diff --git a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
index 805733fb7..e15ac8722 100755
--- a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
@@ -846,6 +846,7 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
                     'playlist': playlist,
                     'playlist_id': ie_result.get('id'),
                     'playlist_title': ie_result.get('title'),
+                    'playlist_description': ie_result.get('description'),
                     'playlist_index': i + playliststart,
                     'extractor': ie_result['extractor'],
                     'webpage_url': ie_result['webpage_url'],