diff --git a/neutron/tests/tempest/api/test_trunk.py b/neutron/tests/tempest/api/test_trunk.py
index c22c334..a371366 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/tempest/api/test_trunk.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/tempest/api/test_trunk.py
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@
         res = self.client.show_trunk(trunk_id)
         self.assertTrue(res['trunk']['admin_state_up'])
         self.assertEqual("", res['trunk']['name'])
+        self.assertEqual("", res['trunk']['description'])
         res = self.client.update_trunk(
             trunk_id, name='foo', admin_state_up=False)
         self.assertFalse(res['trunk']['admin_state_up'])
@@ -105,6 +106,15 @@
         # enable the trunk so that it can be managed
         self.client.update_trunk(trunk_id, admin_state_up=True)
 
+    @test.idempotent_id('5ff46c22-a2b6-5559-bc5a-0ef2463cab32')
+    def test_create_update_trunk_with_description(self):
+        trunk = self._create_trunk_with_network_and_parent(
+            None, description="foo description")
+        trunk_id = trunk['trunk']['id']
+        self.assertEqual("foo description", trunk['trunk']['description'])
+        trunk = self.client.update_trunk(trunk_id, description='')
+        self.assertEqual('', trunk['trunk']['description'])
+
     @test.idempotent_id('73365f73-bed6-42cd-960b-ec04e0c99d85')
     def test_list_trunks(self):
         trunk1 = self._create_trunk_with_network_and_parent(None)
diff --git a/neutron/tests/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py b/neutron/tests/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py
index 0336961..00e9b76 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py
@@ -707,7 +707,8 @@
         return service_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
 
     def create_trunk(self, parent_port_id, subports,
-                     tenant_id=None, name=None, admin_state_up=None):
+                     tenant_id=None, name=None, admin_state_up=None,
+                     description=None):
         uri = '%s/trunks' % self.uri_prefix
         post_data = {
             'trunk': {
@@ -720,6 +721,8 @@
             post_data['trunk']['tenant_id'] = tenant_id
         if name is not None:
             post_data['trunk']['name'] = name
+        if description is not None:
+            post_data['trunk']['description'] = description
         if admin_state_up is not None:
             post_data['trunk']['admin_state_up'] = admin_state_up
         resp, body = self.post(uri, self.serialize(post_data))