diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/WhisperServerService.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/WhisperServerService.java
index 435a4cdae..f675f4317 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/WhisperServerService.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/WhisperServerService.java
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ public class WhisperServerService extends Application<WhisperServerConfiguration
         build();
 
     StripeManager stripeManager = new StripeManager(config.getStripe().getApiKey(), stripeExecutor,
-        config.getStripe().getIdempotencyKeyGenerator());
+        config.getStripe().getIdempotencyKeyGenerator(), config.getStripe().getBoostDescription());
 
     ExternalServiceCredentialGenerator directoryCredentialsGenerator = new ExternalServiceCredentialGenerator(
         config.getDirectoryConfiguration().getDirectoryClientConfiguration().getUserAuthenticationTokenSharedSecret(),
diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/configuration/StripeConfiguration.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/configuration/StripeConfiguration.java
index 20dc192d1..a1816ee3a 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/configuration/StripeConfiguration.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/configuration/StripeConfiguration.java
@@ -13,13 +13,16 @@ public class StripeConfiguration {
 
   private final String apiKey;
   private final byte[] idempotencyKeyGenerator;
+  private final String boostDescription;
 
   @JsonCreator
   public StripeConfiguration(
       @JsonProperty("apiKey") final String apiKey,
-      @JsonProperty("idempotencyKeyGenerator") final byte[] idempotencyKeyGenerator) {
+      @JsonProperty("idempotencyKeyGenerator") final byte[] idempotencyKeyGenerator,
+      @JsonProperty("boostDescription") final String boostDescription) {
     this.apiKey = apiKey;
     this.idempotencyKeyGenerator = idempotencyKeyGenerator;
+    this.boostDescription = boostDescription;
   }
 
   @NotEmpty
@@ -31,4 +34,9 @@ public class StripeConfiguration {
   public byte[] getIdempotencyKeyGenerator() {
     return idempotencyKeyGenerator;
   }
+
+  @NotEmpty
+  public String getBoostDescription() {
+    return boostDescription;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/stripe/StripeManager.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/stripe/StripeManager.java
index c2a074b28..0270455c3 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/stripe/StripeManager.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/stripe/StripeManager.java
@@ -62,11 +62,13 @@ public class StripeManager {
   private final String apiKey;
   private final Executor executor;
   private final byte[] idempotencyKeyGenerator;
+  private final String boostDescription;
 
   public StripeManager(
       @Nonnull String apiKey,
       @Nonnull Executor executor,
-      @Nonnull byte[] idempotencyKeyGenerator) {
+      @Nonnull byte[] idempotencyKeyGenerator,
+      @Nonnull String boostDescription) {
     this.apiKey = Objects.requireNonNull(apiKey);
     if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(apiKey)) {
       throw new IllegalArgumentException("apiKey cannot be empty");
@@ -76,6 +78,7 @@ public class StripeManager {
     if (idempotencyKeyGenerator.length == 0) {
       throw new IllegalArgumentException("idempotencyKeyGenerator cannot be empty");
     }
+    this.boostDescription = Objects.requireNonNull(boostDescription);
   }
 
   private RequestOptions commonOptions() {
@@ -148,6 +151,7 @@ public class StripeManager {
       PaymentIntentCreateParams params = PaymentIntentCreateParams.builder()
           .setAmount(amount)
           .setCurrency(currency.toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT))
+          .setDescription(boostDescription)
           .build();
       try {
         return PaymentIntent.create(params, commonOptions());
diff --git a/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/tests/controllers/DonationControllerTest.java b/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/tests/controllers/DonationControllerTest.java
index baed628cf..7c7ffb20e 100644
--- a/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/tests/controllers/DonationControllerTest.java
+++ b/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/tests/controllers/DonationControllerTest.java
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class DonationControllerTest {
   }
 
   static StripeConfiguration getStripeConfiguration() {
-    return new StripeConfiguration("test-api-key", new byte[16]);
+    return new StripeConfiguration("test-api-key", new byte[16], "Boost Description String");
   }
 
   static BadgesConfiguration getBadgesConfiguration() {