diff --git a/templates/partials/packages/details.html b/templates/partials/packages/details.html
index cdb62128..86bc1de5 100644
--- a/templates/partials/packages/details.html
+++ b/templates/partials/packages/details.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
                 </a>
             </td>
         </tr>
-        <tr>
+        <tr id="pkg-description">
             <th>{{ "Description" | tr }}:</th>
             <td class="wrap">{{ package.Description }}</td>
         </tr>
diff --git a/test/test_packages_routes.py b/test/test_packages_routes.py
index a707bbac..6e92eeff 100644
--- a/test/test_packages_routes.py
+++ b/test/test_packages_routes.py
@@ -304,6 +304,50 @@ def test_package(client: TestClient, package: Package):
     assert conflicts[0].text.strip() == ", ".join(expected)
 
 
+def test_package_split_description(client: TestClient, user: User):
+
+    with db.begin():
+        pkgbase = db.create(
+            PackageBase,
+            Name="pkgbase",
+            Maintainer=user,
+            Packager=user,
+        )
+
+        pkg_a = db.create(
+            Package,
+            PackageBase=pkgbase,
+            Name="pkg_a",
+            Description="pkg_a desc",
+        )
+        pkg_b = db.create(
+            Package,
+            PackageBase=pkgbase,
+            Name="pkg_b",
+            Description="pkg_b desc",
+        )
+
+    # Check pkg_a
+    with client as request:
+        endp = f"/packages/{pkg_a.Name}"
+        resp = request.get(endp)
+    assert resp.status_code == HTTPStatus.OK
+
+    root = parse_root(resp.text)
+    row = root.xpath('//tr[@id="pkg-description"]/td')[0]
+    assert row.text == pkg_a.Description
+
+    # Check pkg_b
+    with client as request:
+        endp = f"/packages/{pkg_b.Name}"
+        resp = request.get(endp)
+    assert resp.status_code == HTTPStatus.OK
+
+    root = parse_root(resp.text)
+    row = root.xpath('//tr[@id="pkg-description"]/td')[0]
+    assert row.text == pkg_b.Description
+
+
 def paged_depends_required(client: TestClient, package: Package):
     maint = package.PackageBase.Maintainer
     new_pkgs = []
diff --git a/test/test_templates.py b/test/test_templates.py
index 383f45d1..f80e68eb 100644
--- a/test/test_templates.py
+++ b/test/test_templates.py
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ def test_package_details(user: User, package: Package):
             "git_clone_uri_anon": GIT_CLONE_URI_ANON,
             "git_clone_uri_priv": GIT_CLONE_URI_PRIV,
             "pkgbase": package.PackageBase,
-            "pkg": package,
+            "package": package,
             "comaintainers": [],
         }
     )
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ def test_package_details_filled(user: User, package: Package):
             "git_clone_uri_anon": GIT_CLONE_URI_ANON,
             "git_clone_uri_priv": GIT_CLONE_URI_PRIV,
             "pkgbase": package.PackageBase,
-            "pkg": package,
+            "package": package,
             "comaintainers": [],
             "licenses": package.package_licenses,
             "provides": package.package_relations.filter(