diff --git a/tfe/data_source_organization_run_task.go b/tfe/data_source_organization_run_task.go
index 1cf4eea0b..8239f88b4 100644
--- a/tfe/data_source_organization_run_task.go
+++ b/tfe/data_source_organization_run_task.go
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ func dataSourceTFEOrganizationRunTask() *schema.Resource {
 				Type:     schema.TypeBool,
 				Optional: true,
 			},
+
+			"description": {
+				Type:     schema.TypeString,
+				Optional: true,
+			},
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -51,6 +56,7 @@ func dataSourceTFEOrganizationRunTaskRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface
 	d.Set("url", task.URL)
 	d.Set("category", task.Category)
 	d.Set("enabled", task.Enabled)
+	d.Set("description", task.Description)
 	d.SetId(task.ID)
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/tfe/data_source_organization_run_task_test.go b/tfe/data_source_organization_run_task_test.go
index 9b53a7855..6e52ab984 100644
--- a/tfe/data_source_organization_run_task_test.go
+++ b/tfe/data_source_organization_run_task_test.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ func TestAccTFEOrganizationRunTaskDataSource_basic(t *testing.T) {
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("data.tfe_organization_run_task.foobar", "url", runTasksURL()),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("data.tfe_organization_run_task.foobar", "category", "task"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("data.tfe_organization_run_task.foobar", "enabled", "false"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("data.tfe_organization_run_task.foobar", "description", "a description"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("data.tfe_organization_run_task.foobar", "id"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("data.tfe_organization_run_task.foobar", "organization"),
 				),
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ resource "tfe_organization_run_task" "foobar" {
 	name         = "foobar-task-%d"
 	hmac_key     = "Password1"
 	enabled      = false
+	description = "a description"
 }
 
 data "tfe_organization_run_task" "foobar" {
diff --git a/website/docs/d/organization_run_task.html.markdown b/website/docs/d/organization_run_task.html.markdown
index 70a25fbf9..b25445d48 100644
--- a/website/docs/d/organization_run_task.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/d/organization_run_task.html.markdown
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ The following arguments are supported:
 In addition to all arguments above, the following attributes are exported:
 
 * `category` - The type of task.
+* `description` - A short description of the the task.
 * `enabled` - Whether the task will be run.
-* `id` - The ID of the Run task.
-* `url` - URL to send a run task payload.
+* `id` - The ID of the task.
+* `url` - URL to send a task payload.
diff --git a/website/docs/r/organization_run_task.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/organization_run_task.html.markdown
index 56773b34d..162b09aed 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/organization_run_task.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/organization_run_task.html.markdown
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ resource "tfe_organization_run_task" "example" {
   url          = "https://external.service.com"
   name         = "task-name"
   enabled      = true
+  description  = "An example task"
 }
 ```
 
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ The following arguments are supported:
 
 * `category` - (Optional) The type of task.
 * `enabled` - (Optional) Whether the task will be run.
+* `description` - (Optional) A short description of the the task.
 * `hmac_key` - (Optional) HMAC key to verify run task.
 * `name` - (Required) Name of the task.
 * `organization` - (Required) Name of the organization.