diff --git a/lib/actions/DashDeploy.js b/lib/actions/DashDeploy.js
index 21f4cdacb..6e63d11e0 100644
--- a/lib/actions/DashDeploy.js
+++ b/lib/actions/DashDeploy.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  * - aliasFunction:     (String)  Custom Lambda alias.
  * - functions:         (Array)   Array of function JSONs from fun.sl.json
  * - deployed: (Object)  Contains regions and the code functions that have been uploaded to the S3 bucket in that region
+ * - description:         (String)  Provide custom description string for API Gateway stage deployment description.
  */
 
 module.exports = function(SPlugin, serverlessPath) {
@@ -78,6 +79,10 @@ module.exports = function(SPlugin, serverlessPath) {
             option:      'aliasRestApi',  // TODO: Implement
             shortcut:    'a',
             description: 'Optional - Provide a custom Api Gateway Stage Variable for your REST API'
+          }, {
+            option:      'description',
+            shortcut:    'd',
+            description: 'Optional - Provide custom description string for API Gateway stage deployment description'
           }
         ]
       });
@@ -266,9 +271,10 @@ module.exports = function(SPlugin, serverlessPath) {
 
           return _this.S.actions.endpointDeploy({
               options: {
-                stage: _this.evt.options.stage,
-                region: _this.evt.options.region,
-                paths: _this.evt.options.endpointPaths
+                stage:       _this.evt.options.stage,
+                region:      _this.evt.options.region,
+                paths:       _this.evt.options.endpointPaths,
+                description: _this.evt.options.description
               }
             })
             .then(function(evt) {
diff --git a/lib/actions/EndpointDeploy.js b/lib/actions/EndpointDeploy.js
index d1943a438..c8a59323c 100644
--- a/lib/actions/EndpointDeploy.js
+++ b/lib/actions/EndpointDeploy.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  * - paths:              (Array)   Array of endpoint paths to deploy.  Format: ['users/show@users/show~GET']
  * - aliasEndpoint:      (String)  The Lambda Alias the endpoint should point to.
  * - all:                (Boolean) Indicates whether all Functions in the project should be deployed.
+ * - description:        (String)  Provide custom description string for API Gateway stage deployment description.
  */
 
 module.exports = function(SPlugin, serverlessPath) {