diff --git a/app/views/dashboard/_proposed_action.html.erb b/app/views/dashboard/_proposed_action.html.erb
index 87494365a..5c653efef 100644
--- a/app/views/dashboard/_proposed_action.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/dashboard/_proposed_action.html.erb
@@ -10,21 +10,32 @@
         <span class="unchecked"></span>
       <% end %>
     <% end %>
-
     <div class="action-content">
       <h4><%= proposed_action.title %></h4>
-
       <% if proposed_action.proposals.where(id: proposal.id).any? %>
-        <p><%= l(proposed_action.executed_actions.find_by(proposal: proposal).executed_at.to_date) %></p>
+        <p class="inline">
+          <%= l(proposed_action.executed_actions.find_by(proposal: proposal).executed_at.to_date) %>
+        </p>
+        <% if proposed_action.description.present? %>
+          <a data-toggle="proposed_action_description_<%= dom_id(proposed_action) %>">
+            <small><%= t("dashboard.recommended_actions.show_description") %></small>
+          </a>
+          <div id="proposed_action_description_<%= dom_id(proposed_action) %>" class="hide" data-toggler=".hide">
+            <%= proposed_action.description.html_safe %>
+          </div>
+        <% end %>
       <% else %>
         <% if proposed_action.description.present? %>
-          <p><%= proposed_action.description.html_safe %></p>
+          <a data-toggle="proposed_action_description_<%= dom_id(proposed_action) %>">
+            <small><%= t("dashboard.recommended_actions.show_description") %></small>
+          </a>
+          <div id="proposed_action_description_<%= dom_id(proposed_action) %>" class="hide" data-toggler=".hide">
+            <%= proposed_action.description.html_safe %>
+          </div>
         <% end %>
-
         <% proposed_action.links.each do |link| %>
           <p><%= link_to link.label, link.url, target: "_blank" %></p>
         <% end %>
-
         <%= render partial: 'document', collection: proposed_action.documents %>
       <% end %>
     </div>