diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/opf3.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/opf3.py
index 2e67f89f92..d3e54f156f 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/opf3.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/opf3.py
@@ -526,6 +526,27 @@ def read_last_modified(root, prefixes, refines):
                     continue
 # }}}
 
+# Comments {{{
+
+def read_comments(root, prefixes, refines):
+    ans = ''
+    for dc in XPath('./opf:metadata/dc:description')(root):
+        if dc.text:
+            ans += '\n' + dc.text.strip()
+    return ans.strip()
+
+def set_comments(root, prefixes, refines, val):
+    for dc in XPath('./opf:metadata/dc:description')(root):
+        remove_element(dc, refines)
+    m = XPath('./opf:metadata')(root)[0]
+    if val:
+        val = val.strip()
+        if val:
+            c = m.makeelement(DC('description'))
+            c.text = val
+            m.append(c)
+# }}}
+
 def read_metadata(root):
     ans = Metadata(_('Unknown'), [_('Unknown')])
     prefixes, refines = read_prefixes(root), read_refines(root)
@@ -557,6 +578,7 @@ def read_metadata(root):
     lm = read_last_modified(root, prefixes, refines)
     if not is_date_undefined(lm):
         ans.last_modified = lm
+    ans.comments = read_comments(root, prefixes, refines) or ans.comments
     return ans
 
 def get_metadata(stream):
@@ -575,6 +597,7 @@ def apply_metadata(root, mi, cover_prefix='', cover_data=None, apply_null=False,
     set_authors(root, prefixes, refines, authors)
     set_pubdate(root, prefixes, refines, mi.pubdate)
     set_timestamp(root, prefixes, refines, mi.timestamp)
+    set_comments(root, prefixes, refines, mi.comments)
 
     pretty_print_opf(root)
 
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/opf3_test.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/opf3_test.py
index d96ce73b03..4b985324d4 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/opf3_test.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/opf3_test.py
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ from calibre.ebooks.metadata.opf3 import (
     read_refines, set_title, read_title_sort, read_languages, set_languages,
     read_authors, Author, set_authors, ensure_prefix, read_prefixes,
     read_book_producers, set_book_producers, read_timestamp, set_timestamp,
-    read_pubdate, set_pubdate, CALIBRE_PREFIX, read_last_modified
+    read_pubdate, set_pubdate, CALIBRE_PREFIX, read_last_modified, read_comments,
+    set_comments
 )
 
 TEMPLATE = '''<package xmlns="http://www.idpf.org/2007/opf" version="3.0" prefix="calibre: %s" unique-identifier="uid"><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:opf="http://www.idpf.org/2007/opf">{metadata}</metadata></package>''' % CALIBRE_PREFIX  # noqa
@@ -172,6 +173,16 @@ class TestOPF3(unittest.TestCase):
         self.ae(read_last_modified(root, read_prefixes(root), read_refines(root)).year, 2003)
     # }}}
 
+    def test_comments(self):  # {{{
+        def rt(root):
+            return read_comments(root, read_prefixes(root), read_refines(root))
+        def st(root, val):
+            set_comments(root, read_prefixes(root), read_refines(root), val)
+            return rt(root)
+        root = self.get_opf('''<dc:description>&lt;span&gt;one&lt;/span&gt;</dc:description><dc:description> xxx</dc:description>''')
+        self.ae('<span>one</span>\nxxx', rt(root))
+    # }}}
+
 # Run tests {{{
 
 def suite():