diff --git a/src/components/media_modal/media_modal.js b/src/components/media_modal/media_modal.js
index b6919366..2e6aa1e3 100644
--- a/src/components/media_modal/media_modal.js
+++ b/src/components/media_modal/media_modal.js
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ const MediaModal = {
     media () {
       return this.$store.state.mediaViewer.media
     },
+    description () {
+      return this.currentMedia.description
+    },
     currentIndex () {
       return this.$store.state.mediaViewer.currentIndex
     },
diff --git a/src/components/media_modal/media_modal.vue b/src/components/media_modal/media_modal.vue
index 31455e48..2a571056 100644
--- a/src/components/media_modal/media_modal.vue
+++ b/src/components/media_modal/media_modal.vue
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@
         icon="chevron-right"
       />
     </button>
+    <span
+      v-if="description"
+      class="description"
+    >
+      {{ description }}
+    </span>
   </Modal>
 </template>
 
@@ -69,6 +75,7 @@
 <style lang="scss">
 .modal-view.media-modal-view {
   z-index: 1001;
+  flex-direction: column;
 
   .modal-view-button-arrow {
     opacity: 0.75;
@@ -84,63 +91,76 @@
   }
 }
 
-@keyframes media-fadein {
-  from {
-    opacity: 0;
-  }
-  to {
-    opacity: 1;
-  }
-}
-
-.modal-image {
-  max-width: 90%;
-  max-height: 90%;
-  box-shadow: 0px 5px 15px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
-  image-orientation: from-image; // NOTE: only FF supports this
-  animation: 0.1s cubic-bezier(0.7, 0, 1, 0.6) media-fadein;
-}
-
-.modal-view-button-arrow {
-  position: absolute;
-  display: block;
-  top: 50%;
-  margin-top: -50px;
-  width: 70px;
-  height: 100px;
-  border: 0;
-  padding: 0;
-  opacity: 0;
-  box-shadow: none;
-  background: none;
-  appearance: none;
-  overflow: visible;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  transition: opacity 333ms cubic-bezier(.4,0,.22,1);
-
-  .arrow-icon {
-    position: absolute;
-    top: 35px;
-    height: 30px;
-    width: 32px;
-    font-size: 14px;
-    line-height: 30px;
-    color: #FFF;
-    text-align: center;
-    background-color: rgba(0,0,0,.3);
-  }
-
-  &--prev {
-    left: 0;
-    .arrow-icon {
-      left: 6px;
+.media-modal-view {
+  @keyframes media-fadein {
+    from {
+      opacity: 0;
+    }
+    to {
+      opacity: 1;
     }
   }
 
-  &--next {
-    right: 0;
+  /* Hardcoded since background is also hardcoded */
+  .description {
+    color: white;
+    margin-top: 1em;
+    text-shadow: 0 0 10px black, 0 0 10px black;
+    max-width: 500px;
+    max-height: 9.5em;
+    overflow-y: auto;
+    padding: 0 2em;
+  }
+
+  .modal-image {
+    max-width: 90%;
+    max-height: 90%;
+    box-shadow: 0px 5px 15px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
+    image-orientation: from-image; // NOTE: only FF supports this
+    animation: 0.1s cubic-bezier(0.7, 0, 1, 0.6) media-fadein;
+  }
+
+  .modal-view-button-arrow {
+    position: absolute;
+    display: block;
+    top: 50%;
+    margin-top: -50px;
+    width: 70px;
+    height: 100px;
+    border: 0;
+    padding: 0;
+    opacity: 0;
+    box-shadow: none;
+    background: none;
+    appearance: none;
+    overflow: visible;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    transition: opacity 333ms cubic-bezier(.4,0,.22,1);
+
     .arrow-icon {
-      right: 6px;
+      position: absolute;
+      top: 35px;
+      height: 30px;
+      width: 32px;
+      font-size: 14px;
+      line-height: 30px;
+      color: #FFF;
+      text-align: center;
+      background-color: rgba(0,0,0,.3);
+    }
+
+    &--prev {
+      left: 0;
+      .arrow-icon {
+        left: 6px;
+      }
+    }
+
+    &--next {
+      right: 0;
+      .arrow-icon {
+        right: 6px;
+      }
     }
   }
 }