query-68d93c71840f87d5f5bb14b4d7fc34edd6be47cd1706b3612a332bbfd4bb54b4.json
index 62d1fb3..5ae565b 100644
--- a/.sqlx/query-408a171b46d5c615ff846547f463dc0b18360644234fb01b24c4c047bebb3a10.json
+++ b/.sqlx/query-68d93c71840f87d5f5bb14b4d7fc34edd6be47cd1706b3612a332bbfd4bb54b4.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "db_name": "PostgreSQL",
-  "query": "UPDATE item_classes SET name = $2, parent = $3 WHERE id = $1 RETURNING *",
+  "query": "INSERT INTO item_classes (name, parent, description) VALUES ($1, $2, $3) RETURNING *",
   "describe": {
     "columns": [
       {
@@ -22,21 +22,27 @@
         "ordinal": 3,
         "name": "created_at",
         "type_info": "Timestamptz"
+      },
+      {
+        "ordinal": 4,
+        "name": "description",
+        "type_info": "Varchar"
       }
     ],
     "parameters": {
       "Left": [
-        "Uuid",
         "Varchar",
-        "Uuid"
+        "Uuid",
+        "Varchar"
       ]
     },
     "nullable": [
       false,
       false,
       true,
+      false,
       false
     ]
   },
-  "hash": "408a171b46d5c615ff846547f463dc0b18360644234fb01b24c4c047bebb3a10"
+  "hash": "68d93c71840f87d5f5bb14b4d7fc34edd6be47cd1706b3612a332bbfd4bb54b4"
 }
diff --git a/.sqlx/query-6e7b3389c47091d9fc8c7638b401b413f804c6f3e082a818b67ebab0938acb39.json b/.sqlx/query-6e7b3389c47091d9fc8c7638b401b413f804c6f3e082a818b67ebab0938acb39.json
index be996de..147b301 100644
--- a/.sqlx/query-6e7b3389c47091d9fc8c7638b401b413f804c6f3e082a818b67ebab0938acb39.json
+++ b/.sqlx/query-6e7b3389c47091d9fc8c7638b401b413f804c6f3e082a818b67ebab0938acb39.json
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@
         "ordinal": 3,
         "name": "created_at",
         "type_info": "Timestamptz"
+      },
+      {
+        "ordinal": 4,
+        "name": "description",
+        "type_info": "Varchar"
       }
     ],
     "parameters": {
@@ -31,6 +36,7 @@
       false,
       false,
       true,
+      false,
       false
     ]
   },
diff --git a/.sqlx/query-79d8bfe2ed76ee550cdc31f282f598749d931af69a80d24f4575a4bc2c740f3b.json b/.sqlx/query-79d8bfe2ed76ee550cdc31f282f598749d931af69a80d24f4575a4bc2c740f3b.json
index f085fc2..9e9b102 100644
--- a/.sqlx/query-79d8bfe2ed76ee550cdc31f282f598749d931af69a80d24f4575a4bc2c740f3b.json
+++ b/.sqlx/query-79d8bfe2ed76ee550cdc31f282f598749d931af69a80d24f4575a4bc2c740f3b.json
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
         "ordinal": 6,
         "name": "original_packaging",
         "type_info": "Uuid"
+      },
+      {
+        "ordinal": 7,
+        "name": "description",
+        "type_info": "Varchar"
       }
     ],
     "parameters": {
@@ -51,7 +56,8 @@
       false,
       false,
       false,
-      true
+      true,
+      false
     ]
   },
   "hash": "79d8bfe2ed76ee550cdc31f282f598749d931af69a80d24f4575a4bc2c740f3b"
diff --git a/.sqlx/query-7eeb752c8b00ac4000104f0254186f1f9fdb076e8f8b98f10fc1b981cfe8038c.json b/.sqlx/query-7eeb752c8b00ac4000104f0254186f1f9fdb076e8f8b98f10fc1b981cfe8038c.json
index 403169c..1fff101 100644
--- a/.sqlx/query-7eeb752c8b00ac4000104f0254186f1f9fdb076e8f8b98f10fc1b981cfe8038c.json
+++ b/.sqlx/query-7eeb752c8b00ac4000104f0254186f1f9fdb076e8f8b98f10fc1b981cfe8038c.json
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
         "ordinal": 6,
         "name": "original_packaging",
         "type_info": "Uuid"
+      },
+      {
+        "ordinal": 7,
+        "name": "description",
+        "type_info": "Varchar"
       }
     ],
     "parameters": {
@@ -51,7 +56,8 @@
       false,
       false,
       false,
-      true
+      true,
+      false
     ]
   },
   "hash": "7eeb752c8b00ac4000104f0254186f1f9fdb076e8f8b98f10fc1b981cfe8038c"
diff --git a/.sqlx/query-fa9770ac99749cc4255da6172e5082b29931e992a08534b315a2935978e827e8.json b/.sqlx/query-82df5c0633a655d376b8a91e9f11981cfee40fd04cb4e3552cc5f4ebf4ed0572.json
similarity index 77%
rename from .sqlx/query-fa9770ac99749cc4255da6172e5082b29931e992a08534b315a2935978e827e8.json
rename to .sqlx/query-82df5c0633a655d376b8a91e9f11981cfee40fd04cb4e3552cc5f4ebf4ed0572.json
index 7a9a202..5593f47 100644
--- a/.sqlx/query-fa9770ac99749cc4255da6172e5082b29931e992a08534b315a2935978e827e8.json
+++ b/.sqlx/query-82df5c0633a655d376b8a91e9f11981cfee40fd04cb4e3552cc5f4ebf4ed0572.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "db_name": "PostgreSQL",
-  "query": "UPDATE items SET name = $2, parent = $3, class = $4, original_packaging = $5 WHERE id = $1 RETURNING *",
+  "query": "UPDATE items SET name = $2, parent = $3, class = $4, original_packaging = $5, description = $6 WHERE id = $1 RETURNING *",
   "describe": {
     "columns": [
       {
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
         "ordinal": 6,
         "name": "original_packaging",
         "type_info": "Uuid"
+      },
+      {
+        "ordinal": 7,
+        "name": "description",
+        "type_info": "Varchar"
       }
     ],
     "parameters": {
@@ -45,7 +50,8 @@
         "Varchar",
         "Uuid",
         "Uuid",
-        "Uuid"
+        "Uuid",
+        "Varchar"
       ]
     },
     "nullable": [
@@ -55,8 +61,9 @@
       false,
       false,
       false,
-      true
+      true,
+      false
     ]
   },
-  "hash": "fa9770ac99749cc4255da6172e5082b29931e992a08534b315a2935978e827e8"
+  "hash": "82df5c0633a655d376b8a91e9f11981cfee40fd04cb4e3552cc5f4ebf4ed0572"
 }
diff --git a/.sqlx/query-94958a3a57c3178e6b0de5723b1fbc5433e972b5522b367098afe6cb90a30bf2.json b/.sqlx/query-94958a3a57c3178e6b0de5723b1fbc5433e972b5522b367098afe6cb90a30bf2.json
index 336949f..904cff3 100644
--- a/.sqlx/query-94958a3a57c3178e6b0de5723b1fbc5433e972b5522b367098afe6cb90a30bf2.json
+++ b/.sqlx/query-94958a3a57c3178e6b0de5723b1fbc5433e972b5522b367098afe6cb90a30bf2.json
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
         "ordinal": 6,
         "name": "original_packaging",
         "type_info": "Uuid"
+      },
+      {
+        "ordinal": 7,
+        "name": "description",
+        "type_info": "Varchar"
       }
     ],
     "parameters": {
@@ -51,7 +56,8 @@
       false,
       false,
       false,
-      true
+      true,
+      false
     ]
   },
   "hash": "94958a3a57c3178e6b0de5723b1fbc5433e972b5522b367098afe6cb90a30bf2"
diff --git a/.sqlx/query-30a7f461d0a20179d08436d9d2c69b33ea9d0775ef1e2b37a1d7fd0109f98b27.json b/.sqlx/query-b80bb07ab582b0705b5c0370066730edf887d66a4196a0834c59f0df9f9314d3.json
similarity index 77%
rename from .sqlx/query-30a7f461d0a20179d08436d9d2c69b33ea9d0775ef1e2b37a1d7fd0109f98b27.json
rename to .sqlx/query-b80bb07ab582b0705b5c0370066730edf887d66a4196a0834c59f0df9f9314d3.json
index a2b877b..9a7c965 100644
--- a/.sqlx/query-30a7f461d0a20179d08436d9d2c69b33ea9d0775ef1e2b37a1d7fd0109f98b27.json
+++ b/.sqlx/query-b80bb07ab582b0705b5c0370066730edf887d66a4196a0834c59f0df9f9314d3.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "db_name": "PostgreSQL",
-  "query": "INSERT INTO items (name, parent, class, original_packaging) VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4) RETURNING *",
+  "query": "INSERT INTO items (name, parent, class, original_packaging, description) VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5) RETURNING *",
   "describe": {
     "columns": [
       {
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
         "ordinal": 6,
         "name": "original_packaging",
         "type_info": "Uuid"
+      },
+      {
+        "ordinal": 7,
+        "name": "description",
+        "type_info": "Varchar"
       }
     ],
     "parameters": {
@@ -44,7 +49,8 @@
         "Varchar",
         "Uuid",
         "Uuid",
-        "Uuid"
+        "Uuid",
+        "Varchar"
       ]
     },
     "nullable": [
@@ -54,8 +60,9 @@
       false,
       false,
       false,
-      true
+      true,
+      false
     ]
   },
-  "hash": "30a7f461d0a20179d08436d9d2c69b33ea9d0775ef1e2b37a1d7fd0109f98b27"
+  "hash": "b80bb07ab582b0705b5c0370066730edf887d66a4196a0834c59f0df9f9314d3"
 }
diff --git a/.sqlx/query-c552c0a40bc8995cb95726a85f1d0c0b86eb2322035e6a720e2e6d425072a8c1.json b/.sqlx/query-c552c0a40bc8995cb95726a85f1d0c0b86eb2322035e6a720e2e6d425072a8c1.json
index 0c7bcd6..e91dc01 100644
--- a/.sqlx/query-c552c0a40bc8995cb95726a85f1d0c0b86eb2322035e6a720e2e6d425072a8c1.json
+++ b/.sqlx/query-c552c0a40bc8995cb95726a85f1d0c0b86eb2322035e6a720e2e6d425072a8c1.json
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@
         "ordinal": 3,
         "name": "created_at",
         "type_info": "Timestamptz"
+      },
+      {
+        "ordinal": 4,
+        "name": "description",
+        "type_info": "Varchar"
       }
     ],
     "parameters": {
@@ -33,6 +38,7 @@
       false,
       false,
       true,
+      false,
       false
     ]
   },
diff --git a/.sqlx/query-7e2e1460a2c946ba909c50d4cf1beacf50ebf5fbfead379340f9f72614958e78.json b/.sqlx/query-e0129afa95f896d79f772fb177a8f9229dfbbfd289039db7b733c7d1d050f4bf.json
similarity index 63%
rename from .sqlx/query-7e2e1460a2c946ba909c50d4cf1beacf50ebf5fbfead379340f9f72614958e78.json
rename to .sqlx/query-e0129afa95f896d79f772fb177a8f9229dfbbfd289039db7b733c7d1d050f4bf.json
index b9586ce..0635a6d 100644
--- a/.sqlx/query-7e2e1460a2c946ba909c50d4cf1beacf50ebf5fbfead379340f9f72614958e78.json
+++ b/.sqlx/query-e0129afa95f896d79f772fb177a8f9229dfbbfd289039db7b733c7d1d050f4bf.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "db_name": "PostgreSQL",
-  "query": "INSERT INTO item_classes (name, parent) VALUES ($1, $2) RETURNING *",
+  "query": "UPDATE item_classes SET name = $2, parent = $3, description = $4 WHERE id = $1 RETURNING *",
   "describe": {
     "columns": [
       {
@@ -22,20 +22,28 @@
         "ordinal": 3,
         "name": "created_at",
         "type_info": "Timestamptz"
+      },
+      {
+        "ordinal": 4,
+        "name": "description",
+        "type_info": "Varchar"
       }
     ],
     "parameters": {
       "Left": [
+        "Uuid",
         "Varchar",
-        "Uuid"
+        "Uuid",
+        "Varchar"
       ]
     },
     "nullable": [
       false,
       false,
       true,
+      false,
       false
     ]
   },
-  "hash": "7e2e1460a2c946ba909c50d4cf1beacf50ebf5fbfead379340f9f72614958e78"
+  "hash": "e0129afa95f896d79f772fb177a8f9229dfbbfd289039db7b733c7d1d050f4bf"
 }
diff --git a/.sqlx/query-e45160a73a18d870f592989349057d6852d2d3f63dc055442125a6a92950729d.json b/.sqlx/query-e45160a73a18d870f592989349057d6852d2d3f63dc055442125a6a92950729d.json
index 59f6624..6ce9417 100644
--- a/.sqlx/query-e45160a73a18d870f592989349057d6852d2d3f63dc055442125a6a92950729d.json
+++ b/.sqlx/query-e45160a73a18d870f592989349057d6852d2d3f63dc055442125a6a92950729d.json
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
         "ordinal": 6,
         "name": "original_packaging",
         "type_info": "Uuid"
+      },
+      {
+        "ordinal": 7,
+        "name": "description",
+        "type_info": "Varchar"
       }
     ],
     "parameters": {
@@ -51,7 +56,8 @@
       false,
       false,
       false,
-      true
+      true,
+      false
     ]
   },
   "hash": "e45160a73a18d870f592989349057d6852d2d3f63dc055442125a6a92950729d"
diff --git a/.sqlx/query-efe2258db42b60f732d562d106842b19308d9a558703b02e758f60e7d8644d00.json b/.sqlx/query-efe2258db42b60f732d562d106842b19308d9a558703b02e758f60e7d8644d00.json
index 658f4f6..40f8a6c 100644
--- a/.sqlx/query-efe2258db42b60f732d562d106842b19308d9a558703b02e758f60e7d8644d00.json
+++ b/.sqlx/query-efe2258db42b60f732d562d106842b19308d9a558703b02e758f60e7d8644d00.json
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
         "ordinal": 6,
         "name": "original_packaging",
         "type_info": "Uuid"
+      },
+      {
+        "ordinal": 7,
+        "name": "description",
+        "type_info": "Varchar"
       }
     ],
     "parameters": {
@@ -51,7 +56,8 @@
       false,
       false,
       false,
-      true
+      true,
+      false
     ]
   },
   "hash": "efe2258db42b60f732d562d106842b19308d9a558703b02e758f60e7d8644d00"
diff --git a/migrations/20240714122901_add_description.down.sql b/migrations/20240714122901_add_description.down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5cf196f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/20240714122901_add_description.down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Simon Bruder <simon@sbruder.de>
+--
+-- SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+
+ALTER TABLE items
+  DROP description;
+
+ALTER TABLE item_classes
+  DROP description;
diff --git a/migrations/20240714122901_add_description.up.sql b/migrations/20240714122901_add_description.up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9e90dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/20240714122901_add_description.up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Simon Bruder <simon@sbruder.de>
+--
+-- SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+
+ALTER TABLE items
+  ADD description VARCHAR NOT NULL DEFAULT '';
+
+ALTER TABLE item_classes
+  ADD description VARCHAR NOT NULL DEFAULT '';
diff --git a/src/frontend/item.rs b/src/frontend/item.rs
index 88ab5b5..8378376 100644
--- a/src/frontend/item.rs
+++ b/src/frontend/item.rs
@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@ async fn show(
                         }
                     }
                 }
+                tr {
+                    th { "Description" }
+                    td style="white-space: pre-wrap" { (item.description) }
+                }
             }
 
             @if !children.is_empty() {
@@ -296,6 +300,13 @@ async fn add_form(
                     datalist: Some(&datalist_items),
                     ..Default::default()
                 })
+                (forms::InputGroup {
+                    r#type: forms::InputType::Textarea,
+                    name: "description",
+                    title: "Description ",
+                    value: form.description.clone(),
+                    ..Default::default()
+                })
 
                 button .btn.btn-primary type="submit" { "Add" }
             }
@@ -401,6 +412,13 @@ async fn edit_form(
                     datalist: Some(&datalist_items),
                     ..Default::default()
                 })
+                (forms::InputGroup {
+                    r#type: forms::InputType::Textarea,
+                    name: "description",
+                    title: "Description ",
+                    value: Some(item.description),
+                    ..Default::default()
+                })
 
                 button .btn.btn-primary type="submit" { "Edit" }
             }
diff --git a/src/frontend/item_class.rs b/src/frontend/item_class.rs
index ccebba1..2d73f43 100644
--- a/src/frontend/item_class.rs
+++ b/src/frontend/item_class.rs
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ async fn show(
                         td { a href={ "/item-class/" (parent.id) } { (parent.name) } }
                     }
                 }
+                tr {
+                    th { "Description" }
+                    td style="white-space: pre-wrap" { (item_class.description) }
+                }
             }
 
             @if !children.is_empty() {
@@ -233,6 +237,13 @@ async fn add_form(
                     datalist: Some(&datalist_item_classes),
                     ..Default::default()
                 })
+                (forms::InputGroup {
+                    r#type: forms::InputType::Textarea,
+                    name: "description",
+                    title: "Description ",
+                    value: form.description.clone(),
+                    ..Default::default()
+                })
 
                 button .btn.btn-primary type="submit" { "Add" }
             }
@@ -309,6 +320,13 @@ async fn edit_form(
                     datalist: Some(&datalist_item_classes),
                     ..Default::default()
                 })
+                (forms::InputGroup {
+                    r#type: forms::InputType::Textarea,
+                    name: "description",
+                    title: "Description ",
+                    value: Some(item_class.description),
+                    ..Default::default()
+                })
 
                 button .btn.btn-primary type="submit" { "Edit" }
             }
diff --git a/src/frontend/templates/forms.rs b/src/frontend/templates/forms.rs
index 62706c4..81f7328 100644
--- a/src/frontend/templates/forms.rs
+++ b/src/frontend/templates/forms.rs
@@ -11,12 +11,14 @@ use super::datalist::Datalist;
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub enum InputType {
     Text,
+    Textarea,
 }
 
 impl fmt::Display for InputType {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         match self {
             Self::Text => write!(f, "text"),
+            Self::Textarea => write!(f, "textarea"),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -50,15 +52,25 @@ impl Default for InputGroup<'_> {
 impl InputGroup<'_> {
     fn main_input(&self, force_required: bool) -> Markup {
         html! {
-            input
-                .form-control
-                #(self.name)
-                name={ (self.name) }
-                type={ (self.r#type) }
-                required[self.required || force_required]
-                disabled[self.disabled]
-                value=[self.value.clone()]
-                list=[self.datalist.map(|dl| format!("{}-datalist", dl.name()))];
+            @match self.r#type {
+                InputType::Textarea => textarea
+                    .form-control
+                    #(self.name)
+                    name=(self.name)
+                    required[self.required || force_required]
+                    disabled[self.disabled]
+                    rows="5" // FIXME hardcoded
+                    { (self.value.as_ref().unwrap_or(&"".to_string())) },
+                _ => input
+                    .form-control
+                    #(self.name)
+                    name=(self.name)
+                    type=(self.r#type)
+                    required[self.required || force_required]
+                    disabled[self.disabled]
+                    value=[self.value.as_ref()]
+                    list=[self.datalist.map(|dl| format!("{}-datalist", dl.name()))];,
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/manage/item.rs b/src/manage/item.rs
index 76a42e6..4d8108a 100644
--- a/src/manage/item.rs
+++ b/src/manage/item.rs
@@ -12,11 +12,12 @@ use crate::models::{Item, NewItem};
 pub async fn add(pool: &PgPool, new_item: NewItem) -> Result<Item, sqlx::Error> {
     query_as!(
         Item,
-        "INSERT INTO items (name, parent, class, original_packaging) VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4) RETURNING *",
+        "INSERT INTO items (name, parent, class, original_packaging, description) VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5) RETURNING *",
         new_item.name,
         new_item.parent,
         new_item.class,
-        new_item.original_packaging
+        new_item.original_packaging,
+        new_item.description
     )
     .fetch_one(pool)
     .await
@@ -57,12 +58,13 @@ pub async fn get_all_as_map(pool: &PgPool) -> Result<HashMap<Uuid, Item>, sqlx::
 pub async fn update(pool: &PgPool, id: Uuid, modified_item: NewItem) -> Result<Item, sqlx::Error> {
     query_as!(
         Item,
-        "UPDATE items SET name = $2, parent = $3, class = $4, original_packaging = $5 WHERE id = $1 RETURNING *",
+        "UPDATE items SET name = $2, parent = $3, class = $4, original_packaging = $5, description = $6 WHERE id = $1 RETURNING *",
         id,
         modified_item.name,
         modified_item.parent,
         modified_item.class,
-        modified_item.original_packaging
+        modified_item.original_packaging,
+        modified_item.description
     )
     .fetch_one(pool)
     .await
diff --git a/src/manage/item_class.rs b/src/manage/item_class.rs
index 2fc4bdf..c8505c9 100644
--- a/src/manage/item_class.rs
+++ b/src/manage/item_class.rs
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ use crate::models::{Item, ItemClass, NewItemClass};
 pub async fn add(pool: &PgPool, new_item_class: NewItemClass) -> Result<ItemClass, sqlx::Error> {
     query_as!(
         ItemClass,
-        "INSERT INTO item_classes (name, parent) VALUES ($1, $2) RETURNING *",
+        "INSERT INTO item_classes (name, parent, description) VALUES ($1, $2, $3) RETURNING *",
         new_item_class.name,
-        new_item_class.parent
+        new_item_class.parent,
+        new_item_class.description
     )
     .fetch_one(pool)
     .await
@@ -47,10 +48,11 @@ pub async fn update(
 ) -> Result<ItemClass, sqlx::Error> {
     query_as!(
         ItemClass,
-        "UPDATE item_classes SET name = $2, parent = $3 WHERE id = $1 RETURNING *",
+        "UPDATE item_classes SET name = $2, parent = $3, description = $4 WHERE id = $1 RETURNING *",
         id,
         modified_item_class.name,
-        modified_item_class.parent
+        modified_item_class.parent,
+        modified_item_class.description
     )
     .fetch_one(pool)
     .await
diff --git a/src/models.rs b/src/models.rs
index 5d6738e..ae4a26c 100644
--- a/src/models.rs
+++ b/src/models.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ pub struct Item {
     pub created_at: OffsetDateTime,
     pub short_id: i32,
     pub original_packaging: Option<Uuid>,
+    pub description: String,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ pub struct NewItem {
     pub parent: Option<Uuid>,
     pub class: Uuid,
     pub original_packaging: Option<Uuid>,
+    pub description: String,
 }
 
 // Its structure is not how it could ideally be
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ pub struct NewItemForm {
     pub parent: Option<Uuid>,
     pub class: Option<Uuid>,
     pub original_packaging: Option<Uuid>,
+    pub description: Option<String>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize)]
@@ -56,6 +59,7 @@ pub struct ItemClass {
     pub parent: Option<Uuid>,
     #[serde(with = "time::serde::iso8601")]
     pub created_at: OffsetDateTime,
+    pub description: String,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
@@ -63,6 +67,7 @@ pub struct NewItemClass {
     pub name: String,
     #[serde(default)]
     pub parent: Option<Uuid>,
+    pub description: String,
 }
 
 // see NewItemForm
@@ -71,4 +76,5 @@ pub struct NewItemClassForm {
     pub name: Option<String>,
     #[serde(default)]
     pub parent: Option<Uuid>,
+    pub description: Option<String>,
 }