diff --git a/openstack/networking/v2/extensions/security/rules/requests.go b/openstack/networking/v2/extensions/security/rules/requests.go
index 0d0450e3d..20637bb2b 100644
--- a/openstack/networking/v2/extensions/security/rules/requests.go
+++ b/openstack/networking/v2/extensions/security/rules/requests.go
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ type CreateOpts struct {
 	// group rule is applied.
 	Direction RuleDirection `json:"direction" required:"true"`
 
+	// String description of each rule, optional
+	Description string `json:"description,omitempty"`
+
 	// Must be "IPv4" or "IPv6", and addresses represented in CIDR must match the
 	// ingress or egress rules.
 	EtherType RuleEtherType `json:"ethertype" required:"true"`
diff --git a/openstack/networking/v2/extensions/security/rules/results.go b/openstack/networking/v2/extensions/security/rules/results.go
index f2d48c47f..827293dda 100644
--- a/openstack/networking/v2/extensions/security/rules/results.go
+++ b/openstack/networking/v2/extensions/security/rules/results.go
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ type SecGroupRule struct {
 	// instance. An egress rule is applied to traffic leaving the instance.
 	Direction string
 
+	// Descripton of the rule
+	Description string `json:"description"`
+
 	// Must be IPv4 or IPv6, and addresses represented in CIDR must match the
 	// ingress or egress rules.
 	EtherType string `json:"ethertype"`