diff --git a/themes/default/manufacturer.tpl b/themes/default/manufacturer.tpl
index f675ece3d..facc92347 100644
--- a/themes/default/manufacturer.tpl
+++ b/themes/default/manufacturer.tpl
@@ -30,6 +30,17 @@
 
 {if !isset($errors) OR !sizeof($errors)}
 	<h1>{l s='List of products by manufacturer:'}&nbsp;{$manufacturer->name|escape:'htmlall':'UTF-8'}</h1>
+	{if !empty($manufacturer->description) || !empty($manufacturer->short_description)}
+		<div class="description_box">
+			{if !empty($manufacturer->short_description)}
+				<p>{$manufacturer->short_description}</p>
+				<p class="hide_desc">{$manufacturer->description}</p>
+				<a href="#" class="lnk_more" onclick="$(this).prev().slideDown('slow'); $(this).hide(); return false;">{l s='More'}</a>
+			{else}
+				<p>{$manufacturer->description}</p>
+			{/if}
+		</div>
+	{/if}
 
 	{if $products}
 		<div class="sortPagiBar clearfix">