diff --git a/src/content-script/main.js b/src/content-script/main.js
index bfb83e6..58731f1 100644
--- a/src/content-script/main.js
+++ b/src/content-script/main.js
@@ -362,8 +362,8 @@ function runDynamicSettings() {
       }
     }
 
-    // Show description if comments are hidden
-    if (cache['remove_comments']) {
+    // Show description
+    if (cache['expand_description'] || cache['remove_comments']) {
       const expandButton = qsa('#description #expand.button');
       expandButton.forEach(b => {
         if (b && b.offsetParent) {
diff --git a/src/shared/main.js b/src/shared/main.js
index e8c4300..55c5dfe 100644
--- a/src/shared/main.js
+++ b/src/shared/main.js
@@ -188,6 +188,11 @@ const SECTIONS = [
         id: "disable_annotations",
         defaultValue: false
       },
+      {
+        name: "Auto-expand the description",
+        id: "expand_description",
+        defaultValue: false
+      },
       {
         name: "Disable autoplay for playlists",
         id: "disable_playlist_autoplay",
@@ -543,6 +548,7 @@ const idToShortId = {
   "autofocus_search":                  '66',
   "remove_playlist_suggestions":       '67',
   "reverse_channel_video_list":        '68',
+  "expand_description":                '69',
 };