diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/new_form.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/new_form.tmpl
index a4742b32fb3..470139d7f30 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/new_form.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/new_form.tmpl
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@
 				<div class="filter menu" data-id="#label_ids">
 					<div class="no-select item">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.new.clear_labels"}}</div>
 					{{range .Labels}}
-						<a class="{{if .IsChecked}}checked{{end}} item has-emoji" href="#" data-id="{{.ID}}" data-id-selector="#label_{{.ID}}"><span class="octicon {{if .IsChecked}}octicon-check{{end}}"></span><span class="label color" style="background-color: {{.Color}}"></span> {{.Name}}</a>
+						<a class="{{if .IsChecked}}checked{{end}} item has-emoji" href="#" data-id="{{.ID}}" data-id-selector="#label_{{.ID}}"><span class="octicon {{if .IsChecked}}octicon-check{{end}}"></span><span class="label color" style="background-color: {{.Color}}"></span> {{.Name}}
+						{{if .Description }}<br><small class="desc">{{.Description}}</small>{{end}}</a>
 					{{end}}
 				</div>
 			</div>