diff --git a/libobs/obs-properties.c b/libobs/obs-properties.c
index f8ea0521f..1c01017d8 100644
--- a/libobs/obs-properties.c
+++ b/libobs/obs-properties.c
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ struct obs_properties;
 struct obs_property {
 	const char              *name;
 	const char              *desc;
+	const char              *long_desc;
 	enum obs_property_type  type;
 	bool                    visible;
 	bool                    enabled;
@@ -605,6 +606,11 @@ void obs_property_set_description(obs_property_t *p, const char *description)
 	if (p) p->desc = description;
 }
 
+void obs_property_set_long_description(obs_property_t *p, const char *long_desc)
+{
+	if (p) p->long_desc = long_desc;
+}
+
 const char *obs_property_name(obs_property_t *p)
 {
 	return p ? p->name : NULL;
@@ -615,6 +621,11 @@ const char *obs_property_description(obs_property_t *p)
 	return p ? p->desc : NULL;
 }
 
+const char *obs_property_long_description(obs_property_t *p)
+{
+	return p ? p->long_desc : NULL;
+}
+
 enum obs_property_type obs_property_get_type(obs_property_t *p)
 {
 	return p ? p->type : OBS_PROPERTY_INVALID;
diff --git a/libobs/obs-properties.h b/libobs/obs-properties.h
index 9e44483cf..c3b744606 100644
--- a/libobs/obs-properties.h
+++ b/libobs/obs-properties.h
@@ -235,9 +235,12 @@ EXPORT void obs_property_set_enabled(obs_property_t *p, bool enabled);
 
 EXPORT void obs_property_set_description(obs_property_t *p,
 		const char *description);
+EXPORT void obs_property_set_long_description(obs_property_t *p,
+		const char *long_description);
 
 EXPORT const char *           obs_property_name(obs_property_t *p);
 EXPORT const char *           obs_property_description(obs_property_t *p);
+EXPORT const char *           obs_property_long_description(obs_property_t *p);
 EXPORT enum obs_property_type obs_property_get_type(obs_property_t *p);
 EXPORT bool                   obs_property_enabled(obs_property_t *p);
 EXPORT bool                   obs_property_visible(obs_property_t *p);