diff --git a/modules/infra/api/gr_infra.h b/modules/infra/api/gr_infra.h
index 4bb0b55f9..33874f82a 100644
--- a/modules/infra/api/gr_infra.h
+++ b/modules/infra/api/gr_infra.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ struct gr_iface {
 
 #define GR_IFACE_NAME_SIZE 64
 	char name[GR_IFACE_NAME_SIZE]; // Interface name (utf-8 encoded, nul terminated).
-	uint8_t info[256]; // Type specific interface info.
+	uint8_t info[512]; // Placeholder for type specific interface info.
 };
 
 void register_interface_mode(gr_iface_mode_t mode, const char *next_node);
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ struct gr_iface_info_port {
 	char devargs[GR_PORT_DEVARGS_SIZE];
 #define GR_PORT_DRIVER_NAME_SIZE 32
 	char driver_name[GR_PORT_DRIVER_NAME_SIZE];
+#define GR_PORT_DESCRIPTION_SIZE 255
+	char description[GR_PORT_DESCRIPTION_SIZE];
 };
 
 static_assert(sizeof(struct gr_iface_info_port) <= MEMBER_SIZE(struct gr_iface, info));
diff --git a/modules/infra/cli/port.c b/modules/infra/cli/port.c
index b42b70162..23ec68755 100644
--- a/modules/infra/cli/port.c
+++ b/modules/infra/cli/port.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ static void port_show(const struct gr_api_client *c, const struct gr_iface *ifac
 
 	printf("devargs: %s\n", port->devargs);
 	printf("driver:  %s\n", port->driver_name);
+	printf("desc: %s\n", port->description);
 	printf("mac: " ETH_F "\n", &port->mac);
 	if (port->link_speed == UINT32_MAX)
 		printf("speed: unknown\n");
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ static uint64_t parse_port_args(
 ) {
 	uint64_t set_attrs = parse_iface_args(c, p, iface, update);
 	struct gr_iface_info_port *port;
+	const char *description;
 	const char *devargs;
 
 	port = (struct gr_iface_info_port *)iface->info;
@@ -109,6 +111,14 @@ static uint64_t parse_port_args(
 		iface->mode = GR_IFACE_MODE_L1_XC;
 		iface->domain_id = peer.id;
 	}
+	description = arg_str(p, "DESCRIPTION");
+	if (description != NULL) {
+		if (strlen(description) >= sizeof(port->description)) {
+			errno = ENAMETOOLONG;
+			goto err;
+		}
+		memccpy(port->description, description, 0, sizeof(port->description));
+	}
 
 	if (set_attrs == 0)
 		errno = EINVAL;
@@ -149,7 +159,8 @@ static cmd_status_t port_set(const struct gr_api_client *c, const struct ec_pnod
 }
 
 #define PORT_ATTRS_CMD                                                                             \
-	IFACE_ATTRS_CMD ",(mac MAC),(rxqs N_RXQ),(qsize Q_SIZE),(mode l3|(xconnect PEER))"
+	IFACE_ATTRS_CMD ",(mac MAC),(rxqs N_RXQ),(qsize Q_SIZE),(mode l3|(xconnect PEER)),"        \
+			"(desc DESCRIPTION)"
 
 #define PORT_ATTRS_ARGS                                                                            \
 	IFACE_ATTRS_ARGS, with_help("Set the ethernet address.", ec_node_re("MAC", ETH_ADDR_RE)),  \
@@ -160,7 +171,8 @@ static cmd_status_t port_set(const struct gr_api_client *c, const struct ec_pnod
 		with_help(                                                                         \
 			"Peer interface for xconnect",                                             \
 			ec_node_dyn("PEER", complete_iface_names, INT2PTR(GR_IFACE_TYPE_PORT))     \
-		)
+		),                                                                                 \
+		with_help("desc:", ec_node("any", "DESCRIPTION"))
 
 static int ctx_init(struct ec_node *root) {
 	int ret;
diff --git a/modules/infra/control/gr_port.h b/modules/infra/control/gr_port.h
index 8764745eb..f018f51fa 100644
--- a/modules/infra/control/gr_port.h
+++ b/modules/infra/control/gr_port.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ struct __rte_aligned(alignof(void *)) iface_info_port {
 	bool started;
 	struct rte_mempool *pool;
 	char *devargs;
+	char *description;
 	uint32_t pool_size;
 	struct mac_filter ucast_filter;
 	struct mac_filter mcast_filter;
diff --git a/modules/infra/control/port.c b/modules/infra/control/port.c
index f37083453..18f77644e 100644
--- a/modules/infra/control/port.c
+++ b/modules/infra/control/port.c
@@ -303,6 +303,8 @@ static int iface_port_fini(struct iface *iface) {
 
 	free(port->devargs);
 	port->devargs = NULL;
+	free(port->description);
+	port->description = NULL;
 	if ((ret = rte_eth_dev_info_get(port->port_id, &info)) < 0)
 		LOG(ERR, "rte_eth_dev_info_get: %s", rte_strerror(-ret));
 	if ((ret = rte_eth_dev_stop(port->port_id)) < 0)
@@ -355,11 +357,18 @@ static int iface_port_init(struct iface *iface, const void *api_info) {
 		return errno_set(EIDRM);
 
 	port->port_id = port_id;
+	port->devargs = NULL;
+	port->description = NULL;
 	port->devargs = strndup(api->devargs, GR_PORT_DEVARGS_SIZE);
 	if (port->devargs == NULL) {
 		ret = errno_set(ENOMEM);
 		goto fail;
 	}
+	port->description = strndup(api->description, GR_PORT_DESCRIPTION_SIZE);
+	if (port->description == NULL) {
+		ret = errno_set(ENOMEM);
+		goto fail;
+	}
 
 	conf.flags = iface->flags;
 	conf.mtu = iface->mtu;
@@ -375,7 +384,10 @@ static int iface_port_init(struct iface *iface, const void *api_info) {
 
 	return 0;
 fail:
-	free(port->devargs);
+	if (port->devargs)
+		free(port->devargs);
+	if (port->description)
+		free(port->description);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -561,6 +573,7 @@ static void port_to_api(void *info, const struct iface *iface) {
 
 	api->base = port->base;
 	memccpy(api->devargs, port->devargs, 0, sizeof(api->devargs));
+	memccpy(api->description, port->description, 0, sizeof(api->description));
 
 	if (rte_eth_dev_info_get(port->port_id, &dev_info) == 0) {
 		memccpy(api->driver_name, dev_info.driver_name, 0, sizeof(api->driver_name));