diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 19bccd115..f1beb0cd0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
 ### Changed
 - Allow users to remove their emails if instance does not need email to register
+- Uploadfilter `Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool` has been renamed to `Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool.StripLocation`
 
 ### Added
 - `activeMonth` and `activeHalfyear` fields in NodeInfo usage.users object
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - Configuration: Add `birthday_required` and `birthday_min_age` settings to provide a way to require users to enter their birth date.
 - PleromaAPI: Add `GET /api/v1/pleroma/birthdays` API endpoint
 - Make backend-rendered pages translatable. This includes emails. Pages returned as a HTTP response are translated using the language specified in the `userLanguage` cookie, or the `Accept-Language` header. Emails are translated using the `language` field when registering. This language can be changed by `PATCH /api/v1/accounts/update_credentials` with the `language` field.
+- Uploadfilter `Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool.ReadDescription` returns description values to the FE so they can pre fill the image description field
 
 ### Fixed
 - Subscription(Bell) Notifications: Don't create from Pipeline Ingested replies
diff --git a/docs/administration/CLI_tasks/instance.md b/docs/administration/CLI_tasks/instance.md
index 982b22bf3..88509cf5b 100644
--- a/docs/administration/CLI_tasks/instance.md
+++ b/docs/administration/CLI_tasks/instance.md
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ If any of the options are left unspecified, you will be prompted interactively.
 - `--static-dir <path>` - the directory custom public files should be read from (custom emojis, frontend bundle overrides, robots.txt, etc.)
 - `--listen-ip <ip>` - the ip the app should listen to, defaults to 127.0.0.1
 - `--listen-port <port>` - the port the app should listen to, defaults to 4000
-- `--strip-uploads <Y|N>` - use ExifTool to strip uploads of sensitive location data
+- `--strip-uploads-location <Y|N>` - use ExifTool to strip uploads of sensitive location data
+- `--read-uploads-description <Y|N>` - use ExifTool to read image descriptions from uploads
 - `--anonymize-uploads <Y|N>` - randomize uploaded filenames
 - `--dedupe-uploads <Y|N>` - store files based on their hash to reduce data storage requirements if duplicates are uploaded with different filenames
 - `--skip-release-env` - skip generation the release environment file
diff --git a/docs/configuration/cheatsheet.md b/docs/configuration/cheatsheet.md
index 1e74d40e6..74642397b 100644
--- a/docs/configuration/cheatsheet.md
+++ b/docs/configuration/cheatsheet.md
@@ -627,12 +627,18 @@ This filter replaces the filename (not the path) of an upload. For complete obfu
 
 No specific configuration.
 
-#### Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool
+#### Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool.StripLocation
 
 This filter only strips the GPS and location metadata with Exiftool leaving color profiles and attributes intact.
 
 No specific configuration.
 
+#### Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool.ReadDescription
+
+This filter reads the ImageDescription and iptc:Caption-Abstract fields with Exiftool so clients can prefill the media description field.
+
+No specific configuration.
+
 #### Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Mogrify
 
 * `args`: List of actions for the `mogrify` command like `"strip"` or `["strip", "auto-orient", {"implode", "1"}]`.
diff --git a/docs/installation/optional/media_graphics_packages.md b/docs/installation/optional/media_graphics_packages.md
index cb3d71188..de402d1c4 100644
--- a/docs/installation/optional/media_graphics_packages.md
+++ b/docs/installation/optional/media_graphics_packages.md
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # Optional software packages needed for specific functionality
 
 For specific Pleroma functionality (which is disabled by default) some or all of the below packages are required:
-  * `ImageMagic`
-  * `ffmpeg`
-  * `exiftool`
+    * `ImageMagic`
+    * `ffmpeg`
+    * `exiftool`
   
 Please refer to documentation in `docs/installation` on how to install them on specific OS.
   
@@ -14,19 +14,20 @@ Note: the packages are not required with the current default settings of Pleroma
 `ImageMagick` is a set of tools to create, edit, compose, or convert bitmap images.
 
 It is required for the following Pleroma features:
-  * `Pleroma.Upload.Filters.Mogrify`, `Pleroma.Upload.Filters.Mogrifun` upload filters (related config: `Plaroma.Upload/filters` in `config/config.exs`)
-  * Media preview proxy for still images (related config: `media_preview_proxy/enabled` in `config/config.exs`)
+    * `Pleroma.Upload.Filters.Mogrify`, `Pleroma.Upload.Filters.Mogrifun` upload filters (related config: `Plaroma.Upload/filters` in `config/config.exs`)
+    * Media preview proxy for still images (related config: `media_preview_proxy/enabled` in `config/config.exs`)
   
 ## `ffmpeg`
 
 `ffmpeg` is software to record, convert and stream audio and video.
 
 It is required for the following Pleroma features:
-  * Media preview proxy for videos (related config: `media_preview_proxy/enabled` in `config/config.exs`)
+    * Media preview proxy for videos (related config: `media_preview_proxy/enabled` in `config/config.exs`)
 
 ## `exiftool`
 
 `exiftool` is media files metadata reader/writer.
 
 It is required for the following Pleroma features:
-  * `Pleroma.Upload.Filters.Exiftool` upload filter (related config: `Plaroma.Upload/filters` in `config/config.exs`)
+    * `Pleroma.Upload.Filters.Exiftool.StripLocation` upload filter (related config: `Plaroma.Upload/filters` in `config/config.exs`)
+    * `Pleroma.Upload.Filters.Exiftool.ReadDescription` upload filter (related config: `Plaroma.Upload/filters` in `config/config.exs`)
diff --git a/lib/mix/tasks/pleroma/instance.ex b/lib/mix/tasks/pleroma/instance.ex
index f292fc762..5c93f19ff 100644
--- a/lib/mix/tasks/pleroma/instance.ex
+++ b/lib/mix/tasks/pleroma/instance.ex
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ def run(["gen" | rest]) do
           static_dir: :string,
           listen_ip: :string,
           listen_port: :string,
-          strip_uploads: :string,
+          strip_uploads_location: :string,
+          read_uploads_description: :string,
           anonymize_uploads: :string,
           dedupe_uploads: :string
         ],
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ def run(["gen" | rest]) do
         )
         |> Path.expand()
 
-      {strip_uploads_message, strip_uploads_default} =
+      {strip_uploads_location_message, strip_uploads_location_default} =
         if Pleroma.Utils.command_available?("exiftool") do
           {"Do you want to strip location (GPS) data from uploaded images? This requires exiftool, it was detected as installed. (y/n)",
            "y"}
@@ -170,12 +171,29 @@ def run(["gen" | rest]) do
            "n"}
         end
 
-      strip_uploads =
+      strip_uploads_location =
         get_option(
           options,
-          :strip_uploads,
-          strip_uploads_message,
-          strip_uploads_default
+          :strip_uploads_location,
+          strip_uploads_location_message,
+          strip_uploads_location_default
+        ) === "y"
+
+      {read_uploads_description_message, read_uploads_description_default} =
+        if Pleroma.Utils.command_available?("exiftool") do
+          {"Do you want to read data from uploaded files so clients can use it to prefill fields like image description? This requires exiftool, it was detected as installed. (y/n)",
+           "y"}
+        else
+          {"Do you want to read data from uploaded files so clients can use it to prefill fields like image description? This requires exiftool, it was detected as not installed, please install it if you answer yes. (y/n)",
+           "n"}
+        end
+
+      read_uploads_description =
+        get_option(
+          options,
+          :read_uploads_description,
+          read_uploads_description_message,
+          read_uploads_description_default
         ) === "y"
 
       anonymize_uploads =
@@ -229,7 +247,8 @@ def run(["gen" | rest]) do
           listen_port: listen_port,
           upload_filters:
             upload_filters(%{
-              strip: strip_uploads,
+              strip_location: strip_uploads_location,
+              read_description: read_uploads_description,
               anonymize: anonymize_uploads,
               dedupe: dedupe_uploads
             })
@@ -297,12 +316,19 @@ defp write_robots_txt(static_dir, indexable, template_dir) do
 
   defp upload_filters(filters) when is_map(filters) do
     enabled_filters =
-      if filters.strip do
-        [Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool]
+      if filters.strip_location do
+        [Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool.StripLocation]
       else
         []
       end
 
+    enabled_filters =
+      if filters.read_description do
+        enabled_filters ++ [Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool.ReadDescription]
+      else
+        enabled_filters
+      end
+
     enabled_filters =
       if filters.anonymize do
         enabled_filters ++ [Pleroma.Upload.Filter.AnonymizeFilename]
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/application_requirements.ex b/lib/pleroma/application_requirements.ex
index 06d388694..44b1c1705 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/application_requirements.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/application_requirements.ex
@@ -164,7 +164,8 @@ defp do_check_rum!(setting, migrate) do
 
   defp check_system_commands!(:ok) do
     filter_commands_statuses = [
-      check_filter(Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool, "exiftool"),
+      check_filter(Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool.StripLocation, "exiftool"),
+      check_filter(Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool.ReadDescription, "exiftool"),
       check_filter(Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Mogrify, "mogrify"),
       check_filter(Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Mogrifun, "mogrify"),
       check_filter(Pleroma.Upload.Filter.AnalyzeMetadata, "mogrify"),
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/config/deprecation_warnings.ex b/lib/pleroma/config/deprecation_warnings.ex
index 118dd3acc..599f1d3cf 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/config/deprecation_warnings.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/config/deprecation_warnings.ex
@@ -20,6 +20,43 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Config.DeprecationWarnings do
      "\n* `config :pleroma, :instance, mrf_transparency_exclusions` is now `config :pleroma, :mrf, transparency_exclusions`"}
   ]
 
+  def check_exiftool_filter do
+    filters = Config.get([Pleroma.Upload]) |> Keyword.get(:filters, [])
+
+    if Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool in filters do
+      Logger.warn("""
+      !!!DEPRECATION WARNING!!!
+      Your config is using Exiftool as a filter instead of Exiftool.StripLocation. This should work for now, but you are advised to change to the new configuration to prevent possible issues later:
+
+      ```
+      config :pleroma, Pleroma.Upload,
+        filters: [Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool]
+      ```
+
+      Is now
+
+
+      ```
+      config :pleroma, Pleroma.Upload,
+        filters: [Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool.StripLocation]
+      ```
+      """)
+
+      new_config =
+        filters
+        |> Enum.map(fn
+          Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool -> Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool.StripLocation
+          filter -> filter
+        end)
+
+      Config.put([Pleroma.Upload, :filters], new_config)
+
+      :error
+    else
+      :ok
+    end
+  end
+
   def check_simple_policy_tuples do
     has_strings =
       Config.get([:mrf_simple])
@@ -180,7 +217,8 @@ def warn do
       check_old_chat_shoutbox(),
       check_quarantined_instances_tuples(),
       check_transparency_exclusions_tuples(),
-      check_simple_policy_tuples()
+      check_simple_policy_tuples(),
+      check_exiftool_filter()
     ]
     |> Enum.reduce(:ok, fn
       :ok, :ok -> :ok
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/upload.ex b/lib/pleroma/upload.ex
index 242813dcd..db2909276 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/upload.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/upload.ex
@@ -60,12 +60,23 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Upload do
           width: integer(),
           height: integer(),
           blurhash: String.t(),
+          description: String.t(),
           path: String.t()
         }
-  defstruct [:id, :name, :tempfile, :content_type, :width, :height, :blurhash, :path]
+  defstruct [
+    :id,
+    :name,
+    :tempfile,
+    :content_type,
+    :width,
+    :height,
+    :blurhash,
+    :description,
+    :path
+  ]
 
-  defp get_description(opts, upload) do
-    case {opts[:description], Pleroma.Config.get([Pleroma.Upload, :default_description])} do
+  defp get_description(upload) do
+    case {upload.description, Pleroma.Config.get([Pleroma.Upload, :default_description])} do
       {description, _} when is_binary(description) -> description
       {_, :filename} -> upload.name
       {_, str} when is_binary(str) -> str
@@ -81,7 +92,7 @@ def store(upload, opts \\ []) do
     with {:ok, upload} <- prepare_upload(upload, opts),
          upload = %__MODULE__{upload | path: upload.path || "#{upload.id}/#{upload.name}"},
          {:ok, upload} <- Pleroma.Upload.Filter.filter(opts.filters, upload),
-         description = get_description(opts, upload),
+         description = get_description(upload),
          {_, true} <-
            {:description_limit,
             String.length(description) <= Pleroma.Config.get([:instance, :description_limit])},
@@ -152,7 +163,8 @@ defp prepare_upload(%Plug.Upload{} = file, opts) do
          id: UUID.generate(),
          name: file.filename,
          tempfile: file.path,
-         content_type: file.content_type
+         content_type: file.content_type,
+         description: opts.description
        }}
     end
   end
@@ -172,7 +184,8 @@ defp prepare_upload(%{img: "data:image/" <> image_data}, opts) do
          id: UUID.generate(),
          name: hash <> "." <> ext,
          tempfile: tmp_path,
-         content_type: content_type
+         content_type: content_type,
+         description: opts.description
        }}
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/upload/filter/exiftool/read_description.ex b/lib/pleroma/upload/filter/exiftool/read_description.ex
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..03d698a81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/pleroma/upload/filter/exiftool/read_description.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# Pleroma: A lightweight social networking server
+# Copyright © 2017-2021 Pleroma Authors <https://pleroma.social/>
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+defmodule Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool.ReadDescription do
+  @moduledoc """
+  Gets a valid description from the related EXIF tags and provides them in the response if no description is provided yet.
+  It will first check ImageDescription, when that doesn't probide a valid description, it will check iptc:Caption-Abstract.
+  A valid description means the fields are filled in and not too long (see `:instance, :description_limit`).
+  """
+  @behaviour Pleroma.Upload.Filter
+
+  @spec filter(Pleroma.Upload.t()) :: {:ok, any()} | {:error, String.t()}
+
+  def filter(%Pleroma.Upload{description: description})
+      when is_binary(description),
+      do: {:ok, :noop}
+
+  def filter(%Pleroma.Upload{tempfile: file} = upload),
+    do: {:ok, :filtered, upload |> Map.put(:description, read_description_from_exif_data(file))}
+
+  def filter(_, _), do: {:ok, :noop}
+
+  defp read_description_from_exif_data(file) do
+    nil
+    |> read_when_empty(file, "-ImageDescription")
+    |> read_when_empty(file, "-iptc:Caption-Abstract")
+  end
+
+  defp read_when_empty(current_description, _, _) when is_binary(current_description),
+    do: current_description
+
+  defp read_when_empty(_, file, tag) do
+    try do
+      {tag_content, 0} =
+        System.cmd("exiftool", ["-b", "-s3", tag, file], stderr_to_stdout: true, parallelism: true)
+
+      tag_content = String.trim(tag_content)
+
+      if tag_content != "" and
+           String.length(tag_content) <=
+             Pleroma.Config.get([:instance, :description_limit]),
+         do: tag_content,
+         else: nil
+    rescue
+      _ in ErlangError -> nil
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/upload/filter/exiftool.ex b/lib/pleroma/upload/filter/exiftool/strip_location.ex
similarity index 94%
rename from lib/pleroma/upload/filter/exiftool.ex
rename to lib/pleroma/upload/filter/exiftool/strip_location.ex
index 36cc045c2..6100527d3 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/upload/filter/exiftool.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/upload/filter/exiftool/strip_location.ex
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Copyright © 2017-2022 Pleroma Authors <https://pleroma.social/>
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
-defmodule Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool do
+defmodule Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool.StripLocation do
   @moduledoc """
   Strips GPS related EXIF tags and overwrites the file in place.
   Also strips or replaces filesystem metadata e.g., timestamps.
diff --git a/priv/repo/migrations/20220220135625_upload_filter_exiftool_to_exiftool_strip_location.exs b/priv/repo/migrations/20220220135625_upload_filter_exiftool_to_exiftool_strip_location.exs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0878b9699
--- /dev/null
+++ b/priv/repo/migrations/20220220135625_upload_filter_exiftool_to_exiftool_strip_location.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+defmodule Pleroma.Repo.Migrations.UploadFilterExiftoolToExiftoolStripLocation do
+  use Ecto.Migration
+
+  alias Pleroma.ConfigDB
+
+  def up,
+    do:
+      ConfigDB.get_by_params(%{group: :pleroma, key: Pleroma.Upload})
+      |> update_filtername(
+        Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool,
+        Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool.StripLocation
+      )
+
+  def down,
+    do:
+      ConfigDB.get_by_params(%{group: :pleroma, key: Pleroma.Upload})
+      |> update_filtername(
+        Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool.StripLocation,
+        Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool
+      )
+
+  defp update_filtername(%{value: value}, from_filtername, to_filtername) do
+    new_value =
+      value
+      |> Keyword.update(:filters, [], fn filters ->
+        filters
+        |> Enum.map(fn
+          ^from_filtername -> to_filtername
+          filter -> filter
+        end)
+      end)
+
+    ConfigDB.update_or_create(%{group: :pleroma, key: Pleroma.Upload, value: new_value})
+  end
+
+  defp update_filtername(_, _, _), do: nil
+end
diff --git a/test/fixtures/image_with_caption-abstract.jpg b/test/fixtures/image_with_caption-abstract.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f982ffa81
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diff --git a/test/fixtures/image_with_imagedescription_and_caption-abstract.jpg b/test/fixtures/image_with_imagedescription_and_caption-abstract.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c82a269ef
Binary files /dev/null and b/test/fixtures/image_with_imagedescription_and_caption-abstract.jpg differ
diff --git a/test/fixtures/image_with_imagedescription_and_caption-abstract_whitespaces.jpg b/test/fixtures/image_with_imagedescription_and_caption-abstract_whitespaces.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a232fd2a1
Binary files /dev/null and b/test/fixtures/image_with_imagedescription_and_caption-abstract_whitespaces.jpg differ
diff --git a/test/fixtures/image_with_no_description.jpg b/test/fixtures/image_with_no_description.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec6fc4be8
Binary files /dev/null and b/test/fixtures/image_with_no_description.jpg differ
diff --git a/test/mix/tasks/pleroma/instance_test.exs b/test/mix/tasks/pleroma/instance_test.exs
index 249689ec6..b1c10e03c 100644
--- a/test/mix/tasks/pleroma/instance_test.exs
+++ b/test/mix/tasks/pleroma/instance_test.exs
@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ test "running gen" do
         "test/uploads",
         "--static-dir",
         "./test/../test/instance/static/",
-        "--strip-uploads",
+        "--strip-uploads-location",
+        "y",
+        "--read-uploads-description",
         "y",
         "--dedupe-uploads",
         "n",
@@ -91,7 +93,10 @@ test "running gen" do
     assert generated_config =~ "password: \"dbpass\""
     assert generated_config =~ "configurable_from_database: true"
     assert generated_config =~ "http: [ip: {127, 0, 0, 1}, port: 4000]"
-    assert generated_config =~ "filters: [Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool]"
+
+    assert generated_config =~
+             "filters: [Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool.StripLocation, Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool.ReadDescription]"
+
     assert File.read!(tmp_path() <> "setup.psql") == generated_setup_psql()
     assert File.exists?(Path.expand("./test/instance/static/robots.txt"))
   end
diff --git a/test/pleroma/config/deprecation_warnings_test.exs b/test/pleroma/config/deprecation_warnings_test.exs
index 202ec4b90..f3453ddb0 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/config/deprecation_warnings_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/config/deprecation_warnings_test.exs
@@ -11,6 +11,62 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Config.DeprecationWarningsTest do
   alias Pleroma.Config
   alias Pleroma.Config.DeprecationWarnings
 
+  describe "filter exiftool" do
+    test "gives warning when still used" do
+      clear_config(
+        [Pleroma.Upload, :filters],
+        [Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool]
+      )
+
+      assert capture_log(fn -> DeprecationWarnings.check_exiftool_filter() end) =~
+               """
+               !!!DEPRECATION WARNING!!!
+               Your config is using Exiftool as a filter instead of Exiftool.StripLocation. This should work for now, but you are advised to change to the new configuration to prevent possible issues later:
+
+               ```
+               config :pleroma, Pleroma.Upload,
+                 filters: [Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool]
+               ```
+
+               Is now
+
+
+               ```
+               config :pleroma, Pleroma.Upload,
+                 filters: [Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool.StripLocation]
+               ```
+               """
+    end
+
+    test "changes setting to exiftool strip location" do
+      clear_config(
+        [Pleroma.Upload, :filters],
+        [Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool, Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool.ReadDescription]
+      )
+
+      expected_config = [
+        Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool.StripLocation,
+        Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool.ReadDescription
+      ]
+
+      capture_log(fn -> DeprecationWarnings.warn() end)
+
+      assert Config.get([Pleroma.Upload]) |> Keyword.get(:filters, []) == expected_config
+    end
+
+    test "doesn't give a warning with correct config" do
+      clear_config(
+        [Pleroma.Upload, :filters],
+        [
+          Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool.StripLocation,
+          Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool.ReadDescription
+        ]
+      )
+
+      assert capture_log(fn -> DeprecationWarnings.check_exiftool_filter() end) == ""
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "simple policy tuples" do
     test "gives warning when there are still strings" do
       clear_config([:mrf_simple],
diff --git a/test/pleroma/upload/filter/exiftool/read_description_test.exs b/test/pleroma/upload/filter/exiftool/read_description_test.exs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7389fda47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/pleroma/upload/filter/exiftool/read_description_test.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+# Pleroma: A lightweight social networking server
+# Copyright © 2017-2021 Pleroma Authors <https://pleroma.social/>
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+defmodule Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool.ReadDescriptionTest do
+  use Pleroma.DataCase, async: true
+  alias Pleroma.Upload.Filter
+
+  @uploads %Pleroma.Upload{
+    name: "image_with_imagedescription_and_caption-abstract.jpg",
+    content_type: "image/jpeg",
+    path: Path.absname("test/fixtures/image_with_imagedescription_and_caption-abstract.jpg"),
+    tempfile: Path.absname("test/fixtures/image_with_imagedescription_and_caption-abstract.jpg"),
+    description: nil
+  }
+
+  test "keeps description when not empty" do
+    uploads = %Pleroma.Upload{
+      name: "image_with_imagedescription_and_caption-abstract.jpg",
+      content_type: "image/jpeg",
+      path: Path.absname("test/fixtures/image_with_imagedescription_and_caption-abstract.jpg"),
+      tempfile:
+        Path.absname("test/fixtures/image_with_imagedescription_and_caption-abstract.jpg"),
+      description: "Some description"
+    }
+
+    assert Filter.Exiftool.ReadDescription.filter(uploads) ==
+             {:ok, :noop}
+  end
+
+  test "otherwise returns ImageDescription when present" do
+    uploads_after = %Pleroma.Upload{
+      name: "image_with_imagedescription_and_caption-abstract.jpg",
+      content_type: "image/jpeg",
+      path: Path.absname("test/fixtures/image_with_imagedescription_and_caption-abstract.jpg"),
+      tempfile:
+        Path.absname("test/fixtures/image_with_imagedescription_and_caption-abstract.jpg"),
+      description: "a descriptive white pixel"
+    }
+
+    assert Filter.Exiftool.ReadDescription.filter(@uploads) ==
+             {:ok, :filtered, uploads_after}
+  end
+
+  test "otherwise returns iptc:Caption-Abstract when present" do
+    upload = %Pleroma.Upload{
+      name: "image_with_caption-abstract.jpg",
+      content_type: "image/jpeg",
+      path: Path.absname("test/fixtures/image_with_caption-abstract.jpg"),
+      tempfile: Path.absname("test/fixtures/image_with_caption-abstract.jpg"),
+      description: nil
+    }
+
+    upload_after = %Pleroma.Upload{
+      name: "image_with_caption-abstract.jpg",
+      content_type: "image/jpeg",
+      path: Path.absname("test/fixtures/image_with_caption-abstract.jpg"),
+      tempfile: Path.absname("test/fixtures/image_with_caption-abstract.jpg"),
+      description: "an abstract white pixel"
+    }
+
+    assert Filter.Exiftool.ReadDescription.filter(upload) ==
+             {:ok, :filtered, upload_after}
+  end
+
+  test "otherwise returns nil" do
+    uploads = %Pleroma.Upload{
+      name: "image_with_no_description.jpg",
+      content_type: "image/jpeg",
+      path: Path.absname("test/fixtures/image_with_no_description.jpg"),
+      tempfile: Path.absname("test/fixtures/image_with_no_description.jpg"),
+      description: nil
+    }
+
+    assert Filter.Exiftool.ReadDescription.filter(uploads) ==
+             {:ok, :filtered, uploads}
+  end
+
+  test "Return nil when image description from EXIF data exceeds the maximum length" do
+    clear_config([:instance, :description_limit], 5)
+
+    assert Filter.Exiftool.ReadDescription.filter(@uploads) ==
+             {:ok, :filtered, @uploads}
+  end
+
+  test "Ignores content with only whitespace" do
+    uploads = %Pleroma.Upload{
+      name: "non-existant.jpg",
+      content_type: "image/jpeg",
+      path:
+        Path.absname(
+          "test/fixtures/image_with_imagedescription_and_caption-abstract_whitespaces.jpg"
+        ),
+      tempfile:
+        Path.absname(
+          "test/fixtures/image_with_imagedescription_and_caption-abstract_whitespaces.jpg"
+        ),
+      description: nil
+    }
+
+    assert Filter.Exiftool.ReadDescription.filter(uploads) ==
+             {:ok, :filtered, uploads}
+  end
+
+  test "Return nil when image description from EXIF data can't be read" do
+    uploads = %Pleroma.Upload{
+      name: "non-existant.jpg",
+      content_type: "image/jpeg",
+      path: Path.absname("test/fixtures/non-existant.jpg"),
+      tempfile: Path.absname("test/fixtures/non-existant_tmp.jpg"),
+      description: nil
+    }
+
+    assert Filter.Exiftool.ReadDescription.filter(uploads) ==
+             {:ok, :filtered, uploads}
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/pleroma/upload/filter/exiftool_test.exs b/test/pleroma/upload/filter/exiftool/strip_location_test.exs
similarity index 84%
rename from test/pleroma/upload/filter/exiftool_test.exs
rename to test/pleroma/upload/filter/exiftool/strip_location_test.exs
index 0a0ef2bdf..7e1541f60 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/upload/filter/exiftool_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/upload/filter/exiftool/strip_location_test.exs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Copyright © 2017-2022 Pleroma Authors <https://pleroma.social/>
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
-defmodule Pleroma.Upload.Filter.ExiftoolTest do
+defmodule Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool.StripLocationTest do
   use Pleroma.DataCase, async: true
   alias Pleroma.Upload.Filter
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ test "apply exiftool filter" do
       tempfile: Path.absname("test/fixtures/DSCN0010_tmp.jpg")
     }
 
-    assert Filter.Exiftool.filter(upload) == {:ok, :filtered}
+    assert Filter.Exiftool.StripLocation.filter(upload) == {:ok, :filtered}
 
     {exif_original, 0} = System.cmd("exiftool", ["test/fixtures/DSCN0010.jpg"])
     {exif_filtered, 0} = System.cmd("exiftool", ["test/fixtures/DSCN0010_tmp.jpg"])
@@ -37,6 +37,6 @@ test "verify webp files are skipped" do
       content_type: "image/webp"
     }
 
-    assert Filter.Exiftool.filter(upload) == {:ok, :noop}
+    assert Filter.Exiftool.StripLocation.filter(upload) == {:ok, :noop}
   end
 end