diff --git a/src/common/utilities.js b/src/common/utilities.js
index e4d960d..84ab5c7 100644
--- a/src/common/utilities.js
+++ b/src/common/utilities.js
@@ -198,3 +198,16 @@ export function binarySearch (ar, el, compareFn) {
   }
   return -m - 1
 }
+
+export const isFilterLeaf = node => (Object.keys(node.children).length === 0)
+export const isFilterDuplicate = (node, set) => { return (set.has(node.key)) }
+
+export function findDescriptionInFilterTree (key, node) {
+  if (node.key === key) return node.description
+  if (isFilterLeaf(node)) return false
+  const descs = Object.keys(node.children)
+    .map(c => findDescriptionInFilterTree(key, node.children[c]))
+    .filter(v => !!v)
+  if (descs.length !== 1) return false
+  return descs[0]
+}
diff --git a/src/components/Layout.js b/src/components/Layout.js
index fd50d98..1d4d89f 100644
--- a/src/components/Layout.js
+++ b/src/components/Layout.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import StaticPage from './StaticPage'
 import TemplateCover from './TemplateCover'
 
 import colors from '../common/global'
-import { binarySearch, insetSourceFrom } from '../common/utilities'
+import { binarySearch, insetSourceFrom, findDescriptionInFilterTree } from '../common/utilities'
 import { isMobile } from 'react-device-detect'
 
 class Dashboard extends React.Component {
@@ -133,18 +133,30 @@ class Dashboard extends React.Component {
 
   setNarrativeFromFilters (withSteps) {
     const { app, domain } = this.props
-    const activeFilters = app.filters.filters
+    let activeFilters = app.filters.filters
 
     if (activeFilters.length === 0) {
       alert('No filters selected, cant narrativise')
       return
     }
 
+    if (this.props.features.USE_FILTER_DESCRIPTIONS) {
+      activeFilters = activeFilters.reduce((acc, vl) => {
+        acc.push({
+          name: vl,
+          description: findDescriptionInFilterTree(vl, domain.filters)
+        })
+        return acc
+      }, [])
+    } else {
+      activeFilters = activeFilters.map(f => ({ name: f }))
+    }
+
     const evs = domain.events.filter(ev => {
       let hasOne = false
       // add event if it has at least one matching filter
       for (let i = 0; i < activeFilters.length; i++) {
-        if (ev.filters.includes(activeFilters[i])) {
+        if (ev.filters.includes(activeFilters[i].name)) {
           hasOne = true
           break
         }
@@ -153,11 +165,12 @@ class Dashboard extends React.Component {
       return false
     })
 
-    const name = activeFilters.join('-')
+    const name = activeFilters.map(f => f.name).join('-')
+    const desc = activeFilters.map(f => f.description).join('\n\n')
     this.setNarrative({
       id: name,
       label: name,
-      description: '',
+      description: desc,
       withLines: withSteps,
       steps: evs.map(insetSourceFrom(domain.sources))
     })
diff --git a/src/reducers/validate/validators.js b/src/reducers/validate/validators.js
index 6da14d9..bbf82b7 100644
--- a/src/reducers/validate/validators.js
+++ b/src/reducers/validate/validators.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import narrativeSchema from './narrativeSchema'
 import sourceSchema from './sourceSchema'
 import shapeSchema from './shapeSchema'
 
-import { calcDatetime, capitalize } from '../../common/utilities'
+import { calcDatetime, capitalize, isFilterLeaf, isFilterDuplicate } from '../../common/utilities'
 
 /*
 * Create an error notification object
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ function isValidDate (d) {
   return d instanceof Date && !isNaN(d)
 }
 
-const isLeaf = node => (Object.keys(node.children).length === 0)
-const isDuplicate = (node, set) => { return (set.has(node.key)) }
-
 /*
 * Traverse a filter tree and check its duplicates. Also recompose as
 * description if `features.USE_FILTER_DESCRIPTIONS` is true.
@@ -47,7 +44,7 @@ function validateFilterTree (node, parent, set, duplicates, hasFilterDescription
       parent.children = node.children
       delete parent.isDescription
     }
-    if (isLeaf(node)) {
+    if (isFilterLeaf(node)) {
       delete parent.isDescription
     }
   }
@@ -56,8 +53,8 @@ function validateFilterTree (node, parent, set, duplicates, hasFilterDescription
     return
   }
   // If it's a leaf, check that it's not duplicate
-  if (isLeaf(node)) {
-    if (isDuplicate(node, set)) {
+  if (isFilterLeaf(node)) {
+    if (isFilterDuplicate(node, set)) {
       duplicates.push({
         id: node.key,
         error: makeError('Filters', node.key, 'filter was found more than once in hierarchy. Ignoring duplicate.')
diff --git a/src/scss/narrativecard.scss b/src/scss/narrativecard.scss
index a623e4c..76c070e 100644
--- a/src/scss/narrativecard.scss
+++ b/src/scss/narrativecard.scss
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ NARRATIVE INFO
   top: 30px;
   left: auto;
   right: $card-right; // looks a bit better due to the 1px border on other elements.
-  height: $narrative-info-height;
   width: $card-width;
   box-sizing: border-box;
   max-height: calc(100% - 250px);
@@ -35,13 +34,14 @@ NARRATIVE INFO
   }
 
   .narrative-info-desc {
-    height: $narrative-info-desc-height;
+    max-height: $narrative-info-desc-height;
     overflow-y: auto;
     white-space: pre-line;
+    padding-bottom: 5px;
   }
 
   p {
-    padding: 0 15px;
+    padding: 0 15px 15px 15px;
   }
 
   h3, h6 {