diff --git a/src/com/coder/client/CoderClient.java b/src/com/coder/client/CoderClient.java
index 471ae08..24f9ffe 100755
--- a/src/com/coder/client/CoderClient.java
+++ b/src/com/coder/client/CoderClient.java
@@ -338,9 +338,9 @@ public class CoderClient extends Application{
 				sendProjectTypeReqMsg();
 			}
 			@Override
-			public void create(String newProjectName, String projectType) {
+			public void create(String newProjectName, String projectType, String projectDescription) {
 				projectSelectionWindow = newProjectDialog;
-				sendProjectCreateReqMsg(newProjectName, projectType);
+				sendProjectCreateReqMsg(newProjectName, projectType, projectDescription);
 				selectProjectDialog.setProject(newProjectName);
 				editorWindow.showOnStage(mainStage);
 			}
@@ -354,11 +354,12 @@ public class CoderClient extends Application{
 					closeCurrentSession();
 				}
 			}
-			private void sendProjectCreateReqMsg(String projectName, String projectType){
+			private void sendProjectCreateReqMsg(String projectName, String projectType, String projectDescription){
 				CoderMessage msg = new CoderMessage();
 				msg.ProjectCreateReq = new ProjectCreateReqMsg();
 				msg.ProjectCreateReq.name = projectName;
 				msg.ProjectCreateReq.type = projectType;
+				msg.ProjectCreateReq.description = projectDescription;
 				try {
 					session.send(msg);
 				} catch (IOException e) {
diff --git a/src/com/coder/client/gui/newProject/NewProjectDialog.fxml b/src/com/coder/client/gui/newProject/NewProjectDialog.fxml
index 4d2e4c3..804598a 100755
--- a/src/com/coder/client/gui/newProject/NewProjectDialog.fxml
+++ b/src/com/coder/client/gui/newProject/NewProjectDialog.fxml
@@ -5,14 +5,16 @@
 <?import java.lang.*?>
 <?import javafx.scene.layout.*?>
 
-<AnchorPane maxHeight="-Infinity" maxWidth="-Infinity" minHeight="-Infinity" minWidth="-Infinity" prefHeight="112.0" prefWidth="382.0" xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/8.0.40" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1">
+<AnchorPane maxHeight="-Infinity" maxWidth="-Infinity" minHeight="-Infinity" minWidth="-Infinity" prefHeight="144.0" prefWidth="382.0" xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/8.0.40" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1">
    <children>
-      <ComboBox fx:id="projectTypeComboBox" layoutX="58.0" layoutY="39.0" onAction="#typeSelection" prefHeight="25.0" prefWidth="196.0" promptText="Select a Project Type" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="55.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="10.0" />
-      <Label fx:id="errorMessageLabel" alignment="TOP_LEFT" layoutX="14.0" layoutY="71.0" prefHeight="17.0" prefWidth="237.0" text="Error Message" textFill="RED" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="10.0" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="10.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="135.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="71.0" />
-      <TextField fx:id="projectNameTextField" layoutX="58.0" layoutY="10.0" onKeyPressed="#keyPressed" prefHeight="25.0" prefWidth="314.0" promptText="Project Name" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="55.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="10.0" />
       <Label layoutX="14.0" layoutY="14.0" text="Name" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="10.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="14.0" />
-      <Label layoutX="14.0" layoutY="43.0" text="Type" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="10.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="43.0" />
-      <HBox alignment="CENTER_RIGHT" layoutX="168.0" layoutY="109.0" prefHeight="35.0" prefWidth="127.0" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="5.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="10.0">
+      <TextField fx:id="projectNameTextField" layoutX="58.0" layoutY="10.0" onKeyPressed="#keyPressed" prefHeight="25.0" prefWidth="314.0" promptText="Project Name" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="55.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="10.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="10.0" />
+      <Label layoutX="14.0" layoutY="43.0" text="Desc." AnchorPane.leftAnchor="10.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="43.0" />
+      <TextField fx:id="projectDescriptionTextField" layoutX="97.0" layoutY="80.0" promptText="Description (optional)" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="55.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="10.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="39.0" />
+      <Label layoutX="14.0" layoutY="81.0" text="Type" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="10.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="72.0" />
+      <ComboBox fx:id="projectTypeComboBox" layoutX="58.0" layoutY="39.0" onAction="#typeSelection" prefHeight="25.0" prefWidth="196.0" promptText="Select a Project Type" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="55.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="10.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="68.0" />
+      <Label fx:id="errorMessageLabel" alignment="TOP_LEFT" layoutX="14.0" layoutY="99.0" prefHeight="35.0" prefWidth="208.0" text="Error Message" textFill="RED" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="10.0" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="10.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="164.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="99.0" />
+      <HBox alignment="CENTER_RIGHT" layoutX="168.0" layoutY="109.0" prefHeight="35.0" prefWidth="151.0" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="5.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="10.0">
          <children>
             <Button fx:id="cancelButton" mnemonicParsing="false" onAction="#cancel" text="cancel">
                <HBox.margin>
diff --git a/src/com/coder/client/gui/newProject/NewProjectDialog.java b/src/com/coder/client/gui/newProject/NewProjectDialog.java
index 7fe21f7..c0b8d1e 100755
--- a/src/com/coder/client/gui/newProject/NewProjectDialog.java
+++ b/src/com/coder/client/gui/newProject/NewProjectDialog.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ public class NewProjectDialog extends GuiWindow {
 	@FXML private Button createButton;
 	@FXML private Button cancelButton;
 	@FXML private TextField projectNameTextField;
+	@FXML private TextField projectDescriptionTextField;
 	@FXML private ComboBox<String> projectTypeComboBox;
 	@FXML private Label errorMessageLabel;
 	
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ public class NewProjectDialog extends GuiWindow {
 			return;
 		}
 		for(NewProjectDialogListener listener : this.listeners){
-			listener.create(projectNameTextField.getText(), projectTypeComboBox.getValue());
+			listener.create(projectNameTextField.getText(), projectTypeComboBox.getValue(), projectDescriptionTextField.getText());
 		}
 	}
 	
@@ -92,10 +93,12 @@ public class NewProjectDialog extends GuiWindow {
 			cancelButton.fire();
 		}
 	}
+	
     @FXML
     protected void typeSelection(ActionEvent event){
         enableDisableButton();
     }
+    
     protected void enableDisableButton(){
         createButton.setDisable(true);
         if(projectNameTextField.getText() != null && !projectNameTextField.getText().isEmpty()){
diff --git a/src/com/coder/client/gui/newProject/NewProjectDialogListener.java b/src/com/coder/client/gui/newProject/NewProjectDialogListener.java
index 1414da7..033a737 100644
--- a/src/com/coder/client/gui/newProject/NewProjectDialogListener.java
+++ b/src/com/coder/client/gui/newProject/NewProjectDialogListener.java
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ public interface NewProjectDialogListener {
 
 	public void willShow();
 
-	public void create(String projectName, String projectType);
+	public void create(String projectName, String projectType, String projectDescription);
 
 	public void cancel();