diff --git a/frappe/gettext/extractors/doctype.py b/frappe/gettext/extractors/doctype.py
index 5c0378667f..885539467f 100644
--- a/frappe/gettext/extractors/doctype.py
+++ b/frappe/gettext/extractors/doctype.py
@@ -14,8 +14,12 @@ def extract(fileobj, *args, **kwargs):
 
 	doctype = data.get("name")
 
+	doctype_description = data.get("description")
+
 	yield None, "_", doctype, ["Name of a DocType"]
 
+	yield None, "_", doctype_description, ["Description of a DocType"]
+
 	messages = []
 	fields = data.get("fields", [])
 	links = data.get("links", [])