diff --git a/backend/db/implementation/SqlProjectDAO.py b/backend/db/implementation/SqlProjectDAO.py
index c8632aa0..94983f36 100644
--- a/backend/db/implementation/SqlProjectDAO.py
+++ b/backend/db/implementation/SqlProjectDAO.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class SqlProjectDAO(SqlAbstractDAO[Project, ProjectDataclass], ProjectDAO):
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         self.model_class = Project
 
-    def create_project(self, subject_id: int, name: str, deadline: datetime, archived: bool, requirements: str,
+    def create_project(self, subject_id: int, name: str, deadline: datetime, archived: bool, description: str, requirements: str,
                        visible: bool, max_students: int) -> ProjectDataclass:
         with Session(engine) as session:
             subject: Subject | None = session.get(Subject, subject_id)
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def create_project(self, subject_id: int, name: str, deadline: datetime, archive
                 raise ItemNotFoundError(msg)
 
             new_project: Project = Project(subject_id=subject_id, name=name, deadline=deadline,
-                                           archived=archived, requirements=requirements, visible=visible,
+                                           archived=archived, description=description, requirements=requirements, visible=visible,
                                            max_students=max_students)
 
             session.add(new_project)
diff --git a/backend/db/interface/ProjectDAO.py b/backend/db/interface/ProjectDAO.py
index 9864b47c..35735ec2 100644
--- a/backend/db/interface/ProjectDAO.py
+++ b/backend/db/interface/ProjectDAO.py
@@ -9,14 +9,15 @@
 class ProjectDAO(AbstractDAO[Project, ProjectDataclass]):
 
     @abstractmethod
-    def create_project(self, subject_id: int, name: str, deadline: datetime, archived: bool, requirements: str,
+    def create_project(self, subject_id: int, name: str, deadline: datetime, archived: bool, description: str, requirements: str,
                        visible: bool, max_students: int) -> ProjectDataclass:
         """
         Creëert een nieuw ProjectDataClass in de database en associeert het met een SubjectDataClass.
 
         :param max_students: maximaal aantal studenten per groep per project
-        :param visible: of het project zichtbaar is voor de studenten
-        :param requirements: Uitleg van het project
+        :param visible: of het project zichtbaar is voor de studentent
+        :param description: Beschrijving van het project
+        :param requirements: Vereisten van het project
         :param archived: Of het project gearchiveerd is
         :param name: De naam van het project
         :param deadline: De deadline van het project
diff --git a/backend/db/models/models.py b/backend/db/models/models.py
index 03019e09..df2e9f18 100644
--- a/backend/db/models/models.py
+++ b/backend/db/models/models.py
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ class Project(Base, AbstractModel):
     name: Mapped[str]
     deadline: Mapped[datetime]
     archived: Mapped[bool]
+    description: Mapped[str]
     requirements: Mapped[str]
     visible: Mapped[bool]
     max_students: Mapped[int]
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ def to_domain_model(self) -> ProjectDataclass:
             name=self.name,
             deadline=self.deadline,
             archived=self.archived,
+            description=self.description,
             requirements=self.requirements,
             visible=self.visible,
             max_students=self.max_students,
diff --git a/backend/domain/models/ProjectDataclass.py b/backend/domain/models/ProjectDataclass.py
index 37dd6975..2c45bf36 100644
--- a/backend/domain/models/ProjectDataclass.py
+++ b/backend/domain/models/ProjectDataclass.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ class ProjectDataclass(JsonRepresentable):
     name: str
     deadline: datetime
     archived: bool
+    description: str
     requirements: str
     visible: bool
     max_students: int
diff --git a/backend/fill_database_mock.py b/backend/fill_database_mock.py
index f379f5d4..da04f028 100644
--- a/backend/fill_database_mock.py
+++ b/backend/fill_database_mock.py
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@
         name="PROJECT",
         archived=False,
         visible=True,
-        requirements="Maak iets in javafx",
+        description="Maak iets in javafx",
+        requirements="Een zip bestand met java-code",
         max_students=2,
         deadline=datetime(2000, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, tzinfo=tz.LOCAL),
     )