diff --git a/projects/cas2-and-delius/src/integrationTest/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/IntegrationTest.kt b/projects/cas2-and-delius/src/integrationTest/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/IntegrationTest.kt
index 822b451917..7ceb7bb6aa 100644
--- a/projects/cas2-and-delius/src/integrationTest/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/IntegrationTest.kt
+++ b/projects/cas2-and-delius/src/integrationTest/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/IntegrationTest.kt
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ package uk.gov.justice.digital.hmpps
 
 import com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.WireMockServer
 import org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat
-import org.hamcrest.Matchers.equalTo
-import org.hamcrest.Matchers.hasSize
+import org.hamcrest.Matchers.*
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
 import org.mockito.kotlin.verify
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired
@@ -60,6 +59,7 @@ internal class IntegrationTest {
             contact.notes,
             equalTo("Details of the application can be found here: https://example.com/application/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001")
         )
+        assertThat(contact.description, nullValue())
         assertThat(
             contact.externalReference,
             equalTo("urn:hmpps:cas2:application-submitted:00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001")
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ internal class IntegrationTest {
         // Then a contact is created
         val contact = contactRepository.findAll().single { it.type.code == REFERRAL_UPDATED }
         assertThat(contact.externalReference, equalTo("urn:hmpps:cas2:application-status-updated:1"))
+        assertThat(contact.description, equalTo("CAS2 Referral Updated - More information requested"))
         assertThat(
             contact.notes, equalTo(
                 """
diff --git a/projects/cas2-and-delius/src/main/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/entity/Contact.kt b/projects/cas2-and-delius/src/main/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/entity/Contact.kt
index 4b2cf24100..cb69f0032a 100644
--- a/projects/cas2-and-delius/src/main/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/entity/Contact.kt
+++ b/projects/cas2-and-delius/src/main/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/entity/Contact.kt
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ class Contact(
     @[ManyToOne JoinColumn(name = "contact_type_id")]
     val type: ContactType,
 
+    @Column
+    val description: String?,
+
     @Column(name = "contact_date")
     val date: LocalDate,
 
diff --git a/projects/cas2-and-delius/src/main/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/service/Cas2Service.kt b/projects/cas2-and-delius/src/main/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/service/Cas2Service.kt
index be667b426f..1e40272355 100644
--- a/projects/cas2-and-delius/src/main/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/service/Cas2Service.kt
+++ b/projects/cas2-and-delius/src/main/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/service/Cas2Service.kt
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class Cas2Service(
             crn = event.crn,
             type = ContactType.REFERRAL_UPDATED,
             date = details.eventDetails.updatedAt,
+            description = "CAS2 Referral Updated - ${details.eventDetails.newStatus.label}",
             notes = """
                 Application status was updated to: ${details.eventDetails.newStatus.label} - ${details.eventDetails.newStatus.description}
                 
diff --git a/projects/cas2-and-delius/src/main/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/service/ContactService.kt b/projects/cas2-and-delius/src/main/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/service/ContactService.kt
index 056640cb43..531a7e2ad5 100644
--- a/projects/cas2-and-delius/src/main/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/service/ContactService.kt
+++ b/projects/cas2-and-delius/src/main/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/service/ContactService.kt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class ContactService(
     fun createContact(
         crn: String,
         type: String,
+        description: String? = null,
         date: ZonedDateTime,
         notes: String,
         urn: String,
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ class ContactService(
             Contact(
                 personId = person.id,
                 type = contactTypeRepository.getByCode(type),
+                description = description,
                 date = date.toLocalDate(),
                 startTime = date,
                 staffId = manager.staffId,