diff --git a/src/super_archives/templates/superarchives/thread-dashboard.html b/src/super_archives/templates/superarchives/thread-dashboard.html
index 56d30f5..e51b56f 100644
--- a/src/super_archives/templates/superarchives/thread-dashboard.html
+++ b/src/super_archives/templates/superarchives/thread-dashboard.html
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
   <h2>{% trans 'Groups'|title %}</h2>
   <hr/>
 
-  {% for listname, latest, most_relevant in lists %}
+  {% for listname, description, latest, most_relevant in lists %}
     {% if latest or most_relevant %}
-      <h3 class="text-center"><b>{{ listname|title }}</b></h3>
+      <h3 class="text-center"><b>{{ listname|title }} {% if description %} ({{ description }}){% endif %}</b></h3>
       <hr/>
      
       <div class="row">
diff --git a/src/super_archives/views.py b/src/super_archives/views.py
index 80ff3de..4a96a43 100644
--- a/src/super_archives/views.py
+++ b/src/super_archives/views.py
@@ -20,11 +20,20 @@ from django.shortcuts import render, redirect, get_object_or_404
 
 from haystack.query import SearchQuerySet
 
+from accounts.utils import mailman
 from .utils.email import send_verification_email
 from .models import MailingList, Thread, EmailAddress, \
                     EmailAddressValidation, Message
 
 
+def get_description(all_lists, listname_):
+    # if not isinstance(all_lists[0], (tuple, list, dict)):
+    #     return
+    for listname, description in all_lists:
+        if listname == listname_:
+            return description
+
+
 class ThreadView(View):
     http_method_names = [u'get', u'post']
 
@@ -120,12 +129,14 @@ class ThreadDashboardView(View):
     def get(self, request):
         MAX = 6
         context = {}
+        all_lists = mailman.all_lists(description=1)
 
         context['lists'] = []
         lists = MailingList.objects.filter()
         for list_ in MailingList.objects.order_by('name'):
             context['lists'].append((
                 list_.name,
+                get_description(all_lists, list_.name),
                 list_.thread_set.filter(spam=False).order_by(
                     '-latest_message__received_time'
                 )[:MAX],
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