diff --git a/examples/example_001.php b/examples/example_001.php
index 82555e6b..4fbf7554 100644
--- a/examples/example_001.php
+++ b/examples/example_001.php
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 $pdf->setAuthor('Nicola Asuni');
 $pdf->setTitle('TCPDF Example 001');
 $pdf->setSubject('TCPDF Tutorial');
+$pdf->setDescription('TCPDF Tutorial Description');
 $pdf->setKeywords('TCPDF, PDF, example, test, guide');
 
 // set default header data
diff --git a/tcpdf.php b/tcpdf.php
index 42c425e9..3a490cca 100644
--- a/tcpdf.php
+++ b/tcpdf.php
@@ -508,6 +508,12 @@ class TCPDF {
 	 */
 	protected $keywords = '';
 
+	/**
+	 * Document description.
+	 * @protected
+	 */
+	protected $description = '';
+
 	/**
 	 * Document creator.
 	 * @protected
@@ -2960,6 +2966,17 @@ public function setSubject($subject) {
 		$this->subject = $subject;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Defines the description of the document.
+	 * @param string $description The description.
+	 * @public
+	 * @since 1.2
+	 * @see SetAuthor(), SetCreator(), SetKeywords(), SetTitle()
+	 */
+	public function setDescription($description) {
+		$this->description = $description;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Defines the author of the document.
 	 * @param string $author The name of the author.
@@ -9622,6 +9639,10 @@ protected function _putinfo() {
 			// The subject of the document.
 			$out .= ' /Subject '.$this->_textstring($this->subject, $oid);
 		}
+		if (!TCPDF_STATIC::empty_string($this->description)) {
+			// The description of the document.
+			$out .= ' /Description '.$this->_textstring($this->description, $oid);
+		}
 		if (!TCPDF_STATIC::empty_string($this->keywords)) {
 			// Keywords associated with the document.
 			$out .= ' /Keywords '.$this->_textstring($this->keywords, $oid);
@@ -9710,12 +9731,12 @@ protected function _putXMP() {
 		$xmp .= "\t\t\t".'</dc:creator>'."\n";
 		$xmp .= "\t\t\t".'<dc:description>'."\n";
 		$xmp .= "\t\t\t\t".'<rdf:Alt>'."\n";
-		$xmp .= "\t\t\t\t\t".'<rdf:li xml:lang="x-default">'.TCPDF_STATIC::_escapeXML($this->subject).'</rdf:li>'."\n";
+		$xmp .= "\t\t\t\t\t".'<rdf:li xml:lang="x-default">'.TCPDF_STATIC::_escapeXML($this->description ?: $this->subject).'</rdf:li>'."\n";
 		$xmp .= "\t\t\t\t".'</rdf:Alt>'."\n";
 		$xmp .= "\t\t\t".'</dc:description>'."\n";
 		$xmp .= "\t\t\t".'<dc:subject>'."\n";
 		$xmp .= "\t\t\t\t".'<rdf:Bag>'."\n";
-		$xmp .= "\t\t\t\t\t".'<rdf:li>'.TCPDF_STATIC::_escapeXML($this->keywords).'</rdf:li>'."\n";
+		$xmp .= "\t\t\t\t\t".'<rdf:li>'.TCPDF_STATIC::_escapeXML($this->subject).'</rdf:li>'."\n";
 		$xmp .= "\t\t\t\t".'</rdf:Bag>'."\n";
 		$xmp .= "\t\t\t".'</dc:subject>'."\n";
 		$xmp .= "\t\t".'</rdf:Description>'."\n";