--- etc/network.subr.orig	2011-04-27 13:15:24.125829072 +0400
+++ etc/network.subr	2011-04-27 13:44:36.713516613 +0400
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@
 		_cfg=0
 	fi
 
+	# set interface description
+	description=`get_if_var $1 ifconfig_IF_description`
+	if [ -n "${description}" ]; then
+		ifconfig $1 description "${description}"
+	fi
+
 	if wpaif $1; then
 		/etc/rc.d/wpa_supplicant start $1
 		_cfg=0		# XXX: not sure this should count
--- share/man/man5/rc.conf.5.orig	2011-01-24 18:17:10.000000000 +0300
+++ share/man/man5/rc.conf.5	2011-04-27 14:16:08.508775228 +0400
@@ -1078,6 +1078,10 @@
 .Xr ifconfig 8
 while the order of the other arguments is preserved.
 .Pp
+Interface description can be set via
+.Va ifconfig_ Ns Ao Ar interface Ac Ns Va _description
+variable
+.Pp
 One can configure more than one IPv4 address with the
 .Va ipv4_addrs_ Ns Aq Ar interface
 variable.