diff --git a/src/prefect/events/schemas/automations.py b/src/prefect/events/schemas/automations.py
index 6376c2d90cb2..6c1c8b5c42b9 100644
--- a/src/prefect/events/schemas/automations.py
+++ b/src/prefect/events/schemas/automations.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def as_automation(self) -> "AutomationCore":
                 getattr(self, "name", None)
                 or f"Automation for deployment {self._deployment_id}"
             ),
-            description="",
+            description=getattr(self, "description", ""),
             enabled=getattr(self, "enabled", True),
             trigger=trigger,
             actions=self.actions(),
diff --git a/tests/cli/test_deploy.py b/tests/cli/test_deploy.py
index 773407e302e5..f3afe2b1e350 100644
--- a/tests/cli/test_deploy.py
+++ b/tests/cli/test_deploy.py
@@ -5532,6 +5532,7 @@ async def test_initialize_named_deployment_triggers(self):
             trigger_spec = {
                 "name": "Trigger McTriggerson",
                 "enabled": True,
+                "description": "This is a test trigger",
                 "match": {"prefect.resource.id": "prefect.flow-run.*"},
                 "expect": ["prefect.flow-run.Completed"],
                 "match_related": {
@@ -5546,7 +5547,7 @@ async def test_initialize_named_deployment_triggers(self):
                 DeploymentEventTrigger(
                     **{
                         "name": "Trigger McTriggerson",
-                        "description": "",
+                        "description": "This is a test trigger",
                         "enabled": True,
                         "match": {"prefect.resource.id": "prefect.flow-run.*"},
                         "match_related": {
@@ -5736,6 +5737,7 @@ async def test_json_string_trigger(self, docker_work_pool):
 
             trigger_spec = {
                 "enabled": True,
+                "description": "This is a test trigger",
                 "match": {"prefect.resource.id": "prefect.flow-run.*"},
                 "expect": ["prefect.flow-run.Completed"],
                 "job_variables": {"foo": "bar"},
@@ -5775,6 +5777,7 @@ async def test_json_file_trigger(self, docker_work_pool):
 
             trigger_spec = {
                 "enabled": True,
+                "description": "This is a test trigger",
                 "match": {"prefect.resource.id": "prefect.flow-run.*"},
                 "expect": ["prefect.flow-run.Completed"],
                 "job_variables": {"foo": "bar"},
@@ -5815,6 +5818,7 @@ async def test_yaml_file_trigger(self, docker_work_pool):
 
             trigger_spec = {
                 "enabled": True,
+                "description": "This is a test trigger",
                 "match": {"prefect.resource.id": "prefect.flow-run.*"},
                 "expect": ["prefect.flow-run.Completed"],
                 "job_variables": {"foo": "bar"},
@@ -5855,6 +5859,7 @@ async def test_nested_yaml_file_trigger(self, docker_work_pool, tmpdir):
 
             trigger_spec = {
                 "enabled": True,
+                "description": "This is a test trigger",
                 "match": {"prefect.resource.id": "prefect.flow-run.*"},
                 "expect": ["prefect.flow-run.Completed"],
             }