diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/Client/Servers/SettingsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/Client/Servers/SettingsController.php
index 169f825b5..6bc765a08 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/Client/Servers/SettingsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/Client/Servers/SettingsController.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ namespace App\Http\Controllers\Api\Client\Servers;
 
 use App\Facades\Activity;
 use App\Http\Controllers\Api\Client\ClientApiController;
+use App\Http\Requests\Api\Client\Servers\Settings\DescriptionServerRequest;
 use App\Http\Requests\Api\Client\Servers\Settings\ReinstallServerRequest;
 use App\Http\Requests\Api\Client\Servers\Settings\RenameServerRequest;
 use App\Http\Requests\Api\Client\Servers\Settings\SetDockerImageRequest;
@@ -34,24 +35,36 @@ class SettingsController extends ClientApiController
     public function rename(RenameServerRequest $request, Server $server): JsonResponse
     {
         $name = $request->input('name');
-        $description = $request->has('description') ? (string) $request->input('description') : $server->description;
 
-        if ($server->name !== $name) {
+        $server->update(['name' => $name]);
+
+        if ($server->wasChanged('name')) {
             Activity::event('server:settings.rename')
-                ->property(['old' => $server->name, 'new' => $name])
+                ->property(['old' => $server->getOriginal('name'), 'new' => $name])
                 ->log();
-            $server->name = $name;
         }
 
-        if ($server->description !== $description && config('panel.editable_server_descriptions')) {
+        return new JsonResponse([], Response::HTTP_NO_CONTENT);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Update server description
+     */
+    public function description(DescriptionServerRequest $request, Server $server): JsonResponse
+    {
+        if (!config('panel.editable_server_descriptions')) {
+            return new JsonResponse([], Response::HTTP_FORBIDDEN);
+        }
+
+        $description = $request->input('description');
+        $server->update(['description' => $description ?? '']);
+
+        if ($server->wasChanged('description')) {
             Activity::event('server:settings.description')
-                ->property(['old' => $server->description, 'new' => $description])
+                ->property(['old' => $server->getOriginal('description'), 'new' => $description])
                 ->log();
-            $server->description = $description;
         }
 
-        $server->save();
-
         return new JsonResponse([], Response::HTTP_NO_CONTENT);
     }
 
@@ -80,7 +93,7 @@ class SettingsController extends ClientApiController
      */
     public function dockerImage(SetDockerImageRequest $request, Server $server): JsonResponse
     {
-        if (!in_array($server->image, array_values($server->egg->docker_images))) {
+        if (!in_array($server->image, $server->egg->docker_images)) {
             throw new BadRequestHttpException('This server\'s Docker image has been manually set by an administrator and cannot be updated.');
         }
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/Api/Client/Servers/Settings/DescriptionServerRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/Api/Client/Servers/Settings/DescriptionServerRequest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ba2fa2125
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/Api/Client/Servers/Settings/DescriptionServerRequest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Requests\Api\Client\Servers\Settings;
+
+use App\Contracts\Http\ClientPermissionsRequest;
+use App\Http\Requests\Api\Client\ClientApiRequest;
+use App\Models\Permission;
+
+class DescriptionServerRequest extends ClientApiRequest implements ClientPermissionsRequest
+{
+    /**
+     * Returns the permissions string indicating which permission should be used to
+     * validate that the authenticated user has permission to perform this action against
+     * the given resource (server).
+     */
+    public function permission(): string
+    {
+        return Permission::ACTION_SETTINGS_DESCRIPTION;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The rules to apply when validating this request.
+     */
+    public function rules(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'description' => 'string|nullable',
+        ];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/Api/Client/Servers/Settings/RenameServerRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/Api/Client/Servers/Settings/RenameServerRequest.php
index c68e0d444..fb7d8e677 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/Api/Client/Servers/Settings/RenameServerRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/Api/Client/Servers/Settings/RenameServerRequest.php
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ class RenameServerRequest extends ClientApiRequest implements ClientPermissionsR
     {
         return [
             'name' => Server::getRules()['name'],
-            'description' => 'string|nullable',
         ];
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Models/Permission.php b/app/Models/Permission.php
index d9f489102..82718f06f 100644
--- a/app/Models/Permission.php
+++ b/app/Models/Permission.php
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ class Permission extends Model implements Validatable
 
     public const ACTION_SETTINGS_RENAME = 'settings.rename';
 
+    public const ACTION_SETTINGS_DESCRIPTION = 'settings.description';
+
     public const ACTION_SETTINGS_REINSTALL = 'settings.reinstall';
 
     public const ACTION_ACTIVITY_READ = 'activity.read';
@@ -176,7 +178,7 @@ class Permission extends Model implements Validatable
             [
                 'name' => 'settings',
                 'icon' => 'tabler-settings',
-                'permissions' => ['rename', 'reinstall'],
+                'permissions' => ['rename', 'description', 'reinstall'],
             ],
             [
                 'name' => 'activity',
diff --git a/lang/en/server/users.php b/lang/en/server/users.php
index cb570da58..99486bd48 100644
--- a/lang/en/server/users.php
+++ b/lang/en/server/users.php
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ return [
         'startup_update' => 'Allows a user to modify the startup variables for the server.',
         'startup_docker_image' => 'Allows a user to modify the Docker image used when running the server.',
         'settings_reinstall' => 'Allows a user to trigger a reinstall of this server.',
-        'settings_rename' => 'Allows a user to rename this server and change the description of it.',
+        'settings_rename' => 'Allows a user to rename this server.',
+        'settings_description' => 'Allows a user to change the description of this server.',
         'activity_read' => 'Allows a user to view the activity logs for the server.',
         'websocket_*' => 'Allows a user access to the websocket for this server.',
         'control_console' => 'Allows a user to send data to the server console.',
diff --git a/routes/api-client.php b/routes/api-client.php
index 0feceeb78..c5ab1d3ba 100644
--- a/routes/api-client.php
+++ b/routes/api-client.php
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ Route::prefix('/servers/{server:uuid}')->middleware([ServerSubject::class, Authe
 
     Route::prefix('/settings')->group(function () {
         Route::post('/rename', [Client\Servers\SettingsController::class, 'rename']);
+        Route::post('/description', [Client\Servers\SettingsController::class, 'description']);
         Route::post('/reinstall', [Client\Servers\SettingsController::class, 'reinstall']);
         Route::put('/docker-image', [Client\Servers\SettingsController::class, 'dockerImage']);
     });
diff --git a/tests/Integration/Api/Client/Server/SettingsControllerTest.php b/tests/Integration/Api/Client/Server/SettingsControllerTest.php
index a0a722651..ded84ce1d 100644
--- a/tests/Integration/Api/Client/Server/SettingsControllerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Integration/Api/Client/Server/SettingsControllerTest.php
@@ -21,11 +21,9 @@ class SettingsControllerTest extends ClientApiIntegrationTestCase
         /** @var \App\Models\Server $server */
         [$user, $server] = $this->generateTestAccount($permissions);
         $originalName = $server->name;
-        $originalDescription = $server->description;
 
         $response = $this->actingAs($user)->postJson("/api/client/servers/$server->uuid/settings/rename", [
             'name' => '',
-            'description' => '',
         ]);
 
         $response->assertStatus(Response::HTTP_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY);
@@ -33,18 +31,15 @@ class SettingsControllerTest extends ClientApiIntegrationTestCase
 
         $server = $server->refresh();
         $this->assertSame($originalName, $server->name);
-        $this->assertSame($originalDescription, $server->description);
 
         $this->actingAs($user)
             ->postJson("/api/client/servers/$server->uuid/settings/rename", [
                 'name' => 'Test Server Name',
-                'description' => 'This is a test server.',
             ])
             ->assertStatus(Response::HTTP_NO_CONTENT);
 
         $server = $server->refresh();
         $this->assertSame('Test Server Name', $server->name);
-        $this->assertSame('This is a test server.', $server->description);
     }
 
     /**