diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/preferences/fragments/ScrollableWidget.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/preferences/fragments/ScrollableWidget.kt
index a134c871e..d2c522cfe 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/preferences/fragments/ScrollableWidget.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/preferences/fragments/ScrollableWidget.kt
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ class ScrollableWidget : InjectingPreferenceFragment() {
         setupCheckbox(R.string.p_widget_show_checkboxes)
         setupCheckbox(R.string.p_widget_due_date_underneath, false)
         setupCheckbox(R.string.p_widget_show_full_task_title, false)
+        val showDescription = setupCheckbox(R.string.p_widget_show_description, true)
+        val showFullDescription = setupCheckbox(R.string.p_widget_show_full_description, false)
+        showFullDescription.dependency = showDescription.key
         setupList(R.string.p_widget_spacing)
         val showHeader = setupCheckbox(R.string.p_widget_show_header)
         val showSettings = setupCheckbox(R.string.p_widget_show_settings)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/ScrollableViewsFactory.java b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/ScrollableViewsFactory.java
index 0af64d2d2..66466d832 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/ScrollableViewsFactory.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/ScrollableViewsFactory.java
@@ -165,6 +165,20 @@ class ScrollableViewsFactory implements RemoteViewsService.RemoteViewsFactory {
           "setMaxLines",
           widgetPreferences.showFullTaskTitle() ? Integer.MAX_VALUE : 1);
 
+      boolean showDescription = task.hasNotes() && widgetPreferences.showDescription();
+
+      if (showDescription) {
+        row.setTextViewText(R.id.widget_description, task.getNotes());
+        row.setViewVisibility(R.id.widget_description, View.VISIBLE);
+        row.setTextColor(R.id.widget_description, textColorSecondary);
+        row.setInt(
+            R.id.widget_description,
+            "setMaxLines",
+            widgetPreferences.showFullDescription() ? Integer.MAX_VALUE : 2);
+      } else {
+        row.setViewVisibility(R.id.widget_description, View.GONE);
+      }
+
       row.setTextViewText(R.id.widget_text, textContent);
       row.setTextColor(R.id.widget_text, textColorTitle);
       row.setImageViewBitmap(R.id.widget_complete_box, getCheckbox(task));
@@ -186,12 +200,14 @@ class ScrollableViewsFactory implements RemoteViewsService.RemoteViewsFactory {
         Intent completeIntent = new Intent(WidgetClickActivity.COMPLETE_TASK);
         completeIntent.putExtra(WidgetClickActivity.EXTRA_TASK, task);
         row.setOnClickFillInIntent(R.id.widget_complete_box, completeIntent);
-        row.setViewPadding(R.id.widget_text, 0, verticalPadding, horizontalPadding, textBottomPadding);
+        row.setViewPadding(R.id.widget_text, 0, verticalPadding, horizontalPadding, showDescription ? 0 : textBottomPadding);
         row.setViewPadding(R.id.widget_due_bottom, 0, 0, horizontalPadding, verticalPadding);
+        row.setViewPadding(R.id.widget_description, 0, 0, horizontalPadding, textBottomPadding);
       } else {
         row.setViewVisibility(R.id.widget_complete_box, View.GONE);
-        row.setViewPadding(R.id.widget_text, horizontalPadding, verticalPadding, horizontalPadding, textBottomPadding);
+        row.setViewPadding(R.id.widget_text, horizontalPadding, verticalPadding, horizontalPadding, showDescription ? 0 : textBottomPadding);
         row.setViewPadding(R.id.widget_due_bottom, horizontalPadding, 0, horizontalPadding, verticalPadding);
+        row.setViewPadding(R.id.widget_description, horizontalPadding, 0, horizontalPadding, textBottomPadding);
       }
 
       int dividerColor = ContextCompat.getColor(context, widgetPreferences.getThemeIndex() == 0 ? R.color.black_12 : R.color.white_12);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/WidgetPreferences.java b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/WidgetPreferences.java
index fa426c539..cb9bc7c68 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/WidgetPreferences.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/WidgetPreferences.java
@@ -42,6 +42,14 @@ public class WidgetPreferences {
     return preferences.getBoolean(getKey(R.string.p_widget_show_full_task_title), false);
   }
 
+  boolean showDescription() {
+    return preferences.getBoolean(getKey(R.string.p_widget_show_description), true);
+  }
+
+  boolean showFullDescription() {
+    return preferences.getBoolean(getKey(R.string.p_widget_show_full_description), false);
+  }
+
   boolean dueDateBelowTitle() {
     return preferences.getBoolean(getKey(R.string.p_widget_due_date_underneath), false);
   }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/widget_row.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/widget_row.xml
index d08a2b427..53b5826ba 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/widget_row.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/widget_row.xml
@@ -50,11 +50,25 @@
     android:textSize="16sp"
     tools:text="Task title" />
 
+  <TextView
+    android:id="@+id/widget_description"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+    android:layout_below="@id/widget_text"
+    android:layout_alignStart="@id/widget_text"
+    android:paddingStart="0dp"
+    android:paddingEnd="@dimen/widget_padding"
+    android:maxLines="2"
+    android:ellipsize="end"
+    android:textAlignment="viewStart"
+    android:textSize="16sp"
+    tools:text="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Aenean tristique magna mauris, vel vulputate elit varius sit amet. Etiam sed nisl diam. Aenean vulputate ex nec ex condimentum commodo. Nunc faucibus augue in lacus tincidunt pretium. Donec mollis ex a ipsum semper, faucibus viverra turpis consequat. Donec id suscipit est. Duis a consectetur justo. Nunc in diam urna." />
+
   <TextView
     android:id="@+id/widget_due_bottom"
     android:layout_width="wrap_content"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-    android:layout_below="@id/widget_text"
+    android:layout_below="@id/widget_description"
     android:layout_alignStart="@id/widget_text"
     android:ellipsize="end"
     android:gravity="start|center_vertical"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/keys.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/keys.xml
index 59ad87b9f..b581e208f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/keys.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/keys.xml
@@ -270,6 +270,8 @@
   <string name="p_widget_font_size">widget-font-size-</string>
   <string name="p_widget_show_due_date">widget-show-due-date-</string>
   <string name="p_widget_show_full_task_title">widget-show-full-task-title-</string>
+  <string name="p_widget_show_description">widget-show-description-</string>
+  <string name="p_widget_show_full_description">widget-show-full-description-</string>
   <string name="p_widget_show_checkboxes">widget-show-checkboxes-</string>
   <string name="p_widget_show_header">widget-show-header-</string>
   <string name="p_widget_show_settings">widget-show-settings-</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_widget.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_widget.xml
index dcd323818..4a229ef55 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_widget.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_widget.xml
@@ -61,6 +61,16 @@
       android:key="@string/p_widget_show_due_date"
       android:title="@string/widget_show_due_date" />
 
+    <SwitchPreferenceCompat
+      android:defaultValue="true"
+      android:key="@string/p_widget_show_description"
+      android:title="@string/show_description" />
+
+    <SwitchPreferenceCompat
+      android:defaultValue="false"
+      android:key="@string/p_widget_show_full_description"
+      android:title="@string/show_full_description" />
+
     <SwitchPreferenceCompat
       android:key="@string/p_widget_show_checkboxes"
       android:title="@string/widget_show_checkboxes" />