diff --git a/helper_test.go b/helper_test.go
index 84f7b48..f380028 100644
--- a/helper_test.go
+++ b/helper_test.go
@@ -168,10 +168,11 @@ func createVariable(t *testing.T, client *Client, ws *Workspace) (*Variable, fun
 
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	v, err := client.Variables.Create(ctx, VariableCreateOptions{
-		Key:       String(randomString(t)),
-		Value:     String(randomString(t)),
-		Category:  Category(CategoryTerraform),
-		Workspace: ws,
+		Key:         String(randomString(t)),
+		Value:       String(randomString(t)),
+		Category:    Category(CategoryTerraform),
+		Description: String("Create by go-scalr test helper."),
+		Workspace:   ws,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
diff --git a/variable.go b/variable.go
index 6081b7b..9ad52b0 100644
--- a/variable.go
+++ b/variable.go
@@ -50,13 +50,14 @@ type VariableList struct {
 
 // Variable represents a Scalr variable.
 type Variable struct {
-	ID        string       `jsonapi:"primary,vars"`
-	Key       string       `jsonapi:"attr,key"`
-	Value     string       `jsonapi:"attr,value"`
-	Category  CategoryType `jsonapi:"attr,category"`
-	HCL       bool         `jsonapi:"attr,hcl"`
-	Sensitive bool         `jsonapi:"attr,sensitive"`
-	Final     bool         `jsonapi:"attr,final"`
+	ID          string       `jsonapi:"primary,vars"`
+	Key         string       `jsonapi:"attr,key"`
+	Value       string       `jsonapi:"attr,value"`
+	Category    CategoryType `jsonapi:"attr,category"`
+	Description string       `jsonapi:"attr,description"`
+	HCL         bool         `jsonapi:"attr,hcl"`
+	Sensitive   bool         `jsonapi:"attr,sensitive"`
+	Final       bool         `jsonapi:"attr,final"`
 
 	// Relations
 	Workspace   *Workspace   `jsonapi:"relation,workspace"`
@@ -82,6 +83,9 @@ type VariableCreateOptions struct {
 	// Whether this is a Terraform or environment variable.
 	Category *CategoryType `jsonapi:"attr,category"`
 
+	// Variable description.
+	Description *string `jsonapi:"attr,description"`
+
 	// Whether to evaluate the value of the variable as a string of HCL code.
 	HCL *bool `jsonapi:"attr,hcl,omitempty"`
 
@@ -177,6 +181,9 @@ type VariableUpdateOptions struct {
 	// The value of the variable.
 	Value *string `jsonapi:"attr,value,omitempty"`
 
+	// The description of the variable.
+	Description *string `jsonapi:"attr,description,omitempty"`
+
 	// Whether to evaluate the value of the variable as a string of HCL code.
 	HCL *bool `jsonapi:"attr,hcl,omitempty"`
 
diff --git a/variable_test.go b/variable_test.go
index d98770d..a61841a 100644
--- a/variable_test.go
+++ b/variable_test.go
@@ -20,10 +20,11 @@ func TestVariablesCreate(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("when options has an empty string value", func(t *testing.T) {
 		options := VariableCreateOptions{
-			Key:       String(randomVariableKey(t)),
-			Value:     String(""),
-			Category:  Category(CategoryShell),
-			Workspace: wsTest,
+			Key:         String(randomVariableKey(t)),
+			Value:       String(""),
+			Category:    Category(CategoryShell),
+			Description: String("random variable test"),
+			Workspace:   wsTest,
 		}
 
 		v, err := client.Variables.Create(ctx, options)
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ func TestVariablesCreate(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, *options.Key, v.Key)
 		assert.Equal(t, *options.Value, v.Value)
 		assert.Equal(t, *options.Category, v.Category)
+		assert.Equal(t, *options.Description, v.Description)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("when options is missing value", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -156,6 +158,7 @@ func TestVariablesRead(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, vTest.ID, v.ID)
 		assert.Equal(t, vTest.Category, v.Category)
+		assert.Equal(t, vTest.Description, v.Description)
 		assert.Equal(t, vTest.HCL, v.HCL)
 		assert.Equal(t, vTest.Key, v.Key)
 		assert.Equal(t, vTest.Sensitive, v.Sensitive)
@@ -191,9 +194,10 @@ func TestVariablesUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("with valid options", func(t *testing.T) {
 		options := VariableUpdateOptions{
-			Key:   String("newname"),
-			Value: String("newvalue"),
-			HCL:   Bool(true),
+			Key:         String("newname"),
+			Value:       String("newvalue"),
+			Description: String("newdescription"),
+			HCL:         Bool(true),
 		}
 
 		v, err := client.Variables.Update(ctx, vTest.ID, options)
@@ -202,6 +206,7 @@ func TestVariablesUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, *options.Key, v.Key)
 		assert.Equal(t, *options.HCL, v.HCL)
 		assert.Equal(t, *options.Value, v.Value)
+		assert.Equal(t, *options.Description, v.Description)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("when updating a subset of values", func(t *testing.T) {