diff --git a/drizzle/0002_foamy_quicksilver.sql b/drizzle/0002_foamy_quicksilver.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b1ee23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drizzle/0002_foamy_quicksilver.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ALTER TABLE `dataset` ADD `description` text;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/drizzle/meta/0002_snapshot.json b/drizzle/meta/0002_snapshot.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6953ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drizzle/meta/0002_snapshot.json
@@ -0,0 +1,521 @@
+{
+  "version": "6",
+  "dialect": "sqlite",
+  "id": "dade89a0-2dca-4d30-afd6-7b1c36089481",
+  "prevId": "323c1657-def5-448b-8f9b-80c869eb3000",
+  "tables": {
+    "account": {
+      "name": "account",
+      "columns": {
+        "id": {
+          "name": "id",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": true,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "autoincrement": false
+        },
+        "account_id": {
+          "name": "account_id",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "autoincrement": false
+        },
+        "provider_id": {
+          "name": "provider_id",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "autoincrement": false
+        },
+        "user_id": {
+          "name": "user_id",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "autoincrement": false
+        },
+        "access_token": {
+          "name": "access_token",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": false,
+          "autoincrement": false
+        },
+        "refresh_token": {
+          "name": "refresh_token",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": false,
+          "autoincrement": false
+        },
+        "id_token": {
+          "name": "id_token",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": false,
+          "autoincrement": false
+        },
+        "access_token_expires_at": {
+          "name": "access_token_expires_at",
+          "type": "integer",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": false,
+          "autoincrement": false
+        },
+        "refresh_token_expires_at": {
+          "name": "refresh_token_expires_at",
+          "type": "integer",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": false,
+          "autoincrement": false
+        },
+        "scope": {
+          "name": "scope",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": false,
+          "autoincrement": false
+        },
+        "password": {
+          "name": "password",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": false,
+          "autoincrement": false
+        },
+        "created_at": {
+          "name": "created_at",
+          "type": "integer",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "autoincrement": false,
+          "default": "(cast(unixepoch('subsecond') * 1000 as integer))"
+        },
+        "updated_at": {
+          "name": "updated_at",
+          "type": "integer",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "autoincrement": false
+        }
+      },
+      "indexes": {
+        "account_userId_idx": {
+          "name": "account_userId_idx",
+          "columns": [
+            "user_id"
+          ],
+          "isUnique": false
+        }
+      },
+      "foreignKeys": {
+        "account_user_id_user_id_fk": {
+          "name": "account_user_id_user_id_fk",
+          "tableFrom": "account",
+          "tableTo": "user",
+          "columnsFrom": [
+            "user_id"
+          ],
+          "columnsTo": [
+            "id"
+          ],
+          "onDelete": "cascade",
+          "onUpdate": "no action"
+        }
+      },
+      "compositePrimaryKeys": {},
+      "uniqueConstraints": {},
+      "checkConstraints": {}
+    },
+    "session": {
+      "name": "session",
+      "columns": {
+        "id": {
+          "name": "id",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": true,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "autoincrement": false
+        },
+        "expires_at": {
+          "name": "expires_at",
+          "type": "integer",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "autoincrement": false
+        },
+        "token": {
+          "name": "token",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "autoincrement": false
+        },
+        "created_at": {
+          "name": "created_at",
+          "type": "integer",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "autoincrement": false,
+          "default": "(cast(unixepoch('subsecond') * 1000 as integer))"
+        },
+        "updated_at": {
+          "name": "updated_at",
+          "type": "integer",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "autoincrement": false
+        },
+        "ip_address": {
+          "name": "ip_address",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": false,
+          "autoincrement": false
+        },
+        "user_agent": {
+          "name": "user_agent",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": false,
+          "autoincrement": false
+        },
+        "user_id": {
+          "name": "user_id",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "autoincrement": false
+        }
+      },
+      "indexes": {
+        "session_token_unique": {
+          "name": "session_token_unique",
+          "columns": [
+            "token"
+          ],
+          "isUnique": true
+        },
+        "session_userId_idx": {
+          "name": "session_userId_idx",
+          "columns": [
+            "user_id"
+          ],
+          "isUnique": false
+        }
+      },
+      "foreignKeys": {
+        "session_user_id_user_id_fk": {
+          "name": "session_user_id_user_id_fk",
+          "tableFrom": "session",
+          "tableTo": "user",
+          "columnsFrom": [
+            "user_id"
+          ],
+          "columnsTo": [
+            "id"
+          ],
+          "onDelete": "cascade",
+          "onUpdate": "no action"
+        }
+      },
+      "compositePrimaryKeys": {},
+      "uniqueConstraints": {},
+      "checkConstraints": {}
+    },
+    "user": {
+      "name": "user",
+      "columns": {
+        "id": {
+          "name": "id",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": true,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "autoincrement": false
+        },
+        "name": {
+          "name": "name",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "autoincrement": false
+        },
+        "email": {
+          "name": "email",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "autoincrement": false
+        },
+        "email_verified": {
+          "name": "email_verified",
+          "type": "integer",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "autoincrement": false,
+          "default": false
+        },
+        "image": {
+          "name": "image",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": false,
+          "autoincrement": false
+        },
+        "admin": {
+          "name": "admin",
+          "type": "integer",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "autoincrement": false,
+          "default": false
+        },
+        "created_at": {
+          "name": "created_at",
+          "type": "integer",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "autoincrement": false,
+          "default": "(cast(unixepoch('subsecond') * 1000 as integer))"
+        },
+        "updated_at": {
+          "name": "updated_at",
+          "type": "integer",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "autoincrement": false,
+          "default": "(cast(unixepoch('subsecond') * 1000 as integer))"
+        }
+      },
+      "indexes": {
+        "user_email_unique": {
+          "name": "user_email_unique",
+          "columns": [
+            "email"
+          ],
+          "isUnique": true
+        }
+      },
+      "foreignKeys": {},
+      "compositePrimaryKeys": {},
+      "uniqueConstraints": {},
+      "checkConstraints": {}
+    },
+    "verification": {
+      "name": "verification",
+      "columns": {
+        "id": {
+          "name": "id",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": true,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "autoincrement": false
+        },
+        "identifier": {
+          "name": "identifier",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "autoincrement": false
+        },
+        "value": {
+          "name": "value",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "autoincrement": false
+        },
+        "expires_at": {
+          "name": "expires_at",
+          "type": "integer",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "autoincrement": false
+        },
+        "created_at": {
+          "name": "created_at",
+          "type": "integer",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "autoincrement": false,
+          "default": "(cast(unixepoch('subsecond') * 1000 as integer))"
+        },
+        "updated_at": {
+          "name": "updated_at",
+          "type": "integer",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "autoincrement": false,
+          "default": "(cast(unixepoch('subsecond') * 1000 as integer))"
+        }
+      },
+      "indexes": {
+        "verification_identifier_idx": {
+          "name": "verification_identifier_idx",
+          "columns": [
+            "identifier"
+          ],
+          "isUnique": false
+        }
+      },
+      "foreignKeys": {},
+      "compositePrimaryKeys": {},
+      "uniqueConstraints": {},
+      "checkConstraints": {}
+    },
+    "dataset_entry": {
+      "name": "dataset_entry",
+      "columns": {
+        "id": {
+          "name": "id",
+          "type": "integer",
+          "primaryKey": true,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "autoincrement": true
+        },
+        "external_id": {
+          "name": "external_id",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "autoincrement": false
+        },
+        "speaker_id": {
+          "name": "speaker_id",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "autoincrement": false
+        },
+        "model_name": {
+          "name": "model_name",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "autoincrement": false
+        },
+        "dataset_id": {
+          "name": "dataset_id",
+          "type": "integer",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "autoincrement": false
+        },
+        "file_name": {
+          "name": "file_name",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "autoincrement": false
+        },
+        "dialect": {
+          "name": "dialect",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "autoincrement": false
+        },
+        "iteration": {
+          "name": "iteration",
+          "type": "integer",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "autoincrement": false
+        },
+        "created_at": {
+          "name": "created_at",
+          "type": "integer",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "autoincrement": false,
+          "default": "(unixepoch())"
+        },
+        "updated_at": {
+          "name": "updated_at",
+          "type": "integer",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "autoincrement": false,
+          "default": "(unixepoch())"
+        }
+      },
+      "indexes": {},
+      "foreignKeys": {
+        "dataset_entry_dataset_id_dataset_id_fk": {
+          "name": "dataset_entry_dataset_id_dataset_id_fk",
+          "tableFrom": "dataset_entry",
+          "tableTo": "dataset",
+          "columnsFrom": [
+            "dataset_id"
+          ],
+          "columnsTo": [
+            "id"
+          ],
+          "onDelete": "no action",
+          "onUpdate": "no action"
+        }
+      },
+      "compositePrimaryKeys": {},
+      "uniqueConstraints": {},
+      "checkConstraints": {}
+    },
+    "dataset": {
+      "name": "dataset",
+      "columns": {
+        "id": {
+          "name": "id",
+          "type": "integer",
+          "primaryKey": true,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "autoincrement": true
+        },
+        "name": {
+          "name": "name",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "autoincrement": false
+        },
+        "description": {
+          "name": "description",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": false,
+          "autoincrement": false
+        },
+        "created_at": {
+          "name": "created_at",
+          "type": "integer",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "autoincrement": false,
+          "default": "(unixepoch())"
+        },
+        "updated_at": {
+          "name": "updated_at",
+          "type": "integer",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "autoincrement": false,
+          "default": "(unixepoch())"
+        }
+      },
+      "indexes": {},
+      "foreignKeys": {},
+      "compositePrimaryKeys": {},
+      "uniqueConstraints": {},
+      "checkConstraints": {}
+    }
+  },
+  "views": {},
+  "enums": {},
+  "_meta": {
+    "schemas": {},
+    "tables": {},
+    "columns": {}
+  },
+  "internal": {
+    "indexes": {}
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/drizzle/meta/_journal.json b/drizzle/meta/_journal.json
index 2755bfd..0224113 100644
--- a/drizzle/meta/_journal.json
+++ b/drizzle/meta/_journal.json
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@
       "when": 1773389231869,
       "tag": "0001_friendly_tana_nile",
       "breakpoints": true
+    },
+    {
+      "idx": 2,
+      "version": "6",
+      "when": 1773393053497,
+      "tag": "0002_foamy_quicksilver",
+      "breakpoints": true
     }
   ]
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/actions/datasets.ts b/src/app/actions/datasets.ts
index 2887422..20c4ef2 100644
--- a/src/app/actions/datasets.ts
+++ b/src/app/actions/datasets.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { eq } from 'drizzle-orm';
 import { revalidatePath } from 'next/cache';
 import { requireAdmin } from '@/lib/auth';
 
-export async function createDataset({ name }: { name: string }) {
+export async function createDataset({ name, description }: { name: string; description?: string }) {
   const result = await requireAdmin();
   if (!result.authenticated || !result.admin) {
     throw new Error('Unauthorized');
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ export async function createDataset({ name }: { name: string }) {
   }
 
   try {
-    const result = await db.insert(dataset).values({ name: name.trim() });
+    const result = await db.insert(dataset).values({ 
+      name: name.trim(),
+      description: description?.trim() || null
+    });
     revalidatePath('/admin');
     return result;
   } catch (error) {
@@ -28,7 +31,7 @@ export async function createDataset({ name }: { name: string }) {
 
 export async function updateDataset(
   id: number,
-  updates: { name?: string }
+  updates: { name?: string; description?: string }
 ) {
   const result = await requireAdmin();
   if (!result.authenticated || !result.admin) {
@@ -40,12 +43,18 @@ export async function updateDataset(
   }
 
   try {
+    const updateData: any = {};
+    if (updates.name !== undefined) {
+      updateData.name = updates.name.trim();
+    }
+    if (updates.description !== undefined) {
+      updateData.description = updates.description.trim() || null;
+    }
+    updateData.updatedAt = new Date();
+
     const result = await db
       .update(dataset)
-      .set({
-        name: updates.name?.trim(),
-        updatedAt: new Date(),
-      })
+      .set(updateData)
       .where(eq(dataset.id, id));
     revalidatePath(`/admin/datasets/${id}`);
     revalidatePath('/admin');
diff --git a/src/components/CreateDatasetForm.tsx b/src/components/CreateDatasetForm.tsx
index 05ed4aa..4d5c3ad 100644
--- a/src/components/CreateDatasetForm.tsx
+++ b/src/components/CreateDatasetForm.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { createDataset } from '@/app/actions/datasets';
 
 export default function CreateDatasetForm() {
   const [name, setName] = useState('');
+  const [description, setDescription] = useState('');
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [success, setSuccess] = useState(false);
@@ -21,8 +22,12 @@ export default function CreateDatasetForm() {
 
     setLoading(true);
     try {
-      await createDataset({ name: name.trim() });
+      await createDataset({ 
+        name: name.trim(),
+        description: description.trim() || undefined
+      });
       setName('');
+      setDescription('');
       setSuccess(true);
       setTimeout(() => setSuccess(false), 3000);
       // Refresh the page to show the new dataset
@@ -53,6 +58,21 @@ export default function CreateDatasetForm() {
           />
         </div>
 
+        <div className="mb-4">
+          <label htmlFor="description" className="block text-sm font-medium mb-2">
+            Description (Optional)
+          </label>
+          <textarea
+            id="description"
+            value={description}
+            onChange={(e) => setDescription(e.target.value)}
+            placeholder="Enter dataset description"
+            rows={3}
+            className="w-full px-3 py-2 border border-gray-300 rounded-md focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-blue-500 resize-none"
+            disabled={loading}
+          />
+        </div>
+
         {error && (
           <div className="mb-4 p-3 bg-red-100 border border-red-400 text-red-700 rounded">
             {error}
diff --git a/src/components/DatasetsList.tsx b/src/components/DatasetsList.tsx
index f9947bf..7a6d253 100644
--- a/src/components/DatasetsList.tsx
+++ b/src/components/DatasetsList.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export default async function DatasetsList() {
               className="border border-gray-300 rounded-lg p-4 bg-white shadow-sm hover:shadow-md transition-shadow block cursor-pointer"
             >
               <h3 className="text-lg font-semibold">{ds.name}</h3>
+              <p className="text-md text-gray-600">{ds.description}</p>
               <p className="text-sm text-gray-600 mt-2">
                 ID: {ds.id}
               </p>
diff --git a/src/components/EditableDatasetHeader.tsx b/src/components/EditableDatasetHeader.tsx
index 545c438..dfbfa57 100644
--- a/src/components/EditableDatasetHeader.tsx
+++ b/src/components/EditableDatasetHeader.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export default function EditableDatasetHeader({
 }: EditableDatasetHeaderProps) {
   const [isEditing, setIsEditing] = useState(false);
   const [name, setName] = useState(dataset.name);
+  const [description, setDescription] = useState(dataset.description || '');
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
@@ -26,7 +27,10 @@ export default function EditableDatasetHeader({
     setError(null);
 
     try {
-      await updateDataset(dataset.id, { name: name.trim() });
+      await updateDataset(dataset.id, { 
+        name: name.trim(),
+        description: description.trim() || undefined
+      });
       setIsEditing(false);
     } catch (err) {
       setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to update dataset');
@@ -37,6 +41,7 @@ export default function EditableDatasetHeader({
 
   function handleCancel() {
     setName(dataset.name);
+    setDescription(dataset.description || '');
     setError(null);
     setIsEditing(false);
   }
@@ -57,6 +62,18 @@ export default function EditableDatasetHeader({
             disabled={loading}
           />
 
+          <label htmlFor="description" className="block text-sm font-medium mb-2">
+            Description (Optional)
+          </label>
+          <textarea
+            id="description"
+            value={description}
+            onChange={(e) => setDescription(e.target.value)}
+            rows={3}
+            className="w-full px-3 py-2 border border-gray-300 rounded-md focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-blue-500 mb-4 resize-none"
+            disabled={loading}
+          />
+
           {error && (
             <div className="mb-4 p-3 bg-red-100 border border-red-400 text-red-700 rounded text-sm">
               {error}
@@ -91,6 +108,9 @@ export default function EditableDatasetHeader({
               Edit
             </button>
           </div>
+          {dataset.description && (
+            <p className="text-gray-700 mb-4">{dataset.description}</p>
+          )}
           <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-4">
             <div>
               <p className="text-sm text-gray-600">Dataset ID</p>
diff --git a/src/lib/model/dataset.ts b/src/lib/model/dataset.ts
index cca77fd..4eb697c 100644
--- a/src/lib/model/dataset.ts
+++ b/src/lib/model/dataset.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { dataset_entry } from './dataset_entry';
 export const dataset = sqliteTable('dataset', {
   id: integer('id').primaryKey({ autoIncrement: true }),
   name: text('name').notNull(),
+  description: text('description'),
   createdAt: integer('created_at', { mode: 'timestamp' })
     .notNull()
     .default(sql`(unixepoch())`),