diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 03bfd0b..486dd59 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 .vscode
 .venv
 .devcontainer
+.idea
 
 # Python
 *.py[cod]
diff --git a/src/drf_pydantic/parse.py b/src/drf_pydantic/parse.py
index 536e08f..fd4ef5d 100644
--- a/src/drf_pydantic/parse.py
+++ b/src/drf_pydantic/parse.py
@@ -135,6 +135,13 @@ def _convert_field(field: pydantic.fields.FieldInfo) -> serializers.Field:
     if _default_value is not pydantic_core.PydanticUndefined:
         drf_field_kwargs["default"] = _default_value
 
+    # Adding description as help_text
+    if (
+        field.description is not pydantic_core.PydanticUndefined
+        and field.description is not None
+    ):
+        drf_field_kwargs["help_text"] = field.description
+
     # Process constraints
     for item in field.metadata:
         if isinstance(item, pydantic.StringConstraints):
diff --git a/tests/test_fields.py b/tests/test_fields.py
index 3125335..b28193d 100644
--- a/tests/test_fields.py
+++ b/tests/test_fields.py
@@ -573,6 +573,8 @@ class Person(BaseModel):
         field_5: typing.Optional[str]
         field_6: typing.Optional[str] = "default"
         field_7: typing.Optional[str] = None
+        field_8: typing.Annotated[str, pydantic.Field(description="8th field")]
+        field_9: str = pydantic.Field(default="default", description="9th field")
 
     serializer = Person.drf_serializer()
 
@@ -600,6 +602,11 @@ class Person(BaseModel):
     assert serializer.fields["field_6"].allow_null is True
     assert serializer.fields["field_7"].allow_null is True
 
+    assert serializer.fields["field_6"].help_text is None
+    assert serializer.fields["field_7"].help_text is None
+    assert serializer.fields["field_8"].help_text == "8th field"
+    assert serializer.fields["field_9"].help_text == "9th field"
+
 
 class TestManualFields:
     def test_same_type(self):