diff --git a/.changeset/clean-points-glow.md b/.changeset/clean-points-glow.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c47db85e7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/clean-points-glow.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-tech-radar': minor
+---
+
+Map description in API RadarEntry to Entry
+
+The description in the Entry was mapped to the latest timeline entry, which is a changelog. This
+change maps the description in the API to the entry. To maintain backwards compatibility it
+will set the description to the last timeline entry if no description exists at the entry level.
diff --git a/plugins/tech-radar/src/api.ts b/plugins/tech-radar/src/api.ts
index 0c30c9374c..eca80420bf 100644
--- a/plugins/tech-radar/src/api.ts
+++ b/plugins/tech-radar/src/api.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export interface RadarEntry {
   title: string;
   url: string;
   timeline: Array<RadarEntrySnapshot>;
+  description?: string;
 }
 
 export interface RadarEntrySnapshot {
diff --git a/plugins/tech-radar/src/components/RadarComponent.tsx b/plugins/tech-radar/src/components/RadarComponent.tsx
index bed45e63fc..a6e033a08e 100644
--- a/plugins/tech-radar/src/components/RadarComponent.tsx
+++ b/plugins/tech-radar/src/components/RadarComponent.tsx
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ const RadarComponent = (props: TechRadarComponentProps): JSX.Element => {
           };
         }),
         moved: entry.timeline[0].moved,
-        description: entry.timeline[0].description,
+        description: entry.description || entry.timeline[0].description,
         url: entry.url,
       };
     });
diff --git a/plugins/tech-radar/src/sampleData.ts b/plugins/tech-radar/src/sampleData.ts
index 309c3f6b88..8457d1bc6d 100644
--- a/plugins/tech-radar/src/sampleData.ts
+++ b/plugins/tech-radar/src/sampleData.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ entries.push({
   id: 'javascript',
   title: 'JavaScript',
   quadrant: 'languages',
+  description:
+    'Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum',
 });
 entries.push({
   timeline: [
@@ -65,6 +67,8 @@ entries.push({
   id: 'typescript',
   title: 'TypeScript',
   quadrant: 'languages',
+  description:
+    'Itaque earum rerum hic tenetur a sapiente delectus, ut aut reiciendis voluptatibus maiores alias consequatur aut perferendis doloribus asperiores repellat',
 });
 entries.push({
   timeline: [