diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 009ba4b..de637ae 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ export default class OmnivorePlugin extends Plugin {
               article.pageType === PageType.File
                 ? await this.downloadPDF(article)
                 : undefined,
+            description: article.description,
           });
           const frontmatterRegex = /^(---[\s\S]*?---)/gm;
           // get the frontmatter from the content
@@ -559,7 +560,7 @@ class OmnivoreSettingTab extends PluginSettingTab {
               href: "https://github.com/janl/mustache.js/#templates",
             }),
             fragment.createEl("p", {
-              text: "Available variables: id, title, omnivoreUrl, siteName, originalUrl, author, content, dateSaved, pdfAttachment, labels.name, highlights.text, highlights.highlightUrl, highlights.note, highlights.dateHighlighted, highlights.labels.name",
+              text: "Available variables: id, title, omnivoreUrl, siteName, originalUrl, author, content, description, dateSaved, pdfAttachment, labels.name, highlights.text, highlights.highlightUrl, highlights.note, highlights.dateHighlighted, highlights.labels.name",
             }),
             fragment.createEl("p", {
               text: "Please note that id in the frontmatter is required for the plugin to work properly.",