diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.AuditTrail/Orchard.AuditTrail.csproj b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.AuditTrail/Orchard.AuditTrail.csproj
index 3031cbf75..41526d5e3 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.AuditTrail/Orchard.AuditTrail.csproj
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.AuditTrail/Orchard.AuditTrail.csproj
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@
     <Content Include="Views\AuditTrailEvent-Role-Removed.cshtml" />
     <Content Include="Views\AuditTrailEvent-Role-UserAdded.cshtml" />
     <Content Include="Views\AuditTrailEvent-Role-UserRemoved.cshtml" />
+    <Content Include="Views\AuditTrailEvent-ContentPart-DescriptionChanged.cshtml" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\Orchard\Orchard.Framework.csproj">
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.AuditTrail/Providers/ContentDefinition/GlobalContentDefinitionEditorEvents.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.AuditTrail/Providers/ContentDefinition/GlobalContentDefinitionEditorEvents.cs
index c790fb513..cacd0e0bc 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.AuditTrail/Providers/ContentDefinition/GlobalContentDefinitionEditorEvents.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.AuditTrail/Providers/ContentDefinition/GlobalContentDefinitionEditorEvents.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ using Orchard.Environment.Extensions;
 namespace Orchard.AuditTrail.Providers.ContentDefinition {
     [OrchardFeature("Orchard.AuditTrail.ContentDefinition")]
     public class GlobalContentDefinitionEditorEvents : ContentDefinitionEditorEventsBase {
+        private const string _contentPartSettingsDescriptionName = "ContentPartSettings.Description";
         private readonly IAuditTrailManager _auditTrailManager;
         private readonly IWorkContextAccessor _wca;
         private readonly IContentDefinitionService _contentDefinitionService;
@@ -118,13 +119,30 @@ namespace Orchard.AuditTrail.Providers.ContentDefinition {
 
         public override void PartEditorUpdated(ContentPartDefinitionBuilder builder) {
             var contentPartDefinition = builder.Build();
-            var newSettings = contentPartDefinition.Settings;
+            var newPartSettings = contentPartDefinition.Settings;
 
-            if (!AreEqual(newSettings, _oldPartSettings)) {
+            if (newPartSettings.ContainsKey(_contentPartSettingsDescriptionName)) {
+                var oldDescription = _oldPartSettings.Get(_contentPartSettingsDescriptionName);
+                var newDescription = newPartSettings.Get(_contentPartSettingsDescriptionName);
+                if (oldDescription != newDescription) {
+                    var eventData = new Dictionary<string, object> {
+                        {"ContentPartName", builder.Name},
+                        {"OldDescription", oldDescription},
+                        {"NewDescription", newDescription}
+                    };
+                    RecordContentPartAuditTrail(ContentPartAuditTrailEventProvider.DescriptionChanged, eventData, builder.Name);
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Description change should not be re-recorded as general settings change.
+            var remainingOldPartSettings = new SettingsDictionary(_oldPartSettings.Where(item => item.Key != _contentPartSettingsDescriptionName).ToDictionary(item => item.Key, item => item.Value));
+            var remainingNewPartSettings = new SettingsDictionary(newPartSettings.Where(item => item.Key != _contentPartSettingsDescriptionName).ToDictionary(item => item.Key, item => item.Value));
+
+            if (!AreEqual(remainingNewPartSettings, remainingOldPartSettings)) {
                 var eventData = new Dictionary<string, object> {
                     {"ContentPartName", builder.Name},
-                    {"OldSettings", ToXml(_oldPartSettings)},
-                    {"NewSettings", ToXml(newSettings)}
+                    {"OldSettings", ToXml(remainingOldPartSettings)},
+                    {"NewSettings", ToXml(remainingNewPartSettings)}
                 };
                 RecordContentPartAuditTrail(ContentPartAuditTrailEventProvider.PartSettingsUpdated, eventData, builder.Name);
             }
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.AuditTrail/Views/AuditTrailEvent-ContentPart-DescriptionChanged.cshtml b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.AuditTrail/Views/AuditTrailEvent-ContentPart-DescriptionChanged.cshtml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..491d67dc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.AuditTrail/Views/AuditTrailEvent-ContentPart-DescriptionChanged.cshtml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+@using Orchard.AuditTrail.Helpers
+@{
+    var eventData = (IDictionary<string, object>) Model.EventData;
+    var contentPartName = eventData.Get<string>("ContentPartName");
+    var oldDescription = eventData.Get<string>("OldDescription");
+    var newDescription = eventData.Get<string>("NewDescription");
+}
+
+<section class="audittrail-contentpart-summary">
+    @T("The description of content part <strong>{0}</strong> was changed from <strong>{1}</strong> to <strong>{2}</strong>.", contentPartName, oldDescription.OrIfEmpty(T("[Empty]")), newDescription.OrIfEmpty(T("[Empty]")))
+</section>
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diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.AuditTrail/Views/AuditTrailEvent-ContentType-TypeDisplayNameUpdated.cshtml b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.AuditTrail/Views/AuditTrailEvent-ContentType-TypeDisplayNameUpdated.cshtml
index 4905d2a8f..cb1a3dbb8 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.AuditTrail/Views/AuditTrailEvent-ContentType-TypeDisplayNameUpdated.cshtml
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.AuditTrail/Views/AuditTrailEvent-ContentType-TypeDisplayNameUpdated.cshtml
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
 }
 
 <section>
-    @T("The display name for the content type <strong>{0}</strong> was changed from <strong>{1}</strong> to <strong>{2}</strong>.", contentTypeName, oldDisplayName, newDisplayName)
+    @T("The display name for the content type <strong>{0}</strong> was changed from <strong>{1}</strong> to <strong>{2}</strong>.", contentTypeName, oldDisplayName.OrIfEmpty(T("[Empty]")), newDisplayName.OrIfEmpty(T("[Empty]")))
 </section>
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