diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/cards.css b/app/assets/stylesheets/cards.css
index 30aa3015a..b06987c19 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/cards.css
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/cards.css
@@ -425,4 +425,16 @@
       }
     }
   }
+
+  .card__collection-public-description {
+    max-inline-size: 66ch;
+
+    p:first-child {
+      margin-block-start: 0;
+    }
+
+    p:last-child {
+      margin-block-end: 0;
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/utilities.css b/app/assets/stylesheets/utilities.css
index 050a152aa..7da38de27 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/utilities.css
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/utilities.css
@@ -65,6 +65,13 @@
     row-gap: var(--row-gap, var(--block-space-half));
   }
 
+  .gap-none {
+    --column-gap: 0;
+    --row-gap: 0;
+
+    gap: 0;
+  }
+
   /* Sizing */
   .full-width { inline-size: 100%; }
   .min-width { min-inline-size: 0; }
diff --git a/app/controllers/collections_controller.rb b/app/controllers/collections_controller.rb
index 170715e2c..e7100eaa4 100644
--- a/app/controllers/collections_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/collections_controller.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class CollectionsController < ApplicationController
     end
 
     def collection_params
-      params.expect(collection: [ :name, :all_access, :auto_close_period, :auto_reconsider_period ])
+      params.expect(collection: [ :name, :all_access, :auto_close_period, :auto_reconsider_period, :public_description ])
     end
 
     def grantees
diff --git a/app/models/collection.rb b/app/models/collection.rb
index f341eeb40..1cce236e8 100644
--- a/app/models/collection.rb
+++ b/app/models/collection.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ class Collection < ApplicationRecord
 
   belongs_to :creator, class_name: "User", default: -> { Current.user }
 
+  has_rich_text :public_description
+
   has_many :cards, dependent: :destroy
   has_many :tags, -> { distinct }, through: :cards
   has_many :events
diff --git a/app/views/collections/edit/_publication.html.erb b/app/views/collections/edit/_publication.html.erb
index 82a6f3f10..72f315b8d 100644
--- a/app/views/collections/edit/_publication.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/collections/edit/_publication.html.erb
@@ -19,12 +19,21 @@
       <div class="flex align-center gap-half margin-block">
         <%= text_field_tag :publication_url, published_collection_url(collection), disabled: true, class: "full-width input fill-white" %>
         <div class="flex align-center justify-center gap-half">
-        <%= button_to_copy_to_clipboard(published_collection_url(collection)) do %>
+          <%= button_to_copy_to_clipboard(published_collection_url(collection)) do %>
             <%= icon_tag "copy-paste" %>
             <span class="for-screen-reader">Copy public link</span>
           <% end %>
         </div>
       </div>
+      <strong class="margin-block-end-half flex justify-center txt-small">Add an optional description to the public page</strong>
+      <div class="border-radius input fill-white">
+        <%= form_with model: collection, class: "txt-align-start", data: { controller: "form" } do |form| %>
+          <%= form.rich_textarea :public_description, class: "rich-text-content txt-small",
+            placeholder: "Add a public note about this collection…",
+            data: { action: "keydown.ctrl+enter->form#submit:prevent keydown.meta+enter->form#submit:prevent keydown.esc->form#cancel:stop" } %>
+          <%= form.button "Save changes", type: :submit, class: "btn txt-small" %>
+        <% end %>
+      </div>
     </div>
   <% else %>
     <div class="border-radius pad fill-shade">
diff --git a/app/views/public/collections/show.html.erb b/app/views/public/collections/show.html.erb
index d55baf708..3ab851fff 100644
--- a/app/views/public/collections/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/public/collections/show.html.erb
@@ -1,9 +1,17 @@
 <% @page_title = @collection.name %>
 
 <% content_for :header do %>
-  <h1 class="txt-large overflow-ellipsis margin-none pad">
-    <span><%= @page_title %></span>
-  </h1>
+  <div class="flex-column margin-block unpad gap-none">
+    <h1 class="txt-large overflow-ellipsis margin-none">
+      <span><%= @page_title %></span>
+    </h1>
+
+    <% if @collection.public_description.present? %>
+      <div class="card__collection-public-description txt-align-center">
+        <%= @collection.public_description %>
+      </div>
+    <% end %>
+  </div>
 <% end %>
 
 <div class="card-columns">