diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 009ed8bd..6cee0c5a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 - Add "Test!" function in the Integrations page (#207)
 - Rate limiting for the log in attempts
 - Password strength meter and length check in the "Set Password" form
+- Show the Description section even if the description is missing. (#246)
+- Include the description in email alerts. (#247)
 
 ## 1.6.0 - 2019-04-01
 
diff --git a/templates/emails/alert-body-html.html b/templates/emails/alert-body-html.html
index 1066880c..d49563c8 100644
--- a/templates/emails/alert-body-html.html
+++ b/templates/emails/alert-body-html.html
@@ -2,15 +2,19 @@
 {% load hc_extras %}
 {% block content %}
 
-Hello,<br />
-
-This is a notification sent by <a href="{% site_root %}">{% site_name %}</a>.
-<br />
-The check <strong>{{ check.name_then_code|mangle_link }}</strong>
+The check <a href="{{ check.details_url }}">{{ check.name_then_code|mangle_link }}</a>
 has gone <strong>{{ check.status|upper }}</strong>.
-<br /><br />
+<br>
 
-Here is a summary of your checks:
+{% if check.status == "down" and check.desc %}
+Additional notes:<br><br>
+<div style="padding: 10px 15px; background: #F2F4F6;">
+    {{ check.desc|linebreaksbr|urlize }}
+</div>
+{% endif %}
+
+<br />
+A summary of your checks:
 <br />
 
 {% include "emails/summary-html.html" %}
diff --git a/templates/emails/alert-body-text.html b/templates/emails/alert-body-text.html
index 16fe7a14..79491115 100644
--- a/templates/emails/alert-body-text.html
+++ b/templates/emails/alert-body-text.html
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 {% load hc_extras %}
-Hello,
-
-This is a notification sent by {% site_name %}.
 The check "{{ check.name_then_code }}" has gone {{ check.status }}.
 
-Here is a summary of all your checks:
+A summary of all your checks:
 
 {% include 'emails/summary-text.html' %}