diff --git a/modules/gui/src/com/haulmont/cuba/gui/config/MenuConfig.java b/modules/gui/src/com/haulmont/cuba/gui/config/MenuConfig.java
index 07a2d85c94..6aa04c8c43 100644
--- a/modules/gui/src/com/haulmont/cuba/gui/config/MenuConfig.java
+++ b/modules/gui/src/com/haulmont/cuba/gui/config/MenuConfig.java
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ public class MenuConfig {
 
                 loadShortcut(menuItem, element);
                 loadStylename(element, menuItem);
+                loadDescription(element, menuItem);
                 loadMenuItems(element, menuItem);
 
 //                if (menuItem.getChildren().isEmpty()) {
@@ -185,6 +186,7 @@ public class MenuConfig {
                     menuItem.setDescriptor(element);
                     loadShortcut(menuItem, element);
                     loadStylename(element, menuItem);
+                    loadDescription(element, menuItem);
                 }
             } else if ("separator".equals(element.getName())) {
                 String id = element.attributeValue("id");
@@ -207,6 +209,13 @@ public class MenuConfig {
         }
     }
 
+    protected void loadDescription(Element element, MenuItem menuItem) {
+        String description = element.attributeValue("description");
+        if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(description)) {
+            menuItem.setDescription(description);
+        }
+    }
+
     protected void loadStylename(Element element, MenuItem menuItem) {
         String stylename = element.attributeValue("stylename");
         if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(stylename)) {
diff --git a/modules/gui/src/com/haulmont/cuba/gui/config/MenuItem.java b/modules/gui/src/com/haulmont/cuba/gui/config/MenuItem.java
index e04c9b079c..f8a425f508 100644
--- a/modules/gui/src/com/haulmont/cuba/gui/config/MenuItem.java
+++ b/modules/gui/src/com/haulmont/cuba/gui/config/MenuItem.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ public class MenuItem {
 
     private String id;
     private String stylename;
+    private String description;
     private Element descriptor;
     private boolean separator = false;
 
@@ -77,6 +78,14 @@ public class MenuItem {
         return descriptor;
     }
 
+    public String getDescription() {
+        return description;
+    }
+
+    public void setDescription(String description) {
+        this.description = description;
+    }
+
     public String getStylename() {
         return stylename;
     }
diff --git a/modules/gui/src/com/haulmont/cuba/gui/menu.xsd b/modules/gui/src/com/haulmont/cuba/gui/menu.xsd
index 68e5e85a3a..5d1e184356 100644
--- a/modules/gui/src/com/haulmont/cuba/gui/menu.xsd
+++ b/modules/gui/src/com/haulmont/cuba/gui/menu.xsd
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
         <xs:attribute type="xs:string" name="id" use="optional"/>
         <xs:attribute type="xs:string" name="insertBefore" use="optional"/>
         <xs:attribute type="xs:string" name="insertAfter" use="optional"/>
+        <xs:attribute type="xs:string" name="description" use="optional"/>
         <xs:attribute type="xs:string" name="stylename" use="optional"/>
     </xs:complexType>
 
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@
         <xs:attribute type="openTypeType" name="openType" use="optional"/>
         <xs:attribute type="xs:boolean" name="resizable" use="optional"/>
         <xs:attribute type="xs:string" name="shortcut" use="optional"/>
+        <xs:attribute type="xs:string" name="description" use="optional"/>
         <xs:attribute type="xs:string" name="stylename" use="optional"/>
         <xs:attribute type="xs:string" name="insertBefore" use="optional"/>
         <xs:attribute type="xs:string" name="insertAfter" use="optional"/>
diff --git a/modules/web/src/com/haulmont/cuba/web/sys/MenuBuilder.java b/modules/web/src/com/haulmont/cuba/web/sys/MenuBuilder.java
index 4eff9534ad..3930df5e27 100644
--- a/modules/web/src/com/haulmont/cuba/web/sys/MenuBuilder.java
+++ b/modules/web/src/com/haulmont/cuba/web/sys/MenuBuilder.java
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ public class MenuBuilder {
             createSubMenu(menuItem, item, session);
             assignTestId(menuItem, item);
             assignStyleName(menuItem, item);
+            assignDescription(menuItem, item);
             if (isMenuItemEmpty(menuItem)) {
                 menuBar.removeItem(menuItem);
             }
@@ -122,6 +123,8 @@ public class MenuBuilder {
                         MenuBar.MenuItem menuItem = (child.isSeparator()) ? vItem.addSeparator() : vItem.addItem(MenuConfig.getMenuItemCaption(child.getId()), createMenuBarCommand(child));
                         assignShortcut(menuItem, child);
                         assignTestId(menuItem, child);
+                        assignDescription(menuItem, child);
+                        assignStyleName(menuItem, child);
                     }
                 } else {
                     if (child.isPermitted(session)) {
@@ -129,6 +132,8 @@ public class MenuBuilder {
                         assignShortcut(menuItem, child);
                         createSubMenu(menuItem, child, session);
                         assignTestId(menuItem, child);
+                        assignDescription(menuItem, child);
+                        assignStyleName(menuItem, child);
                         if (isMenuItemEmpty(menuItem)) {
                             vItem.removeChild(menuItem);
                         }
@@ -204,4 +209,10 @@ public class MenuBuilder {
             menuItem.setStyleName("ms " + conf.getStylename());
         }
     }
+
+    protected void assignDescription(MenuBar.MenuItem menuItem, MenuItem conf) {
+        if (conf.getDescription() != null) {
+            menuItem.setDescription(conf.getDescription());
+        }
+    }
 }
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