diff --git a/ckanext/report/report_registry.py b/ckanext/report/report_registry.py
index d619171..478791d 100644
--- a/ckanext/report/report_registry.py
+++ b/ckanext/report/report_registry.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 REPORT_KEYS_REQUIRED = set(('name', 'generate', 'template', 'option_defaults',
                             'option_combinations'))
-REPORT_KEYS_OPTIONAL = set(('title', 'description', 'authorize'))
+REPORT_KEYS_OPTIONAL = set(('title', 'description', 'long_description', 'authorize'))
 
 
 class Report(object):
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ def __init__(self, report_info_dict, plugin):
                 self.title = re.sub('[_-]', ' ', self.name.capitalize())
             elif key == 'description':
                 self.description = ''
+            elif key == 'long_description':
+                self.long_description = ''
 
     def generate_key(self, option_dict, defaults_for_missing_keys=True):
         '''Returns a key that will identify the report and options when saved
@@ -159,6 +161,7 @@ def as_dict(self):
         return {'name': self.name,
                 'title': self.title,
                 'description': self.description,
+                'long_description': self.long_description,
                 'option_defaults': self.option_defaults,
                 'template': self.get_template()}
 
diff --git a/ckanext/report/templates/report/view.html b/ckanext/report/templates/report/view.html
index 113a43a..23272ef 100644
--- a/ckanext/report/templates/report/view.html
+++ b/ckanext/report/templates/report/view.html
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   {% set type = 'asset' if h.check_ckan_version(min_version="2.9.0", max_version="3.0.0") else 'resource' %}
   {% include 'report/report_js_' ~ type ~ '.html' %}
       <h1>{{ _(report.title) }}</h1>
-      <p>{{ _(report.description) }}</p>
+      <p>{{ _(report.long_description if report.long_description else report.description) }}</p>
       <p>
           {{ _('Generated') }}: {{ h.render_datetime(report_date, with_hours=True) }}
       </p>