diff --git a/webapp/components/NotificationsTable/NotificationsTable.vue b/webapp/components/NotificationsTable/NotificationsTable.vue
index c59cc5a67..41d593a23 100644
--- a/webapp/components/NotificationsTable/NotificationsTable.vue
+++ b/webapp/components/NotificationsTable/NotificationsTable.vue
@@ -84,7 +84,10 @@
               <ds-flex-item>
                 <base-card :wide-content="true">
                   <b :class="{ 'notification-status': notification.read }">
-                    {{ notification.from.contentExcerpt | removeHtml }}
+                    {{
+                      notification.from.contentExcerpt ||
+                      notification.from.descriptionExcerpt | removeHtml
+                    }}
                   </b>
                 </base-card>
               </ds-flex-item>
diff --git a/webapp/locales/de.json b/webapp/locales/de.json
index d82d3bcde..b72070ee2 100644
--- a/webapp/locales/de.json
+++ b/webapp/locales/de.json
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@
   },
   "notifications": {
     "comment": "Kommentar",
-    "content": "Inhalt",
+    "content": "Inhalt oder Beschreibung",
     "empty": "Bedaure, Du hast momentan keinerlei Benachrichtigungen.",
     "filterLabel": {
       "all": "Alle",
diff --git a/webapp/locales/en.json b/webapp/locales/en.json
index 6ddfe7cd0..9e6ac227f 100644
--- a/webapp/locales/en.json
+++ b/webapp/locales/en.json
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@
   },
   "notifications": {
     "comment": "Comment",
-    "content": "Content",
+    "content": "Content or Description",
     "empty": "Sorry, you don't have any notifications at the moment.",
     "filterLabel": {
       "all": "All",