diff --git a/doc/administration/audit_event_streaming/audit_event_types.md b/doc/administration/audit_event_streaming/audit_event_types.md
index cb3b38d499dc2f505dd20a478b743b30a7269a11..b69f181539495c48807db9fc9b0a50710a990141 100644
--- a/doc/administration/audit_event_streaming/audit_event_types.md
+++ b/doc/administration/audit_event_streaming/audit_event_types.md
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ Every audit event is associated with an event type. The association with the eve
 | [`project_created`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/117543) | Event triggered when a project is created. | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{check-circle}** Yes | `groups_and_projects` | GitLab [16.0](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/374105) |
 | [`project_default_branch_updated`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/117543) | Event triggered when default branch of a project's repository is updated. | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{check-circle}** Yes | `groups_and_projects` | GitLab [16.0](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/374105) |
 | [`project_deletion_marked`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/117546) | Event triggered when a project is marked for deletion. | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{check-circle}** Yes | `compliance_management` | GitLab [15.11](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/374105) |
+| [`project_description_updated`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/128978) | Triggered when a project's description is updated | **{dotted-circle}** No | **{check-circle}** Yes | `groups_and_projects` | GitLab [16.3](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/377769) |
 | [`project_destroyed`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/117546) | Event triggered when a project is destroyed. | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{check-circle}** Yes | `compliance_management` | GitLab [15.11](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/374105) |
 | [`project_disable_overriding_approvers_per_merge_request_updated`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/106652) | audit when project disable overriding approvers per mr setting is updated | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{check-circle}** Yes | `groups_and_projects` | GitLab [15.7](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/369288) |
 | [`project_export_file_download_started`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/117528) | Event triggered when download of project export file gets started. | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{check-circle}** Yes | `compliance_management` | GitLab [15.11](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/374105) |
diff --git a/ee/config/audit_events/types/project_description_updated.yml b/ee/config/audit_events/types/project_description_updated.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e89a73fd7e7b3ce560673cbb49628ed08c18658e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ee/config/audit_events/types/project_description_updated.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+name: project_description_updated
+description: Triggered when a project's description is updated
+introduced_by_issue: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/377769
+introduced_by_mr: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/128978
+feature_category: groups_and_projects
+milestone: '16.3'
+saved_to_database: false
+streamed: true
diff --git a/ee/lib/audit/project_changes_auditor.rb b/ee/lib/audit/project_changes_auditor.rb
index 5403dbce8101b0b0401422a9a1bca1123410729c..7ab8f101079a8d85847621111e9657227e151542 100644
--- a/ee/lib/audit/project_changes_auditor.rb
+++ b/ee/lib/audit/project_changes_auditor.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 module Audit
   class ProjectChangesAuditor < BaseChangesAuditor
     def execute
+      audit_changes(:description, as: 'description', model: model, event_type: 'project_description_updated')
       audit_changes(
         :visibility_level,
         as: 'visibility_level',
diff --git a/ee/spec/lib/audit/project_changes_auditor_spec.rb b/ee/spec/lib/audit/project_changes_auditor_spec.rb
index ccc759785a71d6129e8dd3481fe27c2ead3bccca..f65d39b7aa3eaef14e192291319e81a9ba12f71c 100644
--- a/ee/spec/lib/audit/project_changes_auditor_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/lib/audit/project_changes_auditor_spec.rb
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@
     let_it_be(:user) { create(:user) }
     let_it_be(:group) { create(:group) }
 
-    let(:project) do
+    let_it_be(:project) do
       create(
         :project,
         group: group,
         visibility_level: 0,
         name: 'interesting name',
+        description: "Prince",
         path: 'interesting-path',
         repository_size_limit: 10,
         packages_enabled: true,
@@ -79,14 +80,6 @@
       end
     end
 
-    describe 'non audit changes' do
-      it 'does not call the audit event service' do
-        project.update!(description: 'new description')
-
-        expect { auditor_instance.execute }.not_to change(AuditEvent, :count)
-      end
-    end
-
     describe 'audit changes' do
       context 'when project visibility_level is updated' do
         let(:change) { "visibility_level" }
@@ -101,6 +94,19 @@
         it_behaves_like 'project_audit_events_from_to'
       end
 
+      context 'when project description is updated' do
+        let(:change) { "description" }
+        let(:event) { "project_description_updated" }
+        let(:change_from) { "Prince" }
+        let(:change_to) { "The Artist formerly known as Prince" }
+
+        before do
+          project.update!(description: 'The Artist formerly known as Prince')
+        end
+
+        it_behaves_like 'project_audit_events_from_to'
+      end
+
       context 'when project name is updated' do
         let(:change) { "name" }
         let(:event) { "project_name_updated" }