diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/ETLService.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/ETLService.java
index 8cfdcc834d1f15d3a1d59183cb60a4c3abd52e6c..d91813d1973764ef12c52833e42ac6ec1dc53886 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/ETLService.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/ETLService.java
@@ -1694,6 +1694,7 @@ public class ETLService extends AbstractCommonServer<IETLLIMSService> implements
     {
         IMetaprojectBO metaprojectBO = businessObjectFactory.createMetaprojectBO(session);
         metaprojectBO.loadDataByTechId(update.getMetaprojectId());
+        metaprojectBO.setDescription(update.getDescription());
 
         metaprojectBO.addSamples(update.getAddedSamples());
         metaprojectBO.removeSamples(update.getRemovedSamples());
diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/bo/IMetaprojectBO.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/bo/IMetaprojectBO.java
index 4157bc01614aa5401ee40656be83c8888156bb7a..f75ead62eeb39cb1ca0ca42cc429cd0f97ed004a 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/bo/IMetaprojectBO.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/bo/IMetaprojectBO.java
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ public interface IMetaprojectBO extends IEntityBusinessObject
 
     void define(NewMetaproject newMetaproject);
 
+    void setDescription(String description);
+
     void loadByMetaprojectId(IMetaprojectId metaprojectId);
 
     void addExperiments(List<? extends IExperimentId> experiments);
diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/bo/MetaprojectBO.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/bo/MetaprojectBO.java
index 1a1338b328c2f5df7c65788b7adee20665fa135b..99d4d9d83e25f6e56d02b11f8ecb12d0894db243 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/bo/MetaprojectBO.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/business/bo/MetaprojectBO.java
@@ -236,6 +236,12 @@ public class MetaprojectBO extends AbstractBusinessObject implements IMetaprojec
         return event;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void setDescription(String description)
+    {
+        getMetaproject().setDescription(description);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void addExperiments(List<? extends IExperimentId> experimentIds)
     {