diff --git a/extensions-builtin/Lora/ui_extra_networks_lora.py b/extensions-builtin/Lora/ui_extra_networks_lora.py
index 4c1549d7..9da13a09 100644
--- a/extensions-builtin/Lora/ui_extra_networks_lora.py
+++ b/extensions-builtin/Lora/ui_extra_networks_lora.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class ExtraNetworksPageLora(ui_extra_networks.ExtraNetworksPage):
                 "name": name,
                 "filename": path,
                 "preview": self._find_preview(path),
+                "description": self._find_description(path),
                 "search_term": self.search_terms_from_path(lora_on_disk.filename),
                 "prompt": json.dumps(f"<lora:{name}:") + " + opts.extra_networks_default_multiplier + " + json.dumps(">"),
                 "local_preview": path + ".png",
diff --git a/html/extra-networks-card.html b/html/extra-networks-card.html
index 8a5e2fbd..8612396d 100644
--- a/html/extra-networks-card.html
+++ b/html/extra-networks-card.html
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 			<span style="display:none" class='search_term'>{search_term}</span>
 		</div>
 		<span class='name'>{name}</span>
+		<span class='description'>{description}</span>
 	</div>
 </div>
 
diff --git a/modules/ui_extra_networks.py b/modules/ui_extra_networks.py
index 1a10a5df..cd61a569 100644
--- a/modules/ui_extra_networks.py
+++ b/modules/ui_extra_networks.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import glob
 import os.path
 import urllib.parse
+from functools import lru_cache
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Optional
 
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ class ExtraNetworksPage:
             "tabname": json.dumps(tabname),
             "local_preview": json.dumps(item["local_preview"]),
             "name": item["name"],
+            "description": (item.get("description") or ""),
             "card_clicked": onclick,
             "save_card_preview": '"' + html.escape(f"""return saveCardPreview(event, {json.dumps(tabname)}, {json.dumps(item["local_preview"])})""") + '"',
             "search_term": item.get("search_term", ""),
@@ -147,6 +149,19 @@ class ExtraNetworksPage:
                 return self.link_preview(file)
         return None
 
+    @lru_cache(maxsize=512)
+    def _find_description(self, path: str) -> Optional[str]:
+        """
+        Find and read a description file for a given path (without extension).
+        """
+        for file in [f"{path}.txt", f"{path}.description.txt"]:
+            try:
+                with open(file, "r", encoding="utf-8", errors="replace") as f:
+                    return f.read()
+            except OSError:
+                pass
+        return None
+
 
 def intialize():
     extra_pages.clear()
diff --git a/modules/ui_extra_networks_checkpoints.py b/modules/ui_extra_networks_checkpoints.py
index b712d12b..1deb785a 100644
--- a/modules/ui_extra_networks_checkpoints.py
+++ b/modules/ui_extra_networks_checkpoints.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class ExtraNetworksPageCheckpoints(ui_extra_networks.ExtraNetworksPage):
                 "name": checkpoint.name_for_extra,
                 "filename": path,
                 "preview": self._find_preview(path),
+                "description": self._find_description(path),
                 "search_term": self.search_terms_from_path(checkpoint.filename) + " " + (checkpoint.sha256 or ""),
                 "onclick": '"' + html.escape(f"""return selectCheckpoint({json.dumps(name)})""") + '"',
                 "local_preview": path + ".png",
diff --git a/modules/ui_extra_networks_hypernets.py b/modules/ui_extra_networks_hypernets.py
index 89f33242..80cc2a24 100644
--- a/modules/ui_extra_networks_hypernets.py
+++ b/modules/ui_extra_networks_hypernets.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class ExtraNetworksPageHypernetworks(ui_extra_networks.ExtraNetworksPage):
                 "name": name,
                 "filename": path,
                 "preview": self._find_preview(path),
+                "description": self._find_description(path),
                 "search_term": self.search_terms_from_path(path),
                 "prompt": json.dumps(f"<hypernet:{name}:") + " + opts.extra_networks_default_multiplier + " + json.dumps(">"),
                 "local_preview": path + ".png",
diff --git a/modules/ui_extra_networks_textual_inversion.py b/modules/ui_extra_networks_textual_inversion.py
index f7057390..f3bae666 100644
--- a/modules/ui_extra_networks_textual_inversion.py
+++ b/modules/ui_extra_networks_textual_inversion.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class ExtraNetworksPageTextualInversion(ui_extra_networks.ExtraNetworksPage):
                 "name": embedding.name,
                 "filename": embedding.filename,
                 "preview": self._find_preview(path),
+                "description": self._find_description(path),
                 "search_term": self.search_terms_from_path(embedding.filename),
                 "prompt": json.dumps(embedding.name),
                 "local_preview": path + ".preview.png",
diff --git a/style.css b/style.css
index 05572f66..9f2af263 100644
--- a/style.css
+++ b/style.css
@@ -939,6 +939,17 @@ footer {
     line-break: anywhere;
 }
 
+.extra-network-cards .card .actions .description {
+    display: block;
+    max-height: 3em;
+    white-space: pre-wrap;
+    line-height: 1.1;
+}
+
+.extra-network-cards .card .actions .description:hover {
+    max-height: none;
+}
+
 .extra-network-cards .card .actions:hover .additional{
     display: block;
 }