diff --git a/netbox/virtualization/filtersets.py b/netbox/virtualization/filtersets.py
index ed2775de2..d9f34d619 100644
--- a/netbox/virtualization/filtersets.py
+++ b/netbox/virtualization/filtersets.py
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ class VMInterfaceFilterSet(PrimaryModelFilterSet):
 
     class Meta:
         model = VMInterface
-        fields = ['id', 'name', 'enabled', 'mtu']
+        fields = ['id', 'name', 'enabled', 'mtu', 'description']
 
     def search(self, queryset, name, value):
         if not value.strip():
diff --git a/netbox/virtualization/tests/test_filtersets.py b/netbox/virtualization/tests/test_filtersets.py
index 8c8f6671f..0dfc483f3 100644
--- a/netbox/virtualization/tests/test_filtersets.py
+++ b/netbox/virtualization/tests/test_filtersets.py
@@ -422,8 +422,8 @@ class VMInterfaceTestCase(TestCase, ChangeLoggedFilterSetTests):
         VirtualMachine.objects.bulk_create(vms)
 
         interfaces = (
-            VMInterface(virtual_machine=vms[0], name='Interface 1', enabled=True, mtu=100, mac_address='00-00-00-00-00-01'),
-            VMInterface(virtual_machine=vms[1], name='Interface 2', enabled=True, mtu=200, mac_address='00-00-00-00-00-02'),
+            VMInterface(virtual_machine=vms[0], name='Interface 1', enabled=True, mtu=100, mac_address='00-00-00-00-00-01', description='foobar1'),
+            VMInterface(virtual_machine=vms[1], name='Interface 2', enabled=True, mtu=200, mac_address='00-00-00-00-00-02', description='foobar2'),
             VMInterface(virtual_machine=vms[2], name='Interface 3', enabled=False, mtu=300, mac_address='00-00-00-00-00-03'),
         )
         VMInterface.objects.bulk_create(interfaces)
@@ -478,3 +478,7 @@ class VMInterfaceTestCase(TestCase, ChangeLoggedFilterSetTests):
     def test_mac_address(self):
         params = {'mac_address': ['00-00-00-00-00-01', '00-00-00-00-00-02']}
         self.assertEqual(self.filterset(params, self.queryset).qs.count(), 2)
+
+    def test_description(self):
+        params = {'description': ['foobar1', 'foobar2']}
+        self.assertEqual(self.filterset(params, self.queryset).qs.count(), 2)