diff --git a/beat/editor/test/test_editors.py b/beat/editor/test/test_editors.py
index 4ec4257c7586f1ac374fd57b05dcd4b9c8ea31b4..c07db2d24721a0bf5efbfb6c47db1b0f19151976 100644
--- a/beat/editor/test/test_editors.py
+++ b/beat/editor/test/test_editors.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QVBoxLayout
 
 from ..widgets.editor import AbstractAssetEditor
 from ..widgets.field import FieldWidget
+from ..widgets.description import DescriptionWidget
 
 
 class MockAssetEditor(AbstractAssetEditor):
@@ -44,7 +45,9 @@ class MockAssetEditor(AbstractAssetEditor):
         super(MockAssetEditor, self).__init__(parent)
         self.dataformat_model = None
         self.add_field_button = QPushButton(self.tr("Add"))
+        self.description = DescriptionWidget()
         layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
+        layout.addWidget(self.description)
         layout.addWidget(self.add_field_button)
 
         self.add_field_button.clicked.connect(self.__add_field)
@@ -58,21 +61,25 @@ class MockAssetEditor(AbstractAssetEditor):
     def load_json(self, json_object):
         """Load the json object passed as parameter"""
 
-        for name, type_ in json_object.items():
+        for name, type_ in json_object["field"].items():
             field = FieldWidget(self.dataformat_model)
             field.format_name = name
             field.format_type = type_
             self.layout().addWidget(field)
 
+        short_text = json_object["description"]
+        self.description.form_description.setText(short_text)
+
     def dump_json(self):
         """Returns the json representation of the asset"""
 
-        field_list = self.findChildren(FieldWidget)
-
         json_data = {}
 
+        field_list = self.findChildren(FieldWidget)
+        json_data["field"] = {}
         for field in field_list:
-            json_data[field.format_name] = field.format_type
+            json_data["field"][field.format_name] = field.format_type
+        json_data["description"] = self.description.short_description()
 
         return json_data
 
@@ -85,8 +92,11 @@ def dataformat_model():
 class TestMockEditor:
     """Test that the mock editor works correctly"""
 
-    def test_json_load_and_dump(self, qtbot, dataformat_model):
-        json_reference = {"value32": "float32", "value64": "float64"}
+    def test_json_load_and_dump_field_widget(self, qtbot, dataformat_model):
+        json_reference = {
+            "field": {"value32": "float32", "value64": "float64"},
+            "description": "Short description test",
+        }
 
         widget = MockAssetEditor()
         widget.set_dataformat_model(dataformat_model)
@@ -94,7 +104,7 @@ class TestMockEditor:
 
         assert widget.dump_json() == json_reference
 
-    def test_dataformat_creation(self, qtbot, dataformat_model):
+    def test_dataformat_creation_field_widget(self, qtbot, dataformat_model):
         widget = MockAssetEditor()
         widget.set_dataformat_model(dataformat_model)
 
@@ -108,7 +118,10 @@ class TestMockEditor:
         field.format_name = "value32"
         field.format_type = "float32"
 
-        assert widget.dump_json() == {"value32": "float32"}
+        assert widget.dump_json() == {
+            "field": {"value32": "float32"},
+            "description": "",
+        }
 
         qtbot.mouseClick(widget.add_field_button, QtCore.Qt.LeftButton)
         fields = widget.findChildren(FieldWidget)
@@ -120,4 +133,7 @@ class TestMockEditor:
         field.format_name = "value64"
         field.format_type = "float64"
 
-        assert widget.dump_json() == {"value32": "float32", "value64": "float64"}
+        assert widget.dump_json() == {
+            "field": {"value32": "float32", "value64": "float64"},
+            "description": "",
+        }
diff --git a/beat/editor/widgets/description.py b/beat/editor/widgets/description.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..895671f02248cb5765bd43c2d6f4e587aeff94b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/beat/editor/widgets/description.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# vim: set fileencoding=utf-8 :
+###############################################################################
+#                                                                             #
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Idiap Research Institute, http://www.idiap.ch/           #
+# Contact: beat.support@idiap.ch                                              #
+#                                                                             #
+# This file is part of the beat.editor module of the BEAT platform.           #
+#                                                                             #
+# Commercial License Usage                                                    #
+# Licensees holding valid commercial BEAT licenses may use this file in       #
+# accordance with the terms contained in a written agreement between you      #
+# and Idiap. For further information contact tto@idiap.ch                     #
+#                                                                             #
+# Alternatively, this file may be used under the terms of the GNU Affero      #
+# Public License version 3 as published by the Free Software and appearing    #
+# in the file LICENSE.AGPL included in the packaging of this file.            #
+# The BEAT platform is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but    #
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY  #
+# or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.                                        #
+#                                                                             #
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero Public License along      #
+# with the BEAT platform. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.           #
+#                                                                             #
+###############################################################################
+
+from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSignal
+
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QLineEdit
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QWidget
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QFormLayout
+
+
+class DescriptionWidget(QWidget):
+    """Class representing the short description of a beat object"""
+
+    dataChanged = pyqtSignal()
+
+    def __init__(self, parent=None):
+        """Constructor"""
+
+        super(DescriptionWidget, self).__init__(parent)
+
+        self.form_description = QLineEdit()
+
+        layout = QFormLayout(self)
+        layout.addRow(self.tr("Short Description:"), self.form_description)
+
+        self.form_description.textChanged.connect(self.dataChanged)
+
+    def short_description(self):
+        """Short description text"""
+
+        return self.form_description.text()
diff --git a/beat/editor/widgets/field.py b/beat/editor/widgets/field.py
index 8d6ce2a7b52bb9f674c3a982b7325853d823be83..2a73002d4c6624bf9425b55db1053bf7661050c1 100644
--- a/beat/editor/widgets/field.py
+++ b/beat/editor/widgets/field.py
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ class FieldWidget(QWidget):
     @property
     def format_type(self):
         """Data format type property"""
+
         return self.dataformat_box.currentText()
 
     @format_type.setter