diff --git a/styles/templates/default/viewforum.tpl b/styles/templates/default/viewforum.tpl
index 3821e36ba..3bb5359a3 100644
--- a/styles/templates/default/viewforum.tpl
+++ b/styles/templates/default/viewforum.tpl
@@ -267,7 +267,10 @@ td.topic_id { cursor: pointer; }
 <table width="100%">
 	<tr>
 		<td valign="bottom">
-			<h1 class="maintitle"><a href="{U_VIEW_FORUM}">{FORUM_NAME}</a></h1>
+			<h1 class="maintitle">
+        <a href="{U_VIEW_FORUM}">{FORUM_NAME}</a>
+        <!-- IF FORUM_DESC --><br><span style="font-size: 18px !important;">{FORUM_DESC}</span><!-- ENDIF -->
+      </h1>
 
 			<p class="small" id="moderators"><a style="text-decoration: none;" href="#">{L_MODERATORS}</a></p>
 			<script type="text/javascript">
diff --git a/viewforum.php b/viewforum.php
index 001d6465c..4135056e6 100644
--- a/viewforum.php
+++ b/viewforum.php
@@ -391,6 +391,7 @@ $template->assign_vars(array(
     'PAGE_TITLE' => htmlCHR($forum_data['forum_name']),
     'FORUM_ID' => $forum_id,
     'FORUM_NAME' => htmlCHR($forum_data['forum_name']),
+    'FORUM_DESC' => htmlCHR($forum_data['forum_desc']),
     'TORRENTS' => $forum_data['allow_reg_tracker'],
     'POST_IMG' => ($forum_data['forum_status'] == FORUM_LOCKED) ? $images['post_locked'] : $post_img,