diff --git a/src/caosdb/entity.cpp b/src/caosdb/entity.cpp
index 1d616663642c11737228ce02b4e1fd15fc8d77a6..987f2162806248a303e8388a7e64b747bb0ee3cb 100644
--- a/src/caosdb/entity.cpp
+++ b/src/caosdb/entity.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ auto Parent::SetName(const std::string &name) -> void {
   this->wrapped->set_name(name);
 }
 
+auto Parent::GetDescription() const -> const std::string & {
+  return this->wrapped->description();
+}
+
 auto Parent::SetId(const std::string &id) -> void { this->wrapped->set_id(id); }
 
 [[nodiscard]] auto Parent::GetId() const -> const std::string & {