diff --git a/cfile.c b/cfile.c
index ef0f31a8d8..cf30f3b899 100644
--- a/cfile.c
+++ b/cfile.c
@@ -54,6 +54,28 @@ cap_file_get_interface_name(void *data, guint32 interface_id)
   return "unknown";
 }
 
+const char *
+cap_file_get_interface_description(void *data, guint32 interface_id)
+{
+  capture_file *cf = (capture_file *) data;
+  wtapng_iface_descriptions_t *idb_info;
+  wtap_block_t wtapng_if_descr = NULL;
+  char* interface_name;
+
+  idb_info = wtap_file_get_idb_info(cf->wth);
+
+  if (interface_id < idb_info->interface_data->len)
+    wtapng_if_descr = g_array_index(idb_info->interface_data, wtap_block_t, interface_id);
+
+  g_free(idb_info);
+
+  if (wtapng_if_descr) {
+    if (wtap_block_get_string_option_value(wtapng_if_descr, OPT_IDB_DESCR, &interface_name) == WTAP_OPTTYPE_SUCCESS)
+      return interface_name;
+  }
+  return NULL;
+}
+
 void
 cap_file_init(capture_file *cf)
 {
diff --git a/cfile.h b/cfile.h
index 2e4c1cb244..d406c22f21 100644
--- a/cfile.h
+++ b/cfile.h
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ typedef struct _capture_file {
 extern void cap_file_init(capture_file *cf);
 
 extern const char *cap_file_get_interface_name(void *data, guint32 interface_id);
+extern const char *cap_file_get_interface_description(void *data, guint32 interface_id);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/epan/dissectors/packet-frame.c b/epan/dissectors/packet-frame.c
index d5c793404f..b4f17367b4 100644
--- a/epan/dissectors/packet-frame.c
+++ b/epan/dissectors/packet-frame.c
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ static int hf_frame_color_filter_name = -1;
 static int hf_frame_color_filter_text = -1;
 static int hf_frame_interface_id = -1;
 static int hf_frame_interface_name = -1;
+static int hf_frame_interface_description = -1;
 static int hf_frame_pack_flags = -1;
 static int hf_frame_pack_direction = -1;
 static int hf_frame_pack_reception_type = -1;
@@ -342,21 +343,26 @@ dissect_frame(tvbuff_t *tvb, packet_info *pinfo, proto_tree *parent_tree, void*
 		fh_tree = proto_item_add_subtree(ti, ett_frame);
 
 		if (pinfo->phdr->presence_flags & WTAP_HAS_INTERFACE_ID &&
-		   (proto_field_is_referenced(tree, hf_frame_interface_id) ||
-		    proto_field_is_referenced(tree, hf_frame_interface_name))) {
+		   (proto_field_is_referenced(tree, hf_frame_interface_id) || proto_field_is_referenced(tree, hf_frame_interface_name) || proto_field_is_referenced(tree, hf_frame_interface_description))) {
 			const char *interface_name = epan_get_interface_name(pinfo->epan, pinfo->phdr->interface_id);
+			const char *interface_description = epan_get_interface_description(pinfo->epan, pinfo->phdr->interface_id);
+			proto_tree *if_tree;
+			proto_item *if_item;
 
 			if (interface_name) {
-				proto_tree *if_tree;
-				proto_item *if_item;
 				if_item = proto_tree_add_uint_format_value(fh_tree, hf_frame_interface_id, tvb, 0, 0,
 									   pinfo->phdr->interface_id, "%u (%s)",
 									   pinfo->phdr->interface_id, interface_name);
 				if_tree = proto_item_add_subtree(if_item, ett_ifname);
 				proto_tree_add_string(if_tree, hf_frame_interface_name, tvb, 0, 0, interface_name);
 			} else {
-				proto_tree_add_uint(fh_tree, hf_frame_interface_id, tvb, 0, 0, pinfo->phdr->interface_id);
+				if_item = proto_tree_add_uint(fh_tree, hf_frame_interface_id, tvb, 0, 0, pinfo->phdr->interface_id);
 			}
+
+                        if (interface_description) {
+				if_tree = proto_item_add_subtree(if_item, ett_ifname);
+				proto_tree_add_string(if_tree, hf_frame_interface_description, tvb, 0, 0, interface_description);
+                        }
 		}
 
 		if (pinfo->phdr->presence_flags & WTAP_HAS_PACK_FLAGS) {
@@ -816,6 +822,11 @@ proto_register_frame(void)
 		    FT_STRING, BASE_NONE, NULL, 0x0,
 		    "The friendly name for this interface", HFILL }},
 
+		{ &hf_frame_interface_description,
+		  { "Interface description", "frame.interface_description",
+		    FT_STRING, BASE_NONE, NULL, 0x0,
+		    "The descriptionfor this interface", HFILL }},
+
 		{ &hf_frame_pack_flags,
 		  { "Packet flags", "frame.packet_flags",
 		    FT_UINT32, BASE_HEX, NULL, 0x0,
diff --git a/epan/epan-int.h b/epan/epan-int.h
index 35e91975be..15b059f388 100644
--- a/epan/epan-int.h
+++ b/epan/epan-int.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ struct epan_session {
 
 	const nstime_t *(*get_frame_ts)(void *data, guint32 frame_num);
 	const char *(*get_interface_name)(void *data, guint32 interface_id);
+	const char *(*get_interface_description)(void *data, guint32 interface_id);
 	const char *(*get_user_comment)(void *data, const frame_data *fd);
 };
 
diff --git a/epan/epan.c b/epan/epan.c
index 54d5292fe8..e0ebd5b215 100644
--- a/epan/epan.c
+++ b/epan/epan.c
@@ -271,6 +271,15 @@ epan_get_interface_name(const epan_t *session, guint32 interface_id)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+const char *
+epan_get_interface_description(const epan_t *session, guint32 interface_id)
+{
+	if (session->get_interface_description)
+		return session->get_interface_description(session->data, interface_id);
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 const nstime_t *
 epan_get_frame_ts(const epan_t *session, guint32 frame_num)
 {
diff --git a/epan/epan.h b/epan/epan.h
index e1dacdc390..3a1e742d14 100644
--- a/epan/epan.h
+++ b/epan/epan.h
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ void epan_circuit_cleanup(void);
 /** A client will create one epan_t for an entire dissection session.
  * A single epan_t will be used to analyze the entire sequence of packets,
  * sequentially, in a single session. A session corresponds to a single
- * packet trace file. The reaons epan_t exists is that some packets in
+ * packet trace file. The reasons epan_t exists is that some packets in
  * some protocols cannot be decoded without knowledge of previous packets.
  * This inter-packet "state" is stored in the epan_t.
  */
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ WS_DLL_PUBLIC const char *epan_get_user_comment(const epan_t *session, const fra
 
 WS_DLL_PUBLIC const char *epan_get_interface_name(const epan_t *session, guint32 interface_id);
 
+WS_DLL_PUBLIC const char *epan_get_interface_description(const epan_t *session, guint32 interface_id);
+
 const nstime_t *epan_get_frame_ts(const epan_t *session, guint32 frame_num);
 
 WS_DLL_PUBLIC void epan_free(epan_t *session);
diff --git a/file.c b/file.c
index c8c9c13449..ff39a9dffe 100644
--- a/file.c
+++ b/file.c
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ ws_epan_new(capture_file *cf)
   epan->data = cf;
   epan->get_frame_ts = ws_get_frame_ts;
   epan->get_interface_name = cap_file_get_interface_name;
+  epan->get_interface_description = cap_file_get_interface_description;
   epan->get_user_comment = ws_get_user_comment;
 
   return epan;
diff --git a/rawshark.c b/rawshark.c
index 074a08b4b2..0366c9f5d1 100644
--- a/rawshark.c
+++ b/rawshark.c
@@ -1542,6 +1542,7 @@ raw_epan_new(capture_file *cf)
     epan->data = cf;
     epan->get_frame_ts = raw_get_frame_ts;
     epan->get_interface_name = cap_file_get_interface_name;
+    epan->get_interface_description = cap_file_get_interface_description;
     epan->get_user_comment = NULL;
 
     return epan;
diff --git a/sharkd.c b/sharkd.c
index 964ea92a05..974948f8f1 100644
--- a/sharkd.c
+++ b/sharkd.c
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ sharkd_epan_new(capture_file *cf)
   epan->data = cf;
   epan->get_frame_ts = sharkd_get_frame_ts;
   epan->get_interface_name = cap_file_get_interface_name;
+  epan->get_interface_description = cap_file_get_interface_description;
   epan->get_user_comment = NULL;
 
   return epan;
diff --git a/tshark.c b/tshark.c
index f209acc429..fa5f0468ba 100644
--- a/tshark.c
+++ b/tshark.c
@@ -2345,6 +2345,7 @@ tshark_epan_new(capture_file *cf)
   epan->data = cf;
   epan->get_frame_ts = tshark_get_frame_ts;
   epan->get_interface_name = cap_file_get_interface_name;
+  epan->get_interface_description = cap_file_get_interface_description;
   epan->get_user_comment = NULL;
 
   return epan;