diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/detail/VideoDetailFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/detail/VideoDetailFragment.java
index b28c71d7216..91e51129716 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/detail/VideoDetailFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/detail/VideoDetailFragment.java
@@ -974,6 +974,11 @@ private void setHeightThumbnail() {
 
     private void showContent() {
         contentRootLayoutHiding.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+        final boolean showDescriptionOnLoad = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(activity)
+                .getBoolean(getString(R.string.always_expand_description_key), false);
+        if (showDescriptionOnLoad) {
+            toggleTitleAndDescription();
+        }
     }
 
     protected void setInitialData(int serviceId, String url, String name) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/settings_keys.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/settings_keys.xml
index fe096c9fddd..8b47ec365fa 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/settings_keys.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/settings_keys.xml
@@ -1094,5 +1094,5 @@
         <item>@string/list</item>
         <item>@string/grid</item>
     </string-array>
-
+    <string name="always_expand_description_key" translatable="false">always_expand_description</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 48e8a4854d9..5d9fec125fe 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -598,4 +598,5 @@
         <item quantity="one">%s second</item>
         <item quantity="other">%s seconds</item>
     </plurals>
+    <string name="always_expand_description">Always expand description</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/appearance_settings.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/appearance_settings.xml
index 31be267af9a..4038a14f237 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/appearance_settings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/appearance_settings.xml
@@ -35,4 +35,9 @@
         android:title="@string/caption_setting_title"
         android:summary="@string/caption_setting_description"/>
 
+    <SwitchPreference
+        app:iconSpaceReserved="false"
+        android:defaultValue="false"
+        android:key="@string/always_expand_description_key"
+        android:title="@string/always_expand_description"/>
 </PreferenceScreen>