diff --git a/controller/iteration.go b/controller/iteration.go
index 2b6a6a9b4a..16f2df3b31 100644
--- a/controller/iteration.go
+++ b/controller/iteration.go
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ type IterationController struct {
 }
 
 // IterationControllerConfiguration configuration for the IterationController
-
 type IterationControllerConfiguration interface {
 	GetCacheControlIterations() string
 	GetCacheControlIteration() string
@@ -84,12 +83,13 @@ func (c *IterationController) CreateChild(ctx *app.CreateChildIterationContext)
 		}
 
 		newItr := iteration.Iteration{
-			SpaceID:    parent.SpaceID,
-			Path:       childPath,
-			Name:       *reqIter.Attributes.Name,
-			StartAt:    reqIter.Attributes.StartAt,
-			EndAt:      reqIter.Attributes.EndAt,
-			UserActive: *reqIter.Attributes.UserActive,
+			SpaceID:     parent.SpaceID,
+			Path:        childPath,
+			Name:        *reqIter.Attributes.Name,
+			Description: reqIter.Attributes.Description,
+			StartAt:     reqIter.Attributes.StartAt,
+			EndAt:       reqIter.Attributes.EndAt,
+			UserActive:  *reqIter.Attributes.UserActive,
 		}
 
 		err = appl.Iterations().Create(ctx, &newItr)
diff --git a/controller/iteration_blackbox_test.go b/controller/iteration_blackbox_test.go
index b82f7d589c..acf476816a 100644
--- a/controller/iteration_blackbox_test.go
+++ b/controller/iteration_blackbox_test.go
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ func (rest *TestIterationREST) TestSuccessCreateChildIteration() {
 	require.NotNil(rest.T(), created)
 	assertChildIterationLinking(rest.T(), created.Data)
 	assert.Equal(rest.T(), *ci.Data.Attributes.Name, *created.Data.Attributes.Name)
+	assert.Equal(rest.T(), *ci.Data.Attributes.Description, *created.Data.Attributes.Description)
 	expectedParentPath := parent.Path.String() + path.SepInService + parentID.String()
 	expectedResolvedParentPath := path.SepInService + ri.Name + path.SepInService + parent.Name
 	assert.Equal(rest.T(), expectedParentPath, *created.Data.Attributes.ParentPath)
@@ -659,14 +660,15 @@ func getChildIterationPayload(name *string) *app.CreateChildIterationPayload {
 	end := start.Add(time.Hour * (24 * 8 * 3))
 
 	itType := iteration.APIStringTypeIteration
-
+	desc := "Some description"
 	return &app.CreateChildIterationPayload{
 		Data: &app.Iteration{
 			Type: itType,
 			Attributes: &app.IterationAttributes{
-				Name:    name,
-				StartAt: &start,
-				EndAt:   &end,
+				Name:        name,
+				Description: &desc,
+				StartAt:     &start,
+				EndAt:       &end,
 			},
 		},
 	}