diff --git a/docs/providers/aws/events/schedule.md b/docs/providers/aws/events/schedule.md
index 4dc7e6d03..cfbfc62ec 100644
--- a/docs/providers/aws/events/schedule.md
+++ b/docs/providers/aws/events/schedule.md
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ functions:
     handler: statistics.handler
     events:
       - schedule:
+          name: your-scheduled-rate-event-name
+          description: 'your scheduled rate event description'
           rate: rate(10 minutes)
           enabled: false
           input:
@@ -42,6 +44,8 @@ functions:
             stageParams:
               stage: dev
       - schedule:
+          name: your-scheduled-cron-event-name
+          description: 'your scheduled cron event description'
           rate: cron(0 12 * * ? *)
           enabled: false
           inputPath: '$.stageVariables'
diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/schedule/index.js b/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/schedule/index.js
index a2814f922..72fc42529 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/schedule/index.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/schedule/index.js
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ class AwsCompileScheduledEvents {
             let State;
             let Input;
             let InputPath;
+            let Name;
+            let Description;
 
             // TODO validate rate syntax
             if (typeof event.schedule === 'object') {
@@ -42,6 +44,8 @@ class AwsCompileScheduledEvents {
               State = event.schedule.enabled ? 'ENABLED' : 'DISABLED';
               Input = event.schedule.input;
               InputPath = event.schedule.inputPath;
+              Name = event.schedule.name;
+              Description = event.schedule.description;
 
               if (Input && InputPath) {
                 const errorMessage = [
@@ -88,6 +92,8 @@ class AwsCompileScheduledEvents {
                 "Properties": {
                   "ScheduleExpression": "${ScheduleExpression}",
                   "State": "${State}",
+                  ${Name ? `"Name": "${Name}",` : ''}
+                  ${Description ? `"Description": "${Description}",` : ''}
                   "Targets": [{
                     ${Input ? `"Input": "${Input}",` : ''}
                     ${InputPath ? `"InputPath": "${InputPath}",` : ''}
diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/schedule/index.test.js b/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/schedule/index.test.js
index 91eea1e73..de02c20f8 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/schedule/index.test.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/schedule/index.test.js
@@ -101,6 +101,52 @@ describe('AwsCompileScheduledEvents', () => {
       ).to.equal('AWS::Lambda::Permission');
     });
 
+    it('should respect name variable', () => {
+      awsCompileScheduledEvents.serverless.service.functions = {
+        first: {
+          events: [
+            {
+              schedule: {
+                rate: 'rate(10 minutes)',
+                enabled: false,
+                name: 'your-scheduled-event-name',
+              },
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      };
+
+      awsCompileScheduledEvents.compileScheduledEvents();
+
+      expect(awsCompileScheduledEvents.serverless.service
+        .provider.compiledCloudFormationTemplate.Resources.FirstEventsRuleSchedule1
+        .Properties.Name
+      ).to.equal('your-scheduled-event-name');
+    });
+
+    it('should respect description variable', () => {
+      awsCompileScheduledEvents.serverless.service.functions = {
+        first: {
+          events: [
+            {
+              schedule: {
+                rate: 'rate(10 minutes)',
+                enabled: false,
+                description: 'your scheduled event description',
+              },
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      };
+
+      awsCompileScheduledEvents.compileScheduledEvents();
+
+      expect(awsCompileScheduledEvents.serverless.service
+        .provider.compiledCloudFormationTemplate.Resources.FirstEventsRuleSchedule1
+        .Properties.Description
+      ).to.equal('your scheduled event description');
+    });
+
     it('should respect inputPath variable', () => {
       awsCompileScheduledEvents.serverless.service.functions = {
         first: {