diff --git a/ansible/roles_ocp_workloads/ocp4_workload_gitops_gitlab/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles_ocp_workloads/ocp4_workload_gitops_gitlab/defaults/main.yml
index d238fa3ca95..552fe0516da 100644
--- a/ansible/roles_ocp_workloads/ocp4_workload_gitops_gitlab/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles_ocp_workloads/ocp4_workload_gitops_gitlab/defaults/main.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ ocp4_workload_gitops_gitlab_import_repos: []
 
 # ocp4_workload_gitops_gitlab_import_repos:
 # - name: janus-idp
+#   description: The IDP management group
 #   repo:
 #   - name: software-templates
 #     url: https://github.com/treddy08/software-templates.git
diff --git a/ansible/roles_ocp_workloads/ocp4_workload_gitops_gitlab/templates/application-gitlab.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles_ocp_workloads/ocp4_workload_gitops_gitlab/templates/application-gitlab.yml.j2
index a730188aa49..d92753de5d9 100644
--- a/ansible/roles_ocp_workloads/ocp4_workload_gitops_gitlab/templates/application-gitlab.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles_ocp_workloads/ocp4_workload_gitops_gitlab/templates/application-gitlab.yml.j2
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ spec:
           {% set grouploop = loop %}
         - name: gitlab.groups[{{ grouploop.index - 1 }}].name
           value: {{ group.name }}
+        - name: gitlab.groups[{{ grouploop.index - 1 }}].description
+          value: {{ group.description | default('') }}
 {% for repo in group.repo %}
         - name: gitlab.groups[{{ grouploop.index - 1 }}].repo[{{ loop.index - 1 }}].name
           value: {{ repo.name }}