diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-events/test/integ.eventbus.js.snapshot/Stack.assets.json b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-events/test/integ.eventbus.js.snapshot/Stack.assets.json
index 7e02c8ce09ced..cd6099e293e32 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-events/test/integ.eventbus.js.snapshot/Stack.assets.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-events/test/integ.eventbus.js.snapshot/Stack.assets.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "version": "36.0.0",
   "files": {
-    "1ac02a396bc49bcce2ab3c276dd4e234efe7e86f9d1a06c9ae16c054f1764bf1": {
+    "2671a34b39f9d75f10baaa810e7901cbcaa8901ff9852aa7a49bf43a87af0155": {
       "source": {
         "path": "Stack.template.json",
         "packaging": "file"
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       "destinations": {
         "current_account-current_region": {
           "bucketName": "cdk-hnb659fds-assets-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}",
-          "objectKey": "1ac02a396bc49bcce2ab3c276dd4e234efe7e86f9d1a06c9ae16c054f1764bf1.json",
+          "objectKey": "2671a34b39f9d75f10baaa810e7901cbcaa8901ff9852aa7a49bf43a87af0155.json",
           "assumeRoleArn": "arn:${AWS::Partition}:iam::${AWS::AccountId}:role/cdk-hnb659fds-file-publishing-role-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}"
         }
       }
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-events/test/integ.eventbus.js.snapshot/Stack.template.json b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-events/test/integ.eventbus.js.snapshot/Stack.template.json
index 0fc44e208d8ce..ec1b73099f571 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-events/test/integ.eventbus.js.snapshot/Stack.template.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-events/test/integ.eventbus.js.snapshot/Stack.template.json
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   "BusEA82B648": {
    "Type": "AWS::Events::EventBus",
    "Properties": {
+    "Description": "myEventBus",
     "Name": "StackBusAA0A1E4B"
    }
   },
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-events/test/integ.eventbus.js.snapshot/manifest.json b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-events/test/integ.eventbus.js.snapshot/manifest.json
index c943d4cd06dd7..48b493126292a 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-events/test/integ.eventbus.js.snapshot/manifest.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-events/test/integ.eventbus.js.snapshot/manifest.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         "validateOnSynth": false,
         "assumeRoleArn": "arn:${AWS::Partition}:iam::${AWS::AccountId}:role/cdk-hnb659fds-deploy-role-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}",
         "cloudFormationExecutionRoleArn": "arn:${AWS::Partition}:iam::${AWS::AccountId}:role/cdk-hnb659fds-cfn-exec-role-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}",
-        "stackTemplateAssetObjectUrl": "s3://cdk-hnb659fds-assets-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}/1ac02a396bc49bcce2ab3c276dd4e234efe7e86f9d1a06c9ae16c054f1764bf1.json",
+        "stackTemplateAssetObjectUrl": "s3://cdk-hnb659fds-assets-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}/2671a34b39f9d75f10baaa810e7901cbcaa8901ff9852aa7a49bf43a87af0155.json",
         "requiresBootstrapStackVersion": 6,
         "bootstrapStackVersionSsmParameter": "/cdk-bootstrap/hnb659fds/version",
         "additionalDependencies": [
@@ -63,24 +63,6 @@
             "type": "aws:cdk:logicalId",
             "data": "CheckBootstrapVersion"
           }
-        ],
-        "BusStatement1B4D0336C": [
-          {
-            "type": "aws:cdk:logicalId",
-            "data": "BusStatement1B4D0336C",
-            "trace": [
-              "!!DESTRUCTIVE_CHANGES: WILL_DESTROY"
-            ]
-          }
-        ],
-        "BusStatement2B5FB314B": [
-          {
-            "type": "aws:cdk:logicalId",
-            "data": "BusStatement2B5FB314B",
-            "trace": [
-              "!!DESTRUCTIVE_CHANGES: WILL_DESTROY"
-            ]
-          }
         ]
       },
       "displayName": "Stack"
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-events/test/integ.eventbus.js.snapshot/tree.json b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-events/test/integ.eventbus.js.snapshot/tree.json
index d1f3f70812aa6..70659c5fb56dd 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-events/test/integ.eventbus.js.snapshot/tree.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-events/test/integ.eventbus.js.snapshot/tree.json
@@ -18,12 +18,13 @@
                 "attributes": {
                   "aws:cdk:cloudformation:type": "AWS::Events::EventBus",
                   "aws:cdk:cloudformation:props": {
+                    "description": "myEventBus",
                     "name": "StackBusAA0A1E4B"
                   }
                 },
                 "constructInfo": {
-                  "fqn": "aws-cdk-lib.aws_events.CfnEventBus",
-                  "version": "0.0.0"
+                  "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
+                  "version": "10.3.0"
                 }
               },
               "cdk-Statement1": {
@@ -72,14 +73,14 @@
                       }
                     },
                     "constructInfo": {
-                      "fqn": "aws-cdk-lib.aws_events.CfnEventBusPolicy",
-                      "version": "0.0.0"
+                      "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
+                      "version": "10.3.0"
                     }
                   }
                 },
                 "constructInfo": {
-                  "fqn": "aws-cdk-lib.aws_events.EventBusPolicy",
-                  "version": "0.0.0"
+                  "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
+                  "version": "10.3.0"
                 }
               },
               "cdk-Statement2": {
@@ -128,42 +129,42 @@
                       }
                     },
                     "constructInfo": {
-                      "fqn": "aws-cdk-lib.aws_events.CfnEventBusPolicy",
-                      "version": "0.0.0"
+                      "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
+                      "version": "10.3.0"
                     }
                   }
                 },
                 "constructInfo": {
-                  "fqn": "aws-cdk-lib.aws_events.EventBusPolicy",
-                  "version": "0.0.0"
+                  "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
+                  "version": "10.3.0"
                 }
               }
             },
             "constructInfo": {
-              "fqn": "aws-cdk-lib.aws_events.EventBus",
-              "version": "0.0.0"
+              "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
+              "version": "10.3.0"
             }
           },
           "BootstrapVersion": {
             "id": "BootstrapVersion",
             "path": "Stack/BootstrapVersion",
             "constructInfo": {
-              "fqn": "aws-cdk-lib.CfnParameter",
-              "version": "0.0.0"
+              "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
+              "version": "10.3.0"
             }
           },
           "CheckBootstrapVersion": {
             "id": "CheckBootstrapVersion",
             "path": "Stack/CheckBootstrapVersion",
             "constructInfo": {
-              "fqn": "aws-cdk-lib.CfnRule",
-              "version": "0.0.0"
+              "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
+              "version": "10.3.0"
             }
           }
         },
         "constructInfo": {
-          "fqn": "aws-cdk-lib.Stack",
-          "version": "0.0.0"
+          "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
+          "version": "10.3.0"
         }
       },
       "IntegTest-EventBusStack": {
@@ -190,22 +191,22 @@
                     "id": "BootstrapVersion",
                     "path": "IntegTest-EventBusStack/DefaultTest/DeployAssert/BootstrapVersion",
                     "constructInfo": {
-                      "fqn": "aws-cdk-lib.CfnParameter",
-                      "version": "0.0.0"
+                      "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
+                      "version": "10.3.0"
                     }
                   },
                   "CheckBootstrapVersion": {
                     "id": "CheckBootstrapVersion",
                     "path": "IntegTest-EventBusStack/DefaultTest/DeployAssert/CheckBootstrapVersion",
                     "constructInfo": {
-                      "fqn": "aws-cdk-lib.CfnRule",
-                      "version": "0.0.0"
+                      "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
+                      "version": "10.3.0"
                     }
                   }
                 },
                 "constructInfo": {
-                  "fqn": "aws-cdk-lib.Stack",
-                  "version": "0.0.0"
+                  "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
+                  "version": "10.3.0"
                 }
               }
             },
@@ -230,8 +231,8 @@
       }
     },
     "constructInfo": {
-      "fqn": "aws-cdk-lib.App",
-      "version": "0.0.0"
+      "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
+      "version": "10.3.0"
     }
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-events/test/integ.eventbus.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-events/test/integ.eventbus.ts
index 08b54b635dd1b..c7ce9708f4094 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-events/test/integ.eventbus.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-events/test/integ.eventbus.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import { EventBus } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-events';
 
 const app = new App();
 const stack = new Stack(app, 'Stack');
-const bus = new EventBus(stack, 'Bus');
+const bus = new EventBus(stack, 'Bus', {
+  description: 'myEventBus',
+});
 
 bus.addToResourcePolicy(new iam.PolicyStatement({
   effect: iam.Effect.ALLOW,
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-events/README.md b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-events/README.md
index 0a9c871d4fddb..14e4ed01b8926 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-events/README.md
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-events/README.md
@@ -208,7 +208,8 @@ It is possible to archive all or some events sent to an event bus. It is then po
 
 ```ts
 const bus = new events.EventBus(this, 'bus', {
-  eventBusName: 'MyCustomEventBus'
+  eventBusName: 'MyCustomEventBus',
+  description: 'MyCustomEventBus',
 });
 
 bus.archive('MyArchive', {
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-events/lib/event-bus.ts b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-events/lib/event-bus.ts
index 6b164ceae7c84..4999351a625a3 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-events/lib/event-bus.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-events/lib/event-bus.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,17 @@ export interface EventBusProps {
    */
   readonly eventSourceName?: string;
 
+  /**
+   * The event bus description.
+   *
+   * The description can be up to 512 characters long.
+   *
+   * @see http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-events-eventbus.html#cfn-events-eventbus-description
+   *
+   * @default - no description
+   */
+  readonly description?: string;
+
   /**
   * The customer managed key that encrypt events on this event bus.
   *
@@ -325,9 +336,14 @@ export class EventBus extends EventBusBase {
 
     super(scope, id, { physicalName: eventBusName });
 
+    if (props?.description && !Token.isUnresolved(props.description) && props.description.length > 512) {
+      throw new Error(`description must be less than or equal to 512 characters, got ${props.description.length}`);
+    }
+
     const eventBus = new CfnEventBus(this, 'Resource', {
       name: this.physicalName,
       eventSourceName,
+      description: props?.description,
       kmsKeyIdentifier: props?.kmsKey?.keyArn,
     });
 
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-events/test/event-bus.test.ts b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-events/test/event-bus.test.ts
index 7b2a034b64d58..0bfa70b3534aa 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-events/test/event-bus.test.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-events/test/event-bus.test.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,21 @@ describe('event bus', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  test('event bus with description', () => {
+    // GIVEN
+    const stack = new Stack();
+
+    // WHEN
+    new EventBus(stack, 'myEventBus', {
+      description: 'myEventBusDescription',
+    });
+
+    // THEN
+    Template.fromStack(stack).hasResourceProperties('AWS::Events::EventBus', {
+      Description: 'myEventBusDescription',
+    });
+  });
+
   test('partner event bus', () => {
     // GIVEN
     const stack = new Stack();
@@ -281,6 +296,19 @@ describe('event bus', () => {
     }).toThrow(/'eventSourceName' must satisfy: /);
   });
 
+  test('event bus description cannot be too long', () => {
+    // GIVEN
+    const stack = new Stack();
+    const tooLongDescription = 'a'.repeat(513);
+
+    // WHEN / THEN
+    expect(() => {
+      new EventBus(stack, 'EventBusWithTooLongDescription', {
+        description: tooLongDescription,
+      });
+    }).toThrow('description must be less than or equal to 512 characters, got 513');
+  });
+
   testDeprecated('can grant PutEvents', () => {
     // GIVEN
     const stack = new Stack();