diff --git a/src/database.cpp b/src/database.cpp
index 6012ebe..6e9408f 100644
--- a/src/database.cpp
+++ b/src/database.cpp
@@ -107,3 +107,20 @@ double Database::cacheAccountValue(long long accountId, sqlite3 *db) {
 		return value;
 	throw std::runtime_error("Failed to set cashedValue for " + std::to_string(accountId));
 }
+
+void Database::accountDescription(const std::string& account, const std::string& description, sqlite3 *db) {
+	sqlite3_stmt *stmt;
+	int rc = sqlite3_prepare_v2(db, "UPDATE account SET description = ? WHERE name = ?", -1, &stmt, nullptr);
+	
+	if (rc != SQLITE_OK)
+		throw std::runtime_error("Failed preparing accountDescription statement");
+	
+	sqlite3_bind_text(stmt, 1, description.c_str(), -1, SQLITE_TRANSIENT);
+	sqlite3_bind_text(stmt, 2, account.c_str(), -1, SQLITE_TRANSIENT);
+	
+	rc = sqlite3_step(stmt);
+	sqlite3_finalize(stmt);
+	
+	if (rc != SQLITE_DONE)
+		throw std::runtime_error("Failed to set description on " + account);
+}
diff --git a/src/database.h b/src/database.h
index a5a6c9b..9a71ed8 100644
--- a/src/database.h
+++ b/src/database.h
@@ -58,6 +58,17 @@ public:
 	 * @throws std::runtime_error If the database query fails
 	 */
 	static double cacheAccountValue(long long accountId, sqlite3 *db);
+	
+	/**
+	 * @brief Sets a new description for an account
+	 *
+	 * @param account The account name
+	 * @param description The new description
+	 * @param db The database connection to use
+	 *
+	 * @throws std::runtime_error If the statement fails to prepare or the step fails to execute
+	 */
+	static void accountDescription(const std::string& account, const std::string& description, sqlite3 *db);
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/optHandlers/accountOperation.cpp b/src/optHandlers/accountOperation.cpp
index 3b4f248..93be52f 100644
--- a/src/optHandlers/accountOperation.cpp
+++ b/src/optHandlers/accountOperation.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ void AccountOperation::commit() {
 	if (flags.value) {
 		std::cout << Database::getValue(account, db) << std::endl;
 	}
+	
+	if (!flags.description.empty()) {
+		Database::accountDescription(account, flags.description, db);
+	}
 }
 
 AccountOperation::AccountOperation(sqlite3 *db, std::string account) : Operation(db), account(std::move(account)) {
diff --git a/src/optHandlers/mainOptHandler.cpp b/src/optHandlers/mainOptHandler.cpp
index fa25e47..0c8d79b 100644
--- a/src/optHandlers/mainOptHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/optHandlers/mainOptHandler.cpp
@@ -64,13 +64,13 @@ void MainOptHandler::accountOptHandler(std::string account) {
 			{"delete",       no_argument,       nullptr, 'd'},
 			{"force-delete", no_argument,       nullptr, 'F'},
 			{"value",        no_argument,       nullptr, 'v'},
-			{"description",  no_argument,       nullptr, 'D'},
+			{"description",  required_argument,       nullptr, 'D'},
 	};
 	
 	auto acctOperation = std::make_unique<AccountOperation>(db, account);
 	
 	while (true) {
-		int opt = getopt_long(argv.size(), argv.data(), "ha:c:e:p:dFvD", accountLongOpts, nullptr);
+		int opt = getopt_long(argv.size(), argv.data(), "ha:c:e:p:dFvD:", accountLongOpts, nullptr);
 		if (opt == -1)
 			break;
 		
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ void MainOptHandler::paymentOptHandler(std::string account) {
 	auto payOperation = std::make_unique<PaymentOperation>(db, account);
 	
 	while (true) {
-		int opt = getopt_long(argv.size(), argv.data(), "ha:c:e:p:v:d:r:D", paymentLongOpts, nullptr);
+		int opt = getopt_long(argv.size(), argv.data(), "ha:c:e:p:v:d:r:D:", paymentLongOpts, nullptr);
 		if (opt == -1)
 			break;