diff --git a/changelog.d/card-image-description.add b/changelog.d/card-image-description.add
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf423ebb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/card-image-description.add
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Include image description in status media cards
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/schemas/status.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/schemas/status.ex
index a4052803b..6e537b5da 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/schemas/status.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/schemas/status.ex
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ApiSpec.Schemas.Status do
             format: :uri,
             description: "Preview thumbnail"
           },
+          image_description: %Schema{
+            type: :string,
+            description: "Alternate text that describes what is in the thumbnail"
+          },
           title: %Schema{type: :string, description: "Title of linked resource"},
           description: %Schema{type: :string, description: "Description of preview"}
         }
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view.ex
index 77af69eef..c945290c1 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view.ex
@@ -583,6 +583,7 @@ def render("card.json", %Card{fields: rich_media}) do
       provider_url: page_url_data.scheme <> "://" <> page_url_data.host,
       url: page_url,
       image: image_url,
+      image_description: rich_media["image:alt"] || "",
       title: rich_media["title"] || "",
       description: rich_media["description"] || "",
       pleroma: %{