diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Unbound/Api/SettingsController.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Unbound/Api/SettingsController.php
index 226d8592e..4296262e9 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Unbound/Api/SettingsController.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Unbound/Api/SettingsController.php
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class SettingsController extends ApiMutableModelControllerBase
         }
         return $this->searchBase(
             'aliases.alias',
-            ['enabled', 'host', 'hostname', 'domain'],
+            ['enabled', 'host', 'hostname', 'domain', 'description'],
             "sequence",
             $filter_func
         );
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Unbound/forms/dialogHostAlias.xml b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Unbound/forms/dialogHostAlias.xml
index a9b8ec874..48fa90a51 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Unbound/forms/dialogHostAlias.xml
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Unbound/forms/dialogHostAlias.xml
@@ -23,4 +23,10 @@
         <type>text</type>
         <help>Domain of the host, e.g. example.com</help>
     </field>
+    <field>
+        <id>alias.description</id>
+        <label>Description</label>
+        <type>text</type>
+        <help>You may enter a description here for your reference (not parsed)</help>
+    </field>
 </form>
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Unbound/Migrations/M1_0_1.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Unbound/Migrations/M1_0_1.php
index 6709222c7..6b6637526 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Unbound/Migrations/M1_0_1.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Unbound/Migrations/M1_0_1.php
@@ -61,8 +61,14 @@ class M1_0_1 extends BaseModelMigration
                     'server' => $old_host->rr == 'A' || $old_host->rr == 'AAAA' ? $old_host->ip : null,
                     'mxprio' => $old_host->rr == 'MX' ? $old_host->mxprio : null,
                     'mx' => $old_host->rr == 'MX' ? $old_host->mx : null,
-                    'description' => !empty($old_host->descr) ? $old_host->descr : null
+                    'description' => !empty($old_host->descr) ? substr($old_host->descr, 0, 255) : null
                 ];
+                if (strpos($host_data['hostname'], '_') !== false) {
+                    // legacy module accepted invalid hostnames with underscores.
+                    $host_data['enabled'] = 0;
+                    $host_data['hostname'] = str_replace('_', 'x', $host_data['hostname']);
+                    $host_data['description'] = sprintf("disabled invalid record %s", $host_data['hostname']);
+                }
 
                 $new_host->setNodes($host_data);
 
@@ -77,7 +83,8 @@ class M1_0_1 extends BaseModelMigration
                         'enabled' => 1,
                         'host' => $uuid,
                         'domain' => !empty($old_alias->domain) ? $old_alias->domain : null,
-                        'hostname' => !empty($old_alias->host) ? $old_alias->host : null
+                        'hostname' => !empty($old_alias->host) ? $old_alias->host : null,
+                        'description' => !empty($old_alias->descr) ? substr($old_alias->descr, 0, 255) : null
                     ];
                     $new_alias->setNodes($alias_data);
                 }
@@ -91,7 +98,7 @@ class M1_0_1 extends BaseModelMigration
                     'enabled' => 1,
                     'domain' => $old_domain->domain,
                     'server' => $old_domain->ip,
-                    'description' => !empty($old_domain->descr) ? $old_domain->descr : null
+                    'description' => !empty($old_domain->descr) ? substr($old_domain->descr, 0, 255) : null
                 ];
                 $new_domain->setNodes($domain_data);
             }
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Unbound/Unbound.xml b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Unbound/Unbound.xml
index 2de8d2e86..1cf57ff90 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Unbound/Unbound.xml
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Unbound/Unbound.xml
@@ -213,6 +213,11 @@
                     <mask>/^(?:(?:[a-z0-9]|[a-z0-9][a-z0-9\-]*[a-z0-9])\.)*(?:[a-z0-9]|[a-z0-9][a-z0-9\-]*[a-z0-9])$/i</mask>
                     <ValidationMessage>A valid domain must be specified.</ValidationMessage>
                 </domain>
+                <description type="TextField">
+                    <Required>N</Required>
+                    <mask>/^(.){1,255}$/u</mask>
+                    <ValidationMessage>Description should be a string between 1 and 255 characters</ValidationMessage>
+                </description>
             </alias>
         </aliases>
         <domains>
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/OPNsense/Unbound/overrides.volt b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/OPNsense/Unbound/overrides.volt
index 8b0bac34e..032049bf4 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/OPNsense/Unbound/overrides.volt
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/OPNsense/Unbound/overrides.volt
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ $( document ).ready(function() {
             <th data-column-id="enabled" data-width="6em" data-type="string" data-formatter="rowtoggle">{{ lang._('Enabled') }}</th>
             <th data-column-id="hostname" data-type="string">{{ lang._('Host') }}</th>
             <th data-column-id="domain" data-type="string">{{ lang._('Domain') }}</th>
+            <th data-column-id="description" data-type="string">{{ lang._('Description') }}</th>
             <th data-column-id="commands" data-width="7em" data-formatter="commands" data-sortable="false">{{ lang._('Commands') }}</th>
         </tr>
         </thead>