diff --git a/packages/db/migrations/custom/0002_app_widget_show_description_tooltip_to_display_mode.ts b/packages/db/migrations/custom/0002_app_widget_show_description_tooltip_to_display_mode.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6934878a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/db/migrations/custom/0002_app_widget_show_description_tooltip_to_display_mode.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import SuperJSON from "superjson";
+
+import { eq } from "../..";
+import type { Database } from "../..";
+import { items } from "../../schema";
+
+/**
+ * To support showing the description in the widget itself we replaced
+ * the tooltip show option with display mode.
+ */
+export async function migrateAppWidgetShowDescriptionTooltipToDisplayModeAsync(db: Database) {
+  const existingAppItems = await db.query.items.findMany({
+    where: (table, { eq }) => eq(table.kind, "app"),
+  });
+
+  const itemsToUpdate = existingAppItems
+    .map((item) => ({
+      id: item.id,
+      options: SuperJSON.parse<{ showDescriptionTooltip?: boolean }>(item.options),
+    }))
+    .filter((item) => item.options.showDescriptionTooltip !== undefined);
+
+  console.log(
+    `Migrating app items with showDescriptionTooltip to descriptionDisplayMode count=${itemsToUpdate.length}`,
+  );
+
+  await Promise.all(
+    itemsToUpdate.map(async (item) => {
+      const { showDescriptionTooltip, ...options } = item.options;
+      await db
+        .update(items)
+        .set({
+          options: SuperJSON.stringify({
+            ...options,
+            descriptionDisplayMode: showDescriptionTooltip ? "tooltip" : "hidden",
+          }),
+        })
+        .where(eq(items.id, item.id));
+    }),
+  );
+
+  console.log(`Migrated app items with showDescriptionTooltip to descriptionDisplayMode count=${itemsToUpdate.length}`);
+}
diff --git a/packages/db/migrations/custom/index.ts b/packages/db/migrations/custom/index.ts
index 03a48cbbd..a6a002733 100644
--- a/packages/db/migrations/custom/index.ts
+++ b/packages/db/migrations/custom/index.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import type { Database } from "../..";
 import { migrateReleaseWidgetProviderToOptionsAsync } from "./0000_release_widget_provider_to_options";
 import { migrateOpnsenseCredentialsAsync } from "./0001_opnsense_credentials";
+import { migrateAppWidgetShowDescriptionTooltipToDisplayModeAsync } from "./0002_app_widget_show_description_tooltip_to_display_mode";
 
 export const applyCustomMigrationsAsync = async (db: Database) => {
   await migrateReleaseWidgetProviderToOptionsAsync(db);
   await migrateOpnsenseCredentialsAsync(db);
+  await migrateAppWidgetShowDescriptionTooltipToDisplayModeAsync(db);
 };
diff --git a/packages/old-import/src/mappers/map-item.ts b/packages/old-import/src/mappers/map-item.ts
index b31344925..f4c471728 100644
--- a/packages/old-import/src/mappers/map-item.ts
+++ b/packages/old-import/src/mappers/map-item.ts
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ export const mapApp = (
       appId: appsMap.get(app.id)?.id!,
       openInNewTab: app.behaviour.isOpeningNewTab,
       pingEnabled: app.network.enabledStatusChecker,
-      showDescriptionTooltip: app.behaviour.tooltipDescription !== "",
       showTitle: app.appearance.appNameStatus === "normal",
       layout: app.appearance.positionAppName,
+      descriptionDisplayMode: app.behaviour.tooltipDescription !== "" ? "tooltip" : "hidden",
     } satisfies WidgetComponentProps<"app">["options"]),
     layouts: boardSizes.map((size) => {
       const shapeForSize = app.shape[size];
diff --git a/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json b/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json
index e360b8446..cfd2eabb3 100644
--- a/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json
+++ b/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json
@@ -1266,9 +1266,6 @@
         "showTitle": {
           "label": "Show app name"
         },
-        "showDescriptionTooltip": {
-          "label": "Show description tooltip"
-        },
         "pingEnabled": {
           "label": "Enable status check"
         },
@@ -1280,6 +1277,15 @@
             "column": "Vertical",
             "column-reverse": "Vertical (reversed)"
           }
+        },
+        "descriptionDisplayMode": {
+          "label": "Description display mode",
+          "description": "Choose how to display the app description",
+          "option": {
+            "normal": "Within widget",
+            "tooltip": "As tooltip",
+            "hidden": "Hidden"
+          }
         }
       },
       "error": {
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/app/component.tsx b/packages/widgets/src/app/component.tsx
index 2ad1a27fc..8511eb7b0 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/app/component.tsx
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/app/component.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import type { PropsWithChildren } from "react";
 import { Fragment, Suspense } from "react";
-import { Flex, Text, Tooltip, UnstyledButton } from "@mantine/core";
+import { Flex, rem, Stack, Text, Tooltip, UnstyledButton } from "@mantine/core";
 import { IconLoader } from "@tabler/icons-react";
 import combineClasses from "clsx";
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export default function AppWidget({ options, isEditMode, height, width }: Widget
         ))}
         position="right-start"
         multiline
-        disabled={!options.showDescriptionTooltip || !app.description}
+        disabled={options.descriptionDisplayMode !== "tooltip" || !app.description || isEditMode}
         styles={{ tooltip: { maxWidth: 300 } }}
       >
         <Flex
@@ -87,16 +87,34 @@ export default function AppWidget({ options, isEditMode, height, width }: Widget
           align="center"
           gap={isColumnLayout ? 0 : "sm"}
         >
-          {options.showTitle && (
-            <Text
-              className="app-title"
-              fw={700}
-              size={isTiny ? "8px" : "sm"}
-              ta={isColumnLayout ? "center" : undefined}
-            >
-              {app.name}
-            </Text>
-          )}
+          <Stack gap={0}>
+            {options.showTitle && (
+              <Text
+                className="app-title"
+                fw={700}
+                size={isTiny ? rem(8) : "sm"}
+                ta={isColumnLayout ? "center" : undefined}
+              >
+                {app.name}
+              </Text>
+            )}
+            {options.descriptionDisplayMode === "normal" && (
+              <Text
+                className="app-description"
+                size={isTiny ? rem(8) : "sm"}
+                ta={isColumnLayout ? "center" : undefined}
+                c="dimmed"
+                lineClamp={4}
+              >
+                {app.description?.split("\n").map((line, index) => (
+                  <Fragment key={index}>
+                    {line}
+                    <br />
+                  </Fragment>
+                ))}
+              </Text>
+            )}
+          </Stack>
           <MaskedOrNormalImage
             imageUrl={app.iconUrl}
             hasColor={board.iconColor !== null}
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/app/index.ts b/packages/widgets/src/app/index.ts
index 3b5a56777..62f01287d 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/app/index.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/app/index.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 import {
   IconApps,
   IconDeviceDesktopX,
+  IconEyeOff,
   IconLayoutBottombarExpand,
   IconLayoutNavbarExpand,
   IconLayoutSidebarLeftExpand,
   IconLayoutSidebarRightExpand,
+  IconTextScan2,
+  IconTooltip,
 } from "@tabler/icons-react";
 
 import { createWidgetDefinition } from "../definition";
@@ -18,7 +21,34 @@ export const { definition, componentLoader } = createWidgetDefinition("app", {
         appId: factory.app(),
         openInNewTab: factory.switch({ defaultValue: true }),
         showTitle: factory.switch({ defaultValue: true }),
-        showDescriptionTooltip: factory.switch({ defaultValue: false }),
+        descriptionDisplayMode: factory.select({
+          options: [
+            {
+              label(t) {
+                return t("widget.app.option.descriptionDisplayMode.option.normal");
+              },
+              value: "normal",
+              icon: IconTextScan2,
+            },
+            {
+              label(t) {
+                return t("widget.app.option.descriptionDisplayMode.option.tooltip");
+              },
+              value: "tooltip",
+              icon: IconTooltip,
+            },
+            {
+              label(t) {
+                return t("widget.app.option.descriptionDisplayMode.option.hidden");
+              },
+              value: "hidden",
+              icon: IconEyeOff,
+            },
+          ],
+          defaultValue: "hidden",
+          searchable: true,
+          withDescription: true,
+        }),
         layout: factory.select({
           options: [
             {