diff --git a/scripts/buildAssets/definitions.ts b/scripts/buildAssets/definitions.ts
index 42e1915e2..3b0439e0f 100644
--- a/scripts/buildAssets/definitions.ts
+++ b/scripts/buildAssets/definitions.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { parse as parsePath } from 'path';
 import { Vector3Tuple } from 'three';
 import { parse as parseYaml } from 'yaml';
 import { TankClass } from '../../src/components/Tanks';
+import { WARGAMING_APPLICATION_ID } from '../../src/constants/wargamingApplicationID';
 import { readStringDVPL } from '../../src/core/blitz/readStringDVPL';
 import { readXMLDVPL } from '../../src/core/blitz/readXMLDVPL';
 import { readYAMLDVPL } from '../../src/core/blitz/readYAMLDVPL';
@@ -365,6 +366,11 @@ export const botPattern = /^.+((tutorial_bot(\d+)?)|(TU(R?)))$/;
 export async function definitions(production: boolean) {
   console.log('Building definitions...');
 
+  const wargamingTankopedia = (await fetch(
+    `https://api.wotblitz.com/wotb/encyclopedia/vehicles/?application_id=${WARGAMING_APPLICATION_ID}&fields=description`,
+  ).then((response) => response.json())) as {
+    data: { [key: number]: { description: null | string } };
+  };
   const gameDefinitions: GameDefinitions = {
     version: (await readStringDVPL(`${DATA}/version.txt.dvpl`))
       .split(' ')[0]
@@ -535,6 +541,8 @@ export async function definitions(production: boolean) {
 
         tankDefinitions[tankId] = {
           id: tankId,
+          description:
+            wargamingTankopedia.data[tank.id]?.description ?? undefined,
           fixedCamouflage: fixedCamouflage ? true : undefined,
           crew,
           weight: tankDefinition.root.hull.weight,
diff --git a/src/core/blitzkit/tankDefinitions/index.ts b/src/core/blitzkit/tankDefinitions/index.ts
index 76ae491d4..a4eac1b5e 100644
--- a/src/core/blitzkit/tankDefinitions/index.ts
+++ b/src/core/blitzkit/tankDefinitions/index.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export interface Crew {
 }
 export interface TankDefinition {
   id: number;
+  description?: string;
   fixedCamouflage?: boolean;
   ancestors?: number[];
   successors?: number[];