diff --git a/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Tests/VocabularyUiTest.php b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Tests/VocabularyUiTest.php
index 3066ef07dfda22145df37a08e4433b525308af38..76fcac2bb08c92437fdad39fc87f9b9c5eec983d 100644
--- a/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Tests/VocabularyUiTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Tests/VocabularyUiTest.php
@@ -47,14 +47,17 @@ function testVocabularyInterface() {
 
     // Edit the vocabulary.
     $this->drupalGet('admin/structure/taxonomy');
-    $this->assertText($edit['name'], 'Vocabulary found in the vocabulary overview listing.');
+    $this->assertText($edit['name'], 'Vocabulary name found in the vocabulary overview listing.');
+    $this->assertText($edit['description'], 'Vocabulary description found in the vocabulary overview listing.');
     $this->assertLinkByHref(Url::fromRoute('entity.taxonomy_term.add_form', ['taxonomy_vocabulary' => $edit['vid']])->toString());
     $this->clickLink(t('Edit vocabulary'));
     $edit = array();
     $edit['name'] = $this->randomMachineName();
+    $edit['description'] = $this->randomMachineName();
     $this->drupalPostForm(NULL, $edit, t('Save'));
     $this->drupalGet('admin/structure/taxonomy');
-    $this->assertText($edit['name'], 'Vocabulary found in the vocabulary overview listing.');
+    $this->assertText($edit['name'], 'Vocabulary name found in the vocabulary overview listing.');
+    $this->assertText($edit['description'], 'Vocabulary description found in the vocabulary overview listing.');
 
     // Try to submit a vocabulary with a duplicate machine name.
     $edit['vid'] = $vid;
diff --git a/core/modules/taxonomy/src/VocabularyListBuilder.php b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/VocabularyListBuilder.php
index b5597bb2ecfabf20d608860ef8d906be045dbef9..9c24311f1dc4805db9124832568c0561bbc9d59c 100644
--- a/core/modules/taxonomy/src/VocabularyListBuilder.php
+++ b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/VocabularyListBuilder.php
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ public function getDefaultOperations(EntityInterface $entity) {
    */
   public function buildHeader() {
     $header['label'] = t('Vocabulary name');
+    $header['description'] = t('Description');
     return $header + parent::buildHeader();
   }
 
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ public function buildHeader() {
    */
   public function buildRow(EntityInterface $entity) {
     $row['label'] = $entity->label();
+    $row['description']['data'] = ['#markup' => $entity->getDescription()];
     return $row + parent::buildRow($entity);
   }