diff --git a/Docs/Changelog_sm5.txt b/Docs/Changelog_sm5.txt
index 0de12ab4fa..63a8649366 100644
--- a/Docs/Changelog_sm5.txt
+++ b/Docs/Changelog_sm5.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@ StepMania 5.0 ????????? | 20110???
 2011/07/21
 ----------
 * [BeginnerHelper] Removed DancePadAngle metric in favor of DancePadOnCommand.
-  The same goes for PlayerAngle, rotation is now handled in PlayerP1/2OnCommand. [AJ]
+  The same goes for PlayerAngle, dancer rotation is now handled in
+  PlayerP1/2OnCommand. [AJ]
+* [Course] Bumped up max edit course title length to 16 (still feels too short).
+  Also added #DESCRIPTION tag and Course:GetDescription() Lua binding. [AJ]
 
 2011/07/20
 ----------
diff --git a/src/Course.cpp b/src/Course.cpp
index bfe93c1e70..d786c700af 100644
--- a/src/Course.cpp
+++ b/src/Course.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ int CourseEntry::GetNumModChanges() const
 
 Course::Course(): m_bIsAutogen(false), m_sPath(""), m_sMainTitle(""),
 	m_sMainTitleTranslit(""), m_sSubTitle(""), m_sSubTitleTranslit(""),
-	m_sScripter(""), m_sBannerPath(""), m_sBackgroundPath(""),
+	m_sScripter(""), m_sDescription(""), m_sBannerPath(""), m_sBackgroundPath(""),
 	m_sCDTitlePath(""), m_sGroupName(""), m_bRepeat(false), m_fGoalSeconds(0), 
 	m_bShuffle(false), m_iLives(-1), m_bSortByMeter(false),
 	m_bIncomplete(false), m_vEntries(), m_SortOrder_TotalDifficulty(0),
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ void Course::Init()
 	m_sSubTitle = "";
 	m_sSubTitleTranslit = "";
 	m_sScripter = "";
+	m_sDescription = "";
 
 	m_sBannerPath = "";
 	m_sBackgroundPath = "";
@@ -1095,6 +1096,7 @@ public:
 	static int IsAutogen( T* p, lua_State *L )		{ lua_pushboolean(L, p->m_bIsAutogen ); return 1; }
 	static int GetEstimatedNumStages( T* p, lua_State *L )	{ lua_pushnumber(L, p->GetEstimatedNumStages() ); return 1; }
 	static int GetScripter( T* p, lua_State *L )		{ lua_pushstring(L, p->m_sScripter ); return 1; }
+	static int GetDescription( T* p, lua_State *L )		{ lua_pushstring(L, p->m_sDescription ); return 1; }
 	static int GetTotalSeconds( T* p, lua_State *L )
 	{
 		StepsType st = Enum::Check<StepsType>(L, 1);
@@ -1131,6 +1133,7 @@ public:
 		ADD_METHOD( IsAutogen );
 		ADD_METHOD( GetEstimatedNumStages );
 		ADD_METHOD( GetScripter ); 
+		ADD_METHOD( GetDescription ); 
 		ADD_METHOD( GetTotalSeconds );
 		ADD_METHOD( IsEndless );
 		ADD_METHOD( IsNonstop );
diff --git a/src/Course.h b/src/Course.h
index b6326833f2..031169a076 100644
--- a/src/Course.h
+++ b/src/Course.h
@@ -16,12 +16,11 @@ struct lua_State;
 class Style;
 class Game;
 
-const int MAX_EDIT_COURSE_TITLE_LENGTH = 12;
+const int MAX_EDIT_COURSE_TITLE_LENGTH = 16;
 
 inline PlayMode CourseTypeToPlayMode( CourseType ct ) { return (PlayMode)(PLAY_MODE_NONSTOP+ct); }
 inline CourseType PlayModeToCourseType( PlayMode pm ) { return (CourseType)(pm-PLAY_MODE_NONSTOP); }
 
-
 enum SongSort
 {
 	SongSort_Randomize,
@@ -162,6 +161,7 @@ public:
 	RString	m_sMainTitle, m_sMainTitleTranslit;
 	RString	m_sSubTitle, m_sSubTitleTranslit;
 	RString m_sScripter;
+	RString m_sDescription;
 
 	RString	m_sBannerPath;
 	RString	m_sBackgroundPath;
diff --git a/src/CourseLoaderCRS.cpp b/src/CourseLoaderCRS.cpp
index d4ae2a026e..f8b3fc3ba9 100644
--- a/src/CourseLoaderCRS.cpp
+++ b/src/CourseLoaderCRS.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ bool CourseLoaderCRS::LoadFromMsd( const RString &sPath, const MsdFile &msd, Cou
 			out.m_sMainTitleTranslit = sParams[1];
 		else if( sValueName.EqualsNoCase("SCRIPTER") )
 			out.m_sScripter = sParams[1];
+		else if( sValueName.EqualsNoCase("DESCRIPTION") )
+			out.m_sDescription = sParams[1];
 		else if( sValueName.EqualsNoCase("REPEAT") )
 		{
 			RString str = sParams[1];