diff --git a/hugolib/page.go b/hugolib/page.go
index 05ba2e120..13a3c283e 100644
--- a/hugolib/page.go
+++ b/hugolib/page.go
@@ -491,6 +491,7 @@ func (p *Page) update(f interface{}) error {
 			p.linkTitle = cast.ToString(v)
 		case "description":
 			p.Description = cast.ToString(v)
+			p.Params["description"] = p.Description
 		case "slug":
 			p.Slug = cast.ToString(v)
 		case "url":