diff --git a/src/main/java/br/com/moip/request/TransferRequest.java b/src/main/java/br/com/moip/request/TransferRequest.java
index 447d6e8..eb36539 100644
--- a/src/main/java/br/com/moip/request/TransferRequest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/br/com/moip/request/TransferRequest.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 public class TransferRequest {
 
     private Integer amount;
+    private String description;
     private TransferInstrumentRequest transferInstrument;
 
     public TransferRequest amount(Integer amount){
@@ -11,8 +12,18 @@ public TransferRequest amount(Integer amount){
         return this;
     }
 
+    public TransferRequest description(String description){
+        this.description = description;
+
+        return this;
+    }
+
     public Integer getAmount() { return amount; }
 
+    public String getDescription() {
+        return description;
+    }
+
     public TransferRequest transferInstrument(TransferInstrumentRequest transferInstrument){
         this.transferInstrument = transferInstrument;
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/br/com/moip/request/TransferRequestTest.java b/src/test/java/br/com/moip/request/TransferRequestTest.java
index 6bf88ce..ca004aa 100644
--- a/src/test/java/br/com/moip/request/TransferRequestTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/br/com/moip/request/TransferRequestTest.java
@@ -32,4 +32,30 @@ public void testCreateTransfer() throws JSONException {
 
         JSONAssert.assertEquals(expectedJSON.toString(), json, true);
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testCreateTransferWithDescription() throws JSONException {
+        TransferRequest transfer = new TransferRequest()
+                .amount(500)
+                .description("This is a description for a transfer.")
+                .transferInstrument(new TransferInstrumentRequest()
+                        .bankAccount(new BankAccountRequest()
+                                .bankNumber("001")
+                                .agencyNumber("1111")
+                                .agencyCheckNumber("2")
+                                .accountNumber("9999")
+                                .accountCheckNumber("8")
+                                .checking()
+                                .holder(new HolderRequest()
+                                        .fullname("Nome do Portador")
+                                        .taxDocument(TaxDocumentRequest.cpf("22222222222"))
+                                )
+                        )
+                );
+
+        String json = new GsonFactory().gson().toJson(transfer);
+        JsonObject expectedJSON = getJsonFileAsJsonObject("transfer/createWithDescription.json");
+
+        JSONAssert.assertEquals(expectedJSON.toString(), json, true);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/resources/jsons/transfer/createWithDescription.json b/src/test/resources/jsons/transfer/createWithDescription.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a6f8a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/jsons/transfer/createWithDescription.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"amount":500,"description":"This is a description for a transfer.","transferInstrument":{"method":"BANK_ACCOUNT","bankAccount":{"type":"CHECKING","bankNumber":"001","agencyNumber":"1111","agencyCheckNumber":"2","accountNumber":"9999","accountCheckNumber":"8","holder":{"fullname":"Nome do Portador","taxDocument":{"type":"CPF","number":"22222222222"}}}}}