diff --git a/src/boring_semantic_layer/serialization/extract.py b/src/boring_semantic_layer/serialization/extract.py
index 8d547dd..52c9f49 100644
--- a/src/boring_semantic_layer/serialization/extract.py
+++ b/src/boring_semantic_layer/serialization/extract.py
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ def _extract_semantic_table(op, context: BSLSerializationContext) -> dict[str, A
         metadata["calc_measures"] = calc_data
     if op.name:
         metadata["name"] = op.name
+    if op.description:
+        metadata["description"] = op.description
     return metadata
 
 
diff --git a/src/boring_semantic_layer/serialization/reconstruct.py b/src/boring_semantic_layer/serialization/reconstruct.py
index 782e500..8e0e271 100644
--- a/src/boring_semantic_layer/serialization/reconstruct.py
+++ b/src/boring_semantic_layer/serialization/reconstruct.py
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ def _reconstruct_table():
         measures=measures,
         calc_measures=calc_measures,
         name=metadata.get("name"),
+        description=metadata.get("description"),
     )
 
 
diff --git a/src/boring_semantic_layer/tests/test_xorq_convert.py b/src/boring_semantic_layer/tests/test_xorq_convert.py
index 642175f..0917e2e 100644
--- a/src/boring_semantic_layer/tests/test_xorq_convert.py
+++ b/src/boring_semantic_layer/tests/test_xorq_convert.py
@@ -167,6 +167,30 @@ def test_to_xorq_returns_xorq_expr():
     assert hasattr(tagged_expr, "op")
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(not xorq, reason="xorq not available")
+def test_descriptions_roundtrip_to_tagged_from_tagged():
+    """Model, dimension, and measure descriptions survive to_tagged → from_tagged."""
+    import ibis
+
+    from boring_semantic_layer import SemanticModel
+    from boring_semantic_layer.ops import Dimension, Measure
+
+    table = ibis.memtable({"a": [1, 2, 3], "b": [4, 5, 6]})
+    model = SemanticModel(
+        table=table,
+        dimensions={"a": Dimension(expr=lambda t: t.a, description="The A dim")},
+        measures={"sum_b": Measure(expr=lambda t: t.b.sum(), description="Sum of B")},
+        name="m",
+        description="Top-level model description",
+    )
+
+    restored = from_tagged(to_tagged(model))
+
+    assert restored.description == "Top-level model description"
+    assert restored.get_dimensions()["a"].description == "The A dim"
+    assert restored.get_measures()["sum_b"].description == "Sum of B"
+
+
 @pytest.mark.skipif(not xorq, reason="xorq not available")
 def test_from_xorq_returns_bsl_expr():
     from xorq.api import memtable