diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/FilesController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/FilesController.php
index fae10e8a..5ff8d333 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/FilesController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/FilesController.php
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ class FilesController extends Controller
         // it leaves the parent forms all blank, even though it goes
         // back to the right place. So just manually validate
         $validator = Validator::make($request->all(), [
-            'filename' => 'required',
-            'file'     => 'required|file'
+            'filename'         => 'required',
+            'file_description' => 'nullable',
+            'file'             => 'required|file'
         ]);
 
         if ($validator->fails()) {
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ class FilesController extends Controller
 
         $asset = new File();
         $asset->name = $attrs['filename'];
+        $asset->description = $attrs['file_description'];
         $asset->disk = config('filesystems.public_files');
         $asset->path = $file_path;
         $asset->public = true;
diff --git a/resources/views/admin/common/file_upload.blade.php b/resources/views/admin/common/file_upload.blade.php
index 4409fb29..10f52af6 100644
--- a/resources/views/admin/common/file_upload.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/admin/common/file_upload.blade.php
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ Pass in:
                 {{ Form::hidden('ref_model', get_class($model)) }}
                 {{ Form::hidden('ref_model_id', $model->id) }}
 
-                {{ Form::label('filename', 'Name:') }}&nbsp;<span class="required">*</span>
-                {{ Form::text('filename', null, ['class' => 'form-control']) }}
-
+                <span class="required">*</span>
+                {{ Form::text('filename', null, ['class' => 'form-control', 'placeholder' => 'Name']) }}
+                {{ Form::text('file_description', null, ['class' => 'form-control', 'placeholder' => 'Description']) }}
                 {{ Form::file('file', ['class' => 'form-control']) }}
 
                 {{ Form::submit('Upload', ['class' => 'btn btn-success']) }}