diff --git a/modules/dataquery/jsx/react.fieldselector.js b/modules/dataquery/jsx/react.fieldselector.js
index a8e8f404906..03a0d075d4b 100644
--- a/modules/dataquery/jsx/react.fieldselector.js
+++ b/modules/dataquery/jsx/react.fieldselector.js
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ class FieldList extends Component {
     // Display the fields using the FieldItem component
     for (let i = start; i < filteredItems.length; i += 1) {
       fieldName = filteredItems[i].key[1];
+      desc = filteredItems[i].value.Description;
       type = filteredItems[i].value.Type || 'varchar(255)';
 
       // Check if field is a file, if so set flag to true
diff --git a/modules/dqt/jsx/react.fieldselector.js b/modules/dqt/jsx/react.fieldselector.js
index 339c4eff4be..e768206db4a 100644
--- a/modules/dqt/jsx/react.fieldselector.js
+++ b/modules/dqt/jsx/react.fieldselector.js
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ class FieldList extends Component {
     // Display the fields using the FieldItem component
     for (let i = start; i < filteredItems.length; i += 1) {
       fieldName = filteredItems[i].key[1];
+      desc = filteredItems[i].value.Description;
       type = filteredItems[i].value.Type || 'varchar(255)';
 
       // Check if field is a file, if so set flag to true