diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/ImportLegacyMapCommand.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/ImportLegacyMapCommand.cs
index a1382ffebb..6d21789266 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/ImportLegacyMapCommand.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/ImportLegacyMapCommand.cs
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.UtilityCommands
 					Author = "Westwood Studios"
 				};
 
+				Map.Description = ExtractBriefing(file);
+
 				Map.RequiresMod = Game.ModData.Manifest.Mod.Id;
 
 				SetBounds(Map, mapSection);
@@ -114,6 +116,19 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.UtilityCommands
 
 		public abstract void ValidateMapFormat(int format);
 
+		static string ExtractBriefing(IniFile file)
+		{
+			var briefingSection = file.GetSection("Briefing", true);
+			if (briefingSection == null)
+				return string.Empty;
+
+			var briefing = new StringBuilder();
+			foreach (var s in briefingSection)
+				briefing.AppendLine(s.Value);
+
+			return briefing.Replace("\n", " ").ToString();
+		}
+
 		static void SetBounds(Map map, IniSection mapSection)
 		{
 			var offsetX = Exts.ParseIntegerInvariant(mapSection.GetValue("X", "0"));