diff --git a/python/plugins/MetaSearch/metadata.txt b/python/plugins/MetaSearch/metadata.txt
index 0c1be3597dc..509e8dd61fe 100644
--- a/python/plugins/MetaSearch/metadata.txt
+++ b/python/plugins/MetaSearch/metadata.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [general]
 name=MetaSearch Catalogue Client
 description=MetaSearch is a QGIS plugin to interact with metadata catalogue services (CSW).
+about=MetaSearch is a QGIS plugin to interact with metadata catalogue services, supporting the OGC Catalogue Service for the Web (CSW) standard. MetaSearch provides an easy and intuitive approach and user-friendly interface to searching metadata catalogues within QGIS.
 category=Web
 version=0.3.4
 qgisMinimumVersion=2.0