diff --git a/lang/en_utf8/help/quiz/description.html b/lang/en_utf8/help/quiz/description.html
index d3f530ac941..1765284e08c 100644
--- a/lang/en_utf8/help/quiz/description.html
+++ b/lang/en_utf8/help/quiz/description.html
@@ -12,3 +12,6 @@
 
 <p>It can be used to print a descriptive text to be used by a following group of questions.</p>
 
+<p>The General feedback can be used if you have some text that you want to appear on the review
+page only. The 'Question text' appears both during the attempt and on the review page.</p>
+ 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/question/type/description/question.html b/question/type/description/question.html
index 71d7dc58ee4..6353f5ad0c4 100644
--- a/question/type/description/question.html
+++ b/question/type/description/question.html
@@ -11,4 +11,9 @@
       <img class="qimage" src="<?php echo $image; ?>" alt="" />
     <?php } ?>
   </div>
+  <?php if ($generalfeedback) { ?>
+    <div class="generalfeedback">
+      <?php echo $generalfeedback ?>
+    </div>
+  <?php } ?>
 </div>
diff --git a/question/type/description/questiontype.php b/question/type/description/questiontype.php
index 7d548f9f7da..23fbad9495c 100644
--- a/question/type/description/questiontype.php
+++ b/question/type/description/questiontype.php
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class description_qtype extends default_questiontype {
 
     function print_question(&$question, &$state, $number, $cmoptions, $options) {
         global $CFG;
+        $isfinished = question_state_is_graded($state->last_graded) || $state->event == QUESTION_EVENTCLOSE;
 
         // For editing teachers print a link to an editing popup window
         $editlink = '';
@@ -52,6 +53,12 @@ class description_qtype extends default_questiontype {
         $questiontext = $this->format_text($question->questiontext, $question->questiontextformat, $cmoptions);
         $image = get_question_image($question, $cmoptions->course);
 
+        $generalfeedback = '';
+        if ($isfinished && $options->generalfeedback) {
+            $generalfeedback = $this->format_text($question->generalfeedback,
+                    $question->questiontextformat, $cmoptions);
+        }
+
         include "$CFG->dirroot/question/type/description/question.html";
     }