diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fbc7bac2b1..802a2e44f6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
   useful summary for people upgrading their application, not a replication
   of the commit log.
 
+## Unreleased
+
+* Extend image card to support html description (PR #392)
+
 ## 9.3.4
 
 * Adjust metadata spacing in image card (PR #390)
diff --git a/lib/govuk_publishing_components/presenters/image_card_helper.rb b/lib/govuk_publishing_components/presenters/image_card_helper.rb
index 301b0b39a5..44f3ec3ae6 100644
--- a/lib/govuk_publishing_components/presenters/image_card_helper.rb
+++ b/lib/govuk_publishing_components/presenters/image_card_helper.rb
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def heading_tag
       end
 
       def description
-        content_tag(:p, @description, class: "gem-c-image-card__description") if @description
+        content_tag(:div, @description, class: "gem-c-image-card__description") if @description
       end
     end
   end