diff --git a/categories/migration/add_description.sql b/categories/migration/add_description.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b8e864
--- /dev/null
+++ b/categories/migration/add_description.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+BEGIN;
+ALTER TABLE "categories_category" ADD COLUMN "description" varchar(255);
+COMMIT;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/categories/migration/drop_description.sql b/categories/migration/drop_description.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24de722
--- /dev/null
+++ b/categories/migration/drop_description.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+BEGIN;
+ALTER TABLE "categories_category" DROP COLUMN "description";
+COMMIT;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/categories/models.py b/categories/models.py
index 2f89377..e234d70 100644
--- a/categories/models.py
+++ b/categories/models.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class Category(models.Model):
         help_text="Leave this blank for an Category Tree", 
         verbose_name='Parent')
     name = models.CharField(max_length=100)
+    description = models.CharField(blank=True, null=True, max_length=255)
     order = models.IntegerField(blank=True, null=True)
     slug = models.SlugField()