diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7230a23..259e494 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ The version is represented by three digits: a.b.c.
 FEATURE:
 - `symmetria.Permutation`: add `ascents` method
 - `symmetria.CyclePermutation`: add `ascents` method
+- `symmetria.Permutation`: add `descents` method
+- `symmetria.CyclePermutation`: add `descents` method
+
 
 ## \[0.0.4\] - 2024-05-28
 
diff --git a/docs/source/pages/API_reference/elements/index.rst b/docs/source/pages/API_reference/elements/index.rst
index ee50bd0..c8280a9 100644
--- a/docs/source/pages/API_reference/elements/index.rst
+++ b/docs/source/pages/API_reference/elements/index.rst
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Here, **P** denotes the class ``Permutation``, **C** the class ``Cycle``, and **
      - ✅
      - ✅
    * - ``ascents``
-     - Return the ascents positions of the permutation
+     - Return the positions of the permutation ascents
      - ✅
      - ❌
      - ✅
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ Here, **P** denotes the class ``Permutation``, **C** the class ``Cycle``, and **
      - ✅
      - ✅
      - ✅
+   * - ``descents``
+     - Return the positions of the permutation descents
+     - ✅
+     - ❌
+     - ✅
    * - ``inverse``
      - Compute the inverse of the permutation
      - ✅
diff --git a/symmetria/elements/cycle_decomposition.py b/symmetria/elements/cycle_decomposition.py
index b4cab5d..3c52bc0 100644
--- a/symmetria/elements/cycle_decomposition.py
+++ b/symmetria/elements/cycle_decomposition.py
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ def ascents(self) -> List[int]:
             [3]
         """
         permutation = symmetria.Permutation.from_cycle_decomposition(self)
-        return [idx + 1 for idx in range(len(permutation) - 1) if permutation.image[idx] < permutation.image[idx + 1]]
+        return permutation.ascents()
 
     def cycle_decomposition(self) -> "CycleDecomposition":
         """Return the cycle decomposition of the permutation.
@@ -444,6 +444,28 @@ def cycle_type(self) -> Tuple[int]:
         """
         return tuple(sorted(len(cycle) for cycle in self))
 
+    def descents(self) -> List[int]:
+        r"""Return the descents of the cycle decomposition.
+
+        Recall that a descent of a permutation :math:`\sigma \in S_n`, where :math:`n \in \mathbb{N}`, is any position
+        :math:`i<n` such that :math:`\sigma(i) > \sigma(i+1)`.
+
+        :return: The descents of the cycle decomposition.
+        :rtype: List[int]
+
+        :example:
+            >>> from symmetria import Cycle, CycleDecomposition
+            ...
+            >>> CycleDecomposition(Cycle(1, 2, 3)).descents()
+            [2]
+            >>> CycleDecomposition(Cycle(1), Cycle(2), Cycle(3)).descents()
+            []
+            >>> CycleDecomposition(Cycle(2, 3), Cycle(4, 5, 1)).descents()
+            [1, 2, 4]
+        """
+        permutation = symmetria.Permutation.from_cycle_decomposition(self)
+        return permutation.descents()
+
     @property
     def domain(self) -> Iterable[int]:
         """Return an iterable containing the elements of the domain of the cycle decomposition.
diff --git a/symmetria/elements/permutation.py b/symmetria/elements/permutation.py
index 02d9d70..20546a4 100644
--- a/symmetria/elements/permutation.py
+++ b/symmetria/elements/permutation.py
@@ -442,6 +442,27 @@ def cycle_type(self) -> Tuple[int]:
         """
         return tuple(sorted(len(cycle) for cycle in self.cycle_decomposition()))
 
+    def descents(self) -> List[int]:
+        r"""Return the descents of the permutation.
+
+        Recall that a descent of a permutation :math:`\sigma \in S_n`, where :math:`n \in \mathbb{N}`, is any position
+        :math:`i<n` such that :math:`\sigma(i) > \sigma(i+1)`.
+
+        :return: The descents of the permutation.
+        :rtype: List[int]
+
+        :example:
+            >>> from symmetria import Permutation
+            ...
+            >>> Permutation(1, 2, 3).descents()
+            []
+            >>> Permutation(3, 4, 5, 2, 1, 6, 7).descents()
+            [3, 4]
+            >>> Permutation(4, 3, 2, 1).descents()
+            [1, 2, 3]
+        """
+        return [idx + 1 for idx in range(len(self) - 1) if self.image[idx] > self.image[idx + 1]]
+
     @property
     def domain(self) -> Iterable[int]:
         """Return an iterable containing the elements of the domain of the permutation.
diff --git a/tests/test_factory.py b/tests/test_factory.py
index 31beae2..556c10d 100644
--- a/tests/test_factory.py
+++ b/tests/test_factory.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def validate_from_cycle_decomposition(class_: Any, constructor: Dict, expected_v
 def validate_ascents(item: Any, expected_value: List[int]) -> None:
     if item.ascents() != expected_value:
         raise ValueError(
-            f"The expression `{item.rep()}.ascents()` must evaluate {expected_value}, " f"but got {item.ascents()}."
+            f"The expression `{item.rep()}.ascents()` must evaluate {expected_value}, but got {item.ascents()}."
         )
 
 
@@ -75,6 +75,13 @@ def validate_cycle_notation(item: Any, expected_value: str) -> None:
         )
 
 
+def validate_descents(item: Any, expected_value: List[int]) -> None:
+    if item.descents() != expected_value:
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"The expression `{item.rep()}.descents()` must evaluate {expected_value}, but got {item.descents()}."
+        )
+
+
 def validate_inverse(item: Any, expected_value: Any) -> None:
     if item.inverse() != expected_value:
         raise ValueError(
diff --git a/tests/tests_cycle_decomposition/test_cases.py b/tests/tests_cycle_decomposition/test_cases.py
index 7f381f4..7aec142 100644
--- a/tests/tests_cycle_decomposition/test_cases.py
+++ b/tests/tests_cycle_decomposition/test_cases.py
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@
     (CycleDecomposition(Cycle(1, 3, 2), Cycle(4)), (1, 3)),
     (CycleDecomposition(Cycle(1, 2), Cycle(3, 4)), (2, 2)),
 ]
+TEST_DESCENTS = [
+    (CycleDecomposition(Cycle(1, 2, 3)), [2]),
+    (CycleDecomposition(Cycle(1), Cycle(2), Cycle(3)), []),
+    (CycleDecomposition(Cycle(2, 3), Cycle(4, 5, 1)), [1, 2, 4]),
+]
 TEST_INVERSE = [
     (CycleDecomposition(Cycle(1, 2, 3)), CycleDecomposition(Cycle(3, 2, 1))),
     (CycleDecomposition(Cycle(1, 2), Cycle(3, 4)), CycleDecomposition(Cycle(2, 1), Cycle(4, 3))),
diff --git a/tests/tests_cycle_decomposition/test_generic_methods.py b/tests/tests_cycle_decomposition/test_generic_methods.py
index b104be4..68c9cea 100644
--- a/tests/tests_cycle_decomposition/test_generic_methods.py
+++ b/tests/tests_cycle_decomposition/test_generic_methods.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     validate_inverse,
     validate_is_even,
     validate_support,
+    validate_descents,
     validate_cycle_type,
     validate_equivalent,
     validate_inversions,
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@
     TEST_INVERSE,
     TEST_IS_EVEN,
     TEST_SUPPORT,
+    TEST_DESCENTS,
     TEST_CYCLE_TYPE,
     TEST_EQUIVALENT,
     TEST_INVERSIONS,
@@ -81,6 +83,16 @@ def test_cycle_type(cycle_decomposition, expected_value) -> None:
     validate_cycle_type(item=cycle_decomposition, expected_value=expected_value)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    argnames="cycle_decomposition, expected_value",
+    argvalues=TEST_DESCENTS,
+    ids=[f"{p.__repr__()}.descents()={c}" for p, c in TEST_DESCENTS],
+)
+def test_descents(cycle_decomposition, expected_value) -> None:
+    """Tests for the method `descents()`."""
+    validate_descents(item=cycle_decomposition, expected_value=expected_value)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     argnames="cycle_decomposition, expected_value",
     argvalues=TEST_INVERSE,
diff --git a/tests/tests_permutation/test_cases.py b/tests/tests_permutation/test_cases.py
index 5303b95..48df35f 100644
--- a/tests/tests_permutation/test_cases.py
+++ b/tests/tests_permutation/test_cases.py
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@
     (Permutation(3, 1, 2), "(1 3 2)"),
     (Permutation(3, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6), "(1 3 2)(4)(5)(6)"),
 ]
+TEST_DESCENTS = [
+    (Permutation(1, 2, 3), []),
+    (Permutation(3, 4, 5, 2, 1, 6, 7), [3, 4]),
+    (Permutation(4, 3, 2, 1), [1, 2, 3]),
+]
 TEST_DOMAIN = [
     (Permutation(1), range(1, 2)),
     (Permutation(2, 1), range(1, 3)),
diff --git a/tests/tests_permutation/test_generic_methods.py b/tests/tests_permutation/test_generic_methods.py
index 568d0e3..39c02b8 100644
--- a/tests/tests_permutation/test_generic_methods.py
+++ b/tests/tests_permutation/test_generic_methods.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     validate_inverse,
     validate_is_even,
     validate_support,
+    validate_descents,
     validate_cycle_type,
     validate_equivalent,
     validate_inversions,
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@
     TEST_INVERSE,
     TEST_IS_EVEN,
     TEST_SUPPORT,
+    TEST_DESCENTS,
     TEST_CYCLE_TYPE,
     TEST_EQUIVALENT,
     TEST_INVERSIONS,
@@ -85,6 +87,16 @@ def test_cycle_notation(permutation, expected_value) -> None:
     validate_cycle_notation(item=permutation, expected_value=expected_value)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    argnames="permutation, expected_value",
+    argvalues=TEST_DESCENTS,
+    ids=[f"{p.__repr__()}.descents()={c}" for p, c in TEST_DESCENTS],
+)
+def test_descents(permutation, expected_value) -> None:
+    """Tests for the method `descents()`."""
+    validate_descents(item=permutation, expected_value=expected_value)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     argnames="permutation, expected_value",
     argvalues=TEST_DOMAIN,