diff --git a/addon/flamenco/job_types.py b/addon/flamenco/job_types.py
index 0b89c70d..69a855bd 100644
--- a/addon/flamenco/job_types.py
+++ b/addon/flamenco/job_types.py
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ def _store_available_job_types(available_job_types: _AvailableJobTypes) -> None:
     else:
         # Convert from API response type to list suitable for an EnumProperty.
         _job_type_enum_items = [
-            (job_type.name, job_type.label, "") for job_type in job_types
+            (job_type.name, job_type.label, getattr(job_type, "description", ""))
+            for job_type in job_types
         ]
     _job_type_enum_items.insert(0, _JOB_TYPE_NOT_SELECTED_ENUM_ITEM)
 
diff --git a/internal/manager/api_impl/jobs_test.go b/internal/manager/api_impl/jobs_test.go
index ea26e9a5..61b52327 100644
--- a/internal/manager/api_impl/jobs_test.go
+++ b/internal/manager/api_impl/jobs_test.go
@@ -442,6 +442,32 @@ func TestGetJobTypeHappy(t *testing.T) {
 	assertResponseJSON(t, echoCtx, http.StatusOK, jt)
 }
 
+func TestGetJobTypeWithDescriptionHappy(t *testing.T) {
+	mockCtrl := gomock.NewController(t)
+	defer mockCtrl.Finish()
+	mf := newMockedFlamenco(mockCtrl)
+
+	// Get an existing job type with a description.
+	description := "This is a test job type"
+	jt := api.AvailableJobType{
+		Description: &description,
+		Etag:        "some etag",
+		Name:        "test-job-type",
+		Label:       "Test Job Type",
+		Settings: []api.AvailableJobSetting{
+			{Key: "setting", Type: api.AvailableJobSettingTypeString},
+		},
+	}
+	mf.jobCompiler.EXPECT().GetJobType("test-job-type").
+		Return(jt, nil)
+
+	echoCtx := mf.prepareMockedRequest(nil)
+	err := mf.flamenco.GetJobType(echoCtx, "test-job-type")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	assertResponseJSON(t, echoCtx, http.StatusOK, jt)
+}
+
 func TestGetJobTypeUnknown(t *testing.T) {
 	mockCtrl := gomock.NewController(t)
 	defer mockCtrl.Finish()
diff --git a/internal/manager/job_compilers/scripts-for-unittest/simple_blender_render.js b/internal/manager/job_compilers/scripts-for-unittest/simple_blender_render.js
index cbe73256..157e534b 100644
--- a/internal/manager/job_compilers/scripts-for-unittest/simple_blender_render.js
+++ b/internal/manager/job_compilers/scripts-for-unittest/simple_blender_render.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 const JOB_TYPE = {
     label: "Simple Blender Render",
+    description: "Render a sequence of frames, and create a preview video file",
     settings: [
         // Settings for artists to determine:
         { key: "frames", type: "string", required: true, eval: "f'{C.scene.frame_start}-{C.scene.frame_end}'",
diff --git a/internal/manager/job_compilers/scripts/simple_blender_render.js b/internal/manager/job_compilers/scripts/simple_blender_render.js
index d4a18672..3c6f4123 100644
--- a/internal/manager/job_compilers/scripts/simple_blender_render.js
+++ b/internal/manager/job_compilers/scripts/simple_blender_render.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 const JOB_TYPE = {
     label: "Simple Blender Render",
+    description: "Render a sequence of frames, and create a preview video file",
     settings: [
         // Settings for artists to determine:
         { key: "frames", type: "string", required: true,