diff --git a/python/lsst/pipe/base/pipeline.py b/python/lsst/pipe/base/pipeline.py
index 1c32e7fe9..7cfc88c37 100644
--- a/python/lsst/pipe/base/pipeline.py
+++ b/python/lsst/pipe/base/pipeline.py
@@ -751,6 +751,7 @@ def to_graph(self) -> pipeline_graph.MutablePipelineGraph:
             Representation of the pipeline as a graph.
         """
         graph = pipeline_graph.MutablePipelineGraph()
+        graph.description = self._pipelineIR.description
         for label in self._pipelineIR.tasks:
             self._add_task_to_graph(label, graph)
         if self._pipelineIR.contracts is not None: