diff --git a/core/modules/image/image.field.inc b/core/modules/image/image.field.inc
index aef6be7..fb6c40d 100644
--- a/core/modules/image/image.field.inc
+++ b/core/modules/image/image.field.inc
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ function image_field_info() {
         'max_filesize' => '',
         'alt_field' => 0,
         'title_field' => 0,
+        'description_field' => 0,
         'max_resolution' => '',
         'min_resolution' => '',
       ),
@@ -133,9 +134,6 @@ function image_field_instance_settings_form($field, $instance) {
     '#field_suffix' => ' ' . t('pixels'),
   );
 
-  // Remove the description option.
-  unset($form['description_field']);
-
   // Add title and alt configuration options.
   $form['alt_field'] = array(
     '#type' => 'checkbox',
diff --git a/core/modules/image/image.install b/core/modules/image/image.install
index 02be57c..0aff0c0 100644
--- a/core/modules/image/image.install
+++ b/core/modules/image/image.install
@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@ function image_field_schema($field) {
         'length' => 512,
         'not null' => FALSE,
       ),
+      'description' => array(
+        'description' => 'A description of the file.',
+        'type' => 'text',
+        'not null' => FALSE,
+      ),
       'title' => array(
         'description' => "Image title text, for the image's 'title' attribute.",
         'type' => 'varchar',