diff --git a/features/location/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/location/impl/show/ShowLocationPresenter.kt b/features/location/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/location/impl/show/ShowLocationPresenter.kt
index 42d57ecf7d..b632b0f0a8 100644
--- a/features/location/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/location/impl/show/ShowLocationPresenter.kt
+++ b/features/location/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/location/impl/show/ShowLocationPresenter.kt
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 package io.element.android.features.location.impl.show
 
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
-import androidx.compose.runtime.rememberCoroutineScope
 import dagger.assisted.Assisted
 import dagger.assisted.AssistedFactory
 import dagger.assisted.AssistedInject
diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/event/TimelineItemLocationView.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/event/TimelineItemLocationView.kt
index 28c9e4fd16..5bb1f1bab7 100644
--- a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/event/TimelineItemLocationView.kt
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/event/TimelineItemLocationView.kt
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@
 
 package io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.components.event
 
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.heightIn
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.tooling.preview.Preview
@@ -28,26 +30,36 @@ import io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.model.event.TimelineIt
 import io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.model.event.TimelineItemLocationContentProvider
 import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.preview.ElementPreviewDark
 import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.preview.ElementPreviewLight
+import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.theme.components.Text
 
 @Composable
 fun TimelineItemLocationView(
     content: TimelineItemLocationContent,
     modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
 ) {
-    StaticMapView(
-        modifier = modifier
-            .fillMaxWidth()
-            .heightIn(max = 188.dp),
-        lat = content.location.lat,
-        lon = content.location.lon,
-        zoom = 15.0,
-        contentDescription = content.body
-    )
+    Column(modifier = modifier.fillMaxWidth()) {
+        content.description?.let {
+            Text(
+                text = it,
+                modifier = Modifier.padding(start = 12.dp, end = 12.dp, top = 8.dp, bottom = 8.dp),
+            )
+        }
+
+        StaticMapView(
+            modifier = Modifier
+                .fillMaxWidth()
+                .heightIn(max = 188.dp),
+            lat = content.location.lat,
+            lon = content.location.lon,
+            zoom = 15.0,
+            contentDescription = content.body
+        )
+    }
 }
 
 @Preview
 @Composable
-internal fun TimelineItemLocationViewLightPreview(@PreviewParameter(TimelineItemLocationContentProvider::class) content: TimelineItemLocationContent) =
+internal fun TimelineItemLocationViewPreview(@PreviewParameter(TimelineItemLocationContentProvider::class) content: TimelineItemLocationContent) =
     ElementPreviewLight { ContentToPreview(content) }
 
 @Preview
diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/factories/event/TimelineItemContentMessageFactory.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/factories/event/TimelineItemContentMessageFactory.kt
index 64b5cd697e..9d4304cec0 100644
--- a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/factories/event/TimelineItemContentMessageFactory.kt
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/factories/event/TimelineItemContentMessageFactory.kt
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ class TimelineItemContentMessageFactory @Inject constructor(
                     TimelineItemLocationContent(
                         body = messageType.body,
                         location = location,
+                        description = messageType.description
                     )
                 }
             }
diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/model/event/TimelineItemEventContentProvider.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/model/event/TimelineItemEventContentProvider.kt
index 52c84d31db..85b739cd80 100644
--- a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/model/event/TimelineItemEventContentProvider.kt
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/model/event/TimelineItemEventContentProvider.kt
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class TimelineItemEventContentProvider : PreviewParameterProvider<TimelineItemEv
         aTimelineItemFileContent("A file.pdf"),
         aTimelineItemFileContent("A bigger file name which doesn't fit.pdf"),
         aTimelineItemLocationContent(),
+        aTimelineItemLocationContent("Location description"),
         aTimelineItemNoticeContent(),
         aTimelineItemRedactedContent(),
         aTimelineItemTextContent(),
diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/model/event/TimelineItemLocationContentProvider.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/model/event/TimelineItemLocationContentProvider.kt
index aebd622bea..a21f262071 100644
--- a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/model/event/TimelineItemLocationContentProvider.kt
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/model/event/TimelineItemLocationContentProvider.kt
@@ -23,14 +23,16 @@ open class TimelineItemLocationContentProvider : PreviewParameterProvider<Timeli
     override val values: Sequence<TimelineItemLocationContent>
         get() = sequenceOf(
             aTimelineItemLocationContent(),
+            aTimelineItemLocationContent("This is a description!"),
         )
 }
 
-fun aTimelineItemLocationContent() = TimelineItemLocationContent(
+fun aTimelineItemLocationContent(description: String? = null) = TimelineItemLocationContent(
     body = "User location geo:52.2445,0.7186;u=5000",
     location = Location(
         lat = 52.2445,
         lon = 0.7186,
         accuracy = 5000f,
-    )
+    ),
+    description = description,
 )
diff --git a/libraries/eventformatter/impl/src/test/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/eventformatter/impl/DefaultRoomLastMessageFormatterTests.kt b/libraries/eventformatter/impl/src/test/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/eventformatter/impl/DefaultRoomLastMessageFormatterTests.kt
index b737031302..494c63784d 100644
--- a/libraries/eventformatter/impl/src/test/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/eventformatter/impl/DefaultRoomLastMessageFormatterTests.kt
+++ b/libraries/eventformatter/impl/src/test/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/eventformatter/impl/DefaultRoomLastMessageFormatterTests.kt
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ class DefaultRoomLastMessageFormatterTests {
             AudioMessageType(body, MediaSource("url"), null),
             ImageMessageType(body, MediaSource("url"), null),
             FileMessageType(body, MediaSource("url"), null),
-            LocationMessageType(body, "geo:1,2"),
+            LocationMessageType(body, "geo:1,2", null),
             NoticeMessageType(body, null),
             EmoteMessageType(body, null),
         )
diff --git a/libraries/matrix/api/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/api/timeline/item/event/EventContent.kt b/libraries/matrix/api/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/api/timeline/item/event/EventContent.kt
index f37f7ceba2..843c232890 100644
--- a/libraries/matrix/api/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/api/timeline/item/event/EventContent.kt
+++ b/libraries/matrix/api/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/api/timeline/item/event/EventContent.kt
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ data class ImageMessageType(
 data class LocationMessageType(
     val body: String,
     val geoUri: String,
+    val description: String?,
 ) : MessageType
 
 data class AudioMessageType(
diff --git a/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/timeline/item/event/EventMessageMapper.kt b/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/timeline/item/event/EventMessageMapper.kt
index 0a76d2c4bb..c4148de745 100644
--- a/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/timeline/item/event/EventMessageMapper.kt
+++ b/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/timeline/item/event/EventMessageMapper.kt
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class EventMessageMapper {
                     ImageMessageType(type.content.body, type.content.source.map(), type.content.info?.map())
                 }
                 is MessageType.Location -> {
-                    LocationMessageType(type.content.body, type.content.geoUri)
+                    LocationMessageType(type.content.body, type.content.geoUri, type.content.description)
                 }
                 is MessageType.Notice -> {
                     NoticeMessageType(type.content.body, type.content.formatted?.map())