diff --git a/apps/researcher/src/app/[locale]/communities/[slug]/actions.ts b/apps/researcher/src/app/[locale]/communities/[slug]/actions.ts
index 0c1695542..774cdee73 100644
--- a/apps/researcher/src/app/[locale]/communities/[slug]/actions.ts
+++ b/apps/researcher/src/app/[locale]/communities/[slug]/actions.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,29 @@
 'use server';
 
-import {joinCommunity} from '@/lib/community';
+import {joinCommunity, editDescription} from '@/lib/community';
+import {revalidatePath} from 'next/cache';
+
+interface editDescriptionActionProps {
+  communityId: string;
+  communitySlug: string;
+  description: string;
+}
+
+async function editDescriptionAction({
+  communityId,
+  communitySlug,
+  description,
+}: editDescriptionActionProps) {
+  try {
+    await editDescription({communityId, description});
+    revalidatePath(`/[locale]/communities/${communitySlug}`, 'page');
+    revalidatePath('/[locale]/communities', 'page');
+
+    return {statusCode: 200};
+  } catch (err) {
+    return {statusCode: 500};
+  }
+}
 
 // Export as server actions.
-export {joinCommunity};
+export {joinCommunity, editDescriptionAction};
diff --git a/apps/researcher/src/app/[locale]/communities/[slug]/edit-description-form.tsx b/apps/researcher/src/app/[locale]/communities/[slug]/edit-description-form.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8a871dfb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/researcher/src/app/[locale]/communities/[slug]/edit-description-form.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+'use client';
+
+import {useForm, SubmitHandler} from 'react-hook-form';
+import {useTranslations} from 'next-intl';
+import {useSlideOut, useNotifications} from 'ui';
+import {editDescriptionAction} from './actions';
+
+interface Props {
+  communityId: string;
+  communitySlug: string;
+  slideOutId: string;
+  description?: string;
+}
+
+interface FormValues {
+  description: string;
+  communityId: string;
+  communitySlug: string;
+}
+
+export default function EditDescriptionForm({
+  slideOutId,
+  communityId,
+  communitySlug,
+  description,
+}: Props) {
+  const {
+    register,
+    handleSubmit,
+    setError,
+    formState: {errors, isSubmitting},
+  } = useForm({
+    defaultValues: {
+      description: description ?? '',
+      communityId,
+      communitySlug,
+    },
+  });
+
+  const t = useTranslations('Community');
+  const {setIsVisible} = useSlideOut();
+  const {addNotification} = useNotifications();
+
+  const onSubmit: SubmitHandler<FormValues> = async data => {
+    const response = await editDescriptionAction(data);
+
+    if (response.statusCode > 200) {
+      setError('root.serverError', {
+        message: t('serverError'),
+      });
+    } else {
+      addNotification({
+        id: 'add-object-list-success',
+        message: <>{t('descriptionSuccessfullyEdited')}</>,
+        type: 'success',
+      });
+      setIsVisible(slideOutId, false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <form
+      onSubmit={handleSubmit(onSubmit)}
+      className="flex-col gap-6 flex w-full max-w-3xl"
+    >
+      {errors.root?.serverError.message && (
+        <div className="rounded-md bg-red-50 p-4 mt-3">
+          <div className="ml-3">
+            <h3 className="text-sm leading-5 font-medium text-red-800">
+              {errors.root.serverError.message}
+            </h3>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
+      <div className="flex flex-col sm:flex-row gap-4 ">
+        <div className="flex flex-col w-full">
+          <label className="flex flex-col text-sm">
+            <strong>{t('labelDescription')}</strong>
+          </label>
+          <textarea
+            id="description"
+            {...register('description', {
+              maxLength: 2000,
+            })}
+            rows={4}
+            className="border border-greenGrey-200 rounded p-2 w-full"
+          />
+          <p>
+            {errors.description && t(`description_${errors.description.type}`)}
+          </p>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="flex flex-col lg:flex-row gap-4">
+        <div className="w-full lg:w-2/3 flex gap-2">
+          <button
+            disabled={isSubmitting}
+            type="submit"
+            className="p-1 sm:py-2 sm:px-3 rounded-full text-xs bg-greenGrey-100 hover:bg-greenGrey-200 transition text-greenGrey-800 flex items-center gap-1"
+          >
+            {t('changeDescriptionSaveButton')}
+          </button>
+          <button
+            onClick={() => setIsVisible(slideOutId, false)}
+            className="p-1 sm:py-2 sm:px-3 rounded-full text-xs border border-greenGrey-300 hover:bg-greenGrey-200 transition text-greenGrey-800 flex items-center gap-1"
+          >
+            {t('changeDescriptionCancelButton')}
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </form>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/researcher/src/app/[locale]/communities/[slug]/page.tsx b/apps/researcher/src/app/[locale]/communities/[slug]/page.tsx
index 82d6bbf7b..9a21a0bcc 100644
--- a/apps/researcher/src/app/[locale]/communities/[slug]/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/researcher/src/app/[locale]/communities/[slug]/page.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ import {revalidatePath} from 'next/cache';
 import {objectList} from '@colonial-collections/database';
 import ObjectCard from './object';
 import AddObjectListForm from '@/components/add-object-list-form';
-import {SlideOutButton, SlideOut, Notifications} from 'ui';
+import {SlideOutButton, SlideOut, SlideOutClosed, Notifications} from 'ui';
+import EditDescriptionForm from './edit-description-form';
 
 interface Props {
   params: {
@@ -20,6 +21,11 @@ interface Props {
 }
 
 const slideOutFormId = 'add-object-list';
+const slideOutDescriptionId = 'edit-community-description';
+
+// Don't cache this page, so we always get the latest community data from the third-party Clerk.
+// With 'force-no-store', the description will change after editing.
+export const fetchCache = 'force-no-store';
 
 export default async function CommunityPage({params}: Props) {
   const t = await getTranslator(params.locale, 'Community');
@@ -87,14 +93,30 @@ export default async function CommunityPage({params}: Props) {
                 {community.name}
               </span>
             </h1>
-
             <div className="w-full flex flex-col md:flex-row justify-center px-4">
-              <div className="mb-4 max-w-3xl text-left">
-                {/*Place the description here*/}
-              </div>
-              <div className="flex flex-col items-start md:justify-center md:items-center w-full mb-4">
-                <JoinCommunityButton communityId={community.id} />
-              </div>
+              <SlideOutClosed id={slideOutDescriptionId}>
+                <div className="mb-4 max-w-3xl text-left whitespace-pre-line">
+                  {community.publicMetadata?.description}
+                </div>
+              </SlideOutClosed>
+              <SlideOut id={slideOutDescriptionId}>
+                <EditDescriptionForm
+                  slideOutId={slideOutDescriptionId}
+                  communityId={community.id}
+                  communitySlug={community.slug!}
+                  description={community.publicMetadata?.description}
+                />
+              </SlideOut>
+            </div>
+            <div className="flex flex-col items-start md:justify-center md:items-center w-full mb-4">
+              <JoinCommunityButton communityId={community.id} />
+              <SlideOutButton
+                hideIfOpen
+                id={slideOutDescriptionId}
+                className="flex items-center py-2 px-3 rounded-full bg-sand-100 text-sand-900 hover:bg-white transition text-xs"
+              >
+                {t('editDescriptionButton')}
+              </SlideOutButton>
             </div>
           </div>
 
diff --git a/apps/researcher/src/app/[locale]/communities/community-card.tsx b/apps/researcher/src/app/[locale]/communities/community-card.tsx
index 169602958..6a37f4db7 100644
--- a/apps/researcher/src/app/[locale]/communities/community-card.tsx
+++ b/apps/researcher/src/app/[locale]/communities/community-card.tsx
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ export default function CommunityCard({community, locale}: CommunityCardProps) {
           ),
         })}
       </h1>
-      <div className="text-center p-4">
-        {/* TODO add community description */}
+      <div className="text-center m-4 line-clamp-3">
+        {community.publicMetadata?.description}
       </div>
 
       <div className="flex border-stone-300 border-t text-sm text-stone-600">
diff --git a/apps/researcher/src/components/add-object-list-form/actions.ts b/apps/researcher/src/components/add-object-list-form/actions.ts
index 0e14f742f..60766d016 100644
--- a/apps/researcher/src/components/add-object-list-form/actions.ts
+++ b/apps/researcher/src/components/add-object-list-form/actions.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export async function addList(
   try {
     await objectList.createListForCommunity(listItem);
     const community = await getCommunityById(listItem.communityId);
-    revalidatePath(`/[locale]/communities/${community.slug}`);
+    revalidatePath(`/[locale]/communities/${community.slug}`, 'page');
 
     return {statusCode: 200};
   } catch (err) {
diff --git a/apps/researcher/src/lib/community.ts b/apps/researcher/src/lib/community.ts
index 05c35361d..b8ad4b867 100644
--- a/apps/researcher/src/lib/community.ts
+++ b/apps/researcher/src/lib/community.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@ import {
 export type Community = Pick<
   FullCommunity,
   'id' | 'name' | 'slug' | 'imageUrl' | 'createdAt'
->;
+> & {
+  publicMetadata?: {
+    description?: string;
+  };
+};
 
 export type Membership = Pick<OrganizationMembership, 'id' | 'role'> & {
   publicUserData?: Pick<
@@ -118,3 +122,17 @@ export async function joinCommunity({
     role: 'basic_member',
   });
 }
+
+export async function editDescription({
+  communityId,
+  description,
+}: {
+  communityId: string;
+  description: string;
+}) {
+  return clerkClient.organizations.updateOrganizationMetadata(communityId, {
+    publicMetadata: {
+      description,
+    },
+  });
+}
diff --git a/apps/researcher/src/messages/en/messages.json b/apps/researcher/src/messages/en/messages.json
index a7e8c2a46..1455153ae 100644
--- a/apps/researcher/src/messages/en/messages.json
+++ b/apps/researcher/src/messages/en/messages.json
@@ -156,7 +156,14 @@
     "objectListsSubTitle": "This community has {count, plural, =0 {0 lists} =1 {1 list} other {# lists}}",
     "membersTitle": "Members",
     "error": "Something went wrong while fetching the community. Please try again later.",
-    "addObjectListButton": "Add list"
+    "addObjectListButton": "Add list",
+    "editDescriptionButton": "Edit description",
+    "labelDescription":"Description",
+    "changeDescriptionSaveButton": "Save",
+    "changeDescriptionCancelButton": "Cancel",
+    "descriptionSuccessfullyEdited": "Description has been updated",
+    "descriptionServerError": "Something went wrong while updating the description. Please try again later.",
+    "description_maxLength": "Description has a maximum of 2000 characters"
   },
   "AddObjectListForm": {
     "title": "Add list",
diff --git a/apps/researcher/src/messages/nl/messages.json b/apps/researcher/src/messages/nl/messages.json
index 4c850c43c..0e2333df7 100644
--- a/apps/researcher/src/messages/nl/messages.json
+++ b/apps/researcher/src/messages/nl/messages.json
@@ -156,7 +156,14 @@
     "objectListsSubTitle": "Deze community heeft {count, plural, =0 {0 lijsten} =1 {1 lijst} other {# lijsten}}",
     "membersTitle": "Leden",
     "error": "Er is een fout opgetreden bij het ophalen van de community. Probeer het later opnieuw.",
-    "addObjectListButton": "Lijst toevoegen"
+    "addObjectListButton": "Lijst toevoegen",
+    "editDescriptionButton": "Beschrijving aanpassen",
+    "labelDescription":"Beschrijving",
+    "changeDescriptionSaveButton": "Opslaan",
+    "changeDescriptionCancelButton": "Annuleren",
+    "descriptionSuccessfullyEdited": "Beschrijving is succesvol aangepast",
+    "descriptionServerError": "Er is iets misgegaan bij het aanpassen van de beschrijving. Probeer het later opnieuw.",
+    "description_maxLength": "Beschrijving mag maximaal 2000 tekens bevatten"
   },
   "AddObjectListForm": {
     "title": "Lijst toevoegen",
diff --git a/packages/ui/slide-out.tsx b/packages/ui/slide-out.tsx
index ff28f6855..207840f4e 100644
--- a/packages/ui/slide-out.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/slide-out.tsx
@@ -28,15 +28,20 @@ export const useSlideOut = create<SlideOutState>((set, get) => ({
 
 interface SlideOutButtonProps {
   id: string;
+  hideIfOpen?: Boolean;
   children: ReactNode;
 }
 
 export function SlideOutButton({
   id,
+  hideIfOpen = false,
   children,
   ...buttonProps
 }: SlideOutButtonProps & ButtonHTMLAttributes<HTMLButtonElement>) {
   const {setIsVisible, isVisible} = useSlideOut();
+
+  if (hideIfOpen && isVisible(id)) return null;
+
   return (
     <button {...buttonProps} onClick={() => setIsVisible(id, !isVisible(id))}>
       {children}
@@ -53,3 +58,9 @@ export function SlideOut({id, children}: SlideOutProps) {
   const {isVisible} = useSlideOut();
   return isVisible(id) ? <>{children}</> : null;
 }
+
+// Use this component to render content when the slide out is closed
+export function SlideOutClosed({id, children}: SlideOutProps) {
+  const {isVisible} = useSlideOut();
+  return !isVisible(id) ? <>{children}</> : null;
+}