diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/admin/my_account/my_account_profile.mako b/rhodecode/templates/admin/my_account/my_account_profile.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/admin/my_account/my_account_profile.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/admin/my_account/my_account_profile.mako
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 <%namespace name="base" file="/base/base.mako"/>
+<%namespace name="dt" file="/data_table/_dt_elements.mako"/>
+
 <div class="panel panel-default user-profile">
     <div class="panel-heading">
         <h3 class="panel-title">${_('My Profile')}</h3>
@@ -52,6 +54,16 @@
         </div>
         <div class="field">
             <div class="label">
+                ${_('Description')}:
+            </div>
+            <div class="input">
+                <div class="text-as-placeholder">
+                    ${dt.render_description(c.user.description, c.visual.stylify_metatags)}
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="field">
+            <div class="label">
                 ${_('Email')}:
             </div>
             <div class="input">
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/data_table/_dt_elements.mako b/rhodecode/templates/data_table/_dt_elements.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/data_table/_dt_elements.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/data_table/_dt_elements.mako
@@ -37,6 +37,18 @@
     </table>
 </%def>
 
+<%def name="render_description(description, stylify_metatags)">
+<%
+    tags = []
+    if stylify_metatags:
+        tags, description = h.extract_metatags(description)
+%>
+% for tag_type, tag in tags:
+${h.style_metatag(tag_type, tag)|n,trim}
+% endfor
+<code style="white-space: pre-wrap">${description}</code>
+</%def>
+
 ## REPOSITORY RENDERERS
 <%def name="quick_menu(repo_name)">
   <i class="icon-more"></i>
@@ -219,7 +231,8 @@
 <%def name="repo_group_desc(description, personal, stylify_metatags)">
 
     <%
-    tags, description = h.extract_metatags(description)
+        if stylify_metatags:
+            tags, description = h.extract_metatags(description)
     %>
 
     <div class="truncate-wrap">
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/user_group/profile.mako b/rhodecode/templates/user_group/profile.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/user_group/profile.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/user_group/profile.mako
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <%namespace name="base" file="/base/base.mako"/>
+<%namespace name="dt" file="/data_table/_dt_elements.mako"/>
 
 <div class="panel panel-default user-profile">
     <div class="panel-heading">
@@ -21,6 +22,16 @@
         </div>
         <div class="field">
             <div class="label">
+                ${_('Description')}:
+            </div>
+            <div class="input">
+                <div class="text-as-placeholder">
+                    <div class="user-hovercard-bio">${dt.render_description(c.user_group.user_group_description, c.visual.stylify_metatags)}</div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="field">
+            <div class="label">
                 ${_('Owner')}:
             </div>
             <div class="group_member">
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/users/user_profile.mako b/rhodecode/templates/users/user_profile.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/users/user_profile.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/users/user_profile.mako
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <%namespace name="base" file="/base/base.mako"/>
+<%namespace name="dt" file="/data_table/_dt_elements.mako"/>
 
 <div class="panel panel-default user-profile">
     <div class="panel-heading">
@@ -55,6 +56,16 @@
         </div>
         <div class="field">
             <div class="label">
+                ${_('Description')}:
+            </div>
+            <div class="input">
+                <div class="text-as-placeholder">
+                    ${dt.render_description(c.user.description, c.visual.stylify_metatags)}
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="field">
+            <div class="label">
                 ${_('Email')}:
             </div>
             <div class="input">