diff --git a/tasks.py b/tasks.py
index 70f3205..412f2b5 100644
--- a/tasks.py
+++ b/tasks.py
@@ -425,7 +425,13 @@ async def _on_list_transactions(
             {
                 "type": "outgoing" if p.is_out else "incoming",
                 "invoice": p.bolt11,
-                "description": invoice_data.description,
+                # Fallback chain so a human-readable description reaches
+                # the NWC client. Mirror of `_on_lookup_invoice` 
+                "description": (
+                    (p.extra or {}).get("comment")
+                    or invoice_data.description
+                    or p.memo
+                ),
                 "description_hash": invoice_data.description_hash,
                 "preimage": p.preimage if is_settled or p.is_in else None,
                 "payment_hash": p.payment_hash,