diff --git a/public/assets/css/general.css b/public/assets/css/general.css
index 07ee4916..1efd95ec 100644
--- a/public/assets/css/general.css
+++ b/public/assets/css/general.css
@@ -275,11 +275,19 @@ option {
 	background: url('../img/down_triangle.png') no-repeat right;
 	padding-right: 1em;
 }
-.input-text--primary, .select--primary, .textarea--primary {
+.input-text--primary, .select--primary {
 	border-bottom: 1px solid lightgrey;
 }
 
-.input-text--primary:focus, .select--primary:focus, .textarea--primary:focus {
+.input-text--primary:focus, .select--primary:focus {
+	border-bottom: 1px solid grey;
+}
+
+.textarea--primary {
+	border-bottom: 1px solid lightgrey;
+}
+
+.textarea--primary:focus {
 	border-bottom: 1px solid grey;
 }
 
diff --git a/views/index.handlebars b/views/index.handlebars
index 8cf3fc1e..b31389b6 100644
--- a/views/index.handlebars
+++ b/views/index.handlebars
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@
 
                 </div>
             </div>
-            <!-- description input -->
-            <textarea rows="2" id="publish-description" class="textarea textarea--large textarea--full-width" placeholder="Description (optional)"></textarea>
         </div><div class="column column--5 column--med-10 align-content-top">
             <div id="publish-status" class="row" hidden="true"></div>
             <div id="publish-progress-bar" class="row" hidden="true"></div>
diff --git a/views/partials/publishForm-Details.handlebars b/views/partials/publishForm-Details.handlebars
index 9472e217..a818f7fa 100644
--- a/views/partials/publishForm-Details.handlebars
+++ b/views/partials/publishForm-Details.handlebars
@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@
 
 <div id="publish-details" hidden="true">
 
+    <!-- description input -->
+    <div class="row row--short">
+        <div class="column column--3 column--sml-10 align-content-top">
+            <label for="publish-license" class="label">Description:</label>
+        </div><div class="column column--7 column--sml-10">
+            <textarea rows="2" id="publish-description" class="textarea textarea--primary textarea--full-width" placeholder="Optional description"></textarea>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
     <div class="row row--short">
         <div class="column column--3 column--sml-10">
             <label for="publish-license" class="label">License:</label>