diff --git a/mobile/lib/pages/library/shared_link/shared_link_edit.page.dart b/mobile/lib/pages/library/shared_link/shared_link_edit.page.dart
index 94f83aecb9..975030256f 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/pages/library/shared_link/shared_link_edit.page.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/pages/library/shared_link/shared_link_edit.page.dart
@@ -366,8 +366,8 @@ class SharedLinkEditPage extends HookConsumerWidget {
       bool? download;
       bool? upload;
       bool? meta;
-      String? desc;
       var password = const Optional<String?>.absent();
+      var description = const Optional<String?>.absent();
       String? slug;
       DateTime? expiry;
       bool? changeExpiry;
@@ -384,8 +384,10 @@ class SharedLinkEditPage extends HookConsumerWidget {
         meta = showMetadata.value;
       }
 
-      if (descriptionController.text != existingLink!.description) {
-        desc = descriptionController.text;
+      if (descriptionController.text != (existingLink!.description ?? '')) {
+        description = descriptionController.text.isEmpty
+            ? const Optional.present(null)
+            : Optional.present(descriptionController.text);
       }
 
       if (passwordController.text != (existingLink!.password ?? '')) {
@@ -413,7 +415,7 @@ class SharedLinkEditPage extends HookConsumerWidget {
             showMeta: meta,
             allowDownload: download,
             allowUpload: upload,
-            description: desc,
+            description: description,
             password: password,
             slug: slug,
             expiresAt: expiry?.toUtc(),
diff --git a/mobile/lib/services/shared_link.service.dart b/mobile/lib/services/shared_link.service.dart
index 84a4d79bd5..1d511b3120 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/services/shared_link.service.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/services/shared_link.service.dart
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ class SharedLinkService {
     required bool? allowDownload,
     required bool? allowUpload,
     bool? changeExpiry = false,
-    String? description,
     Optional<String?> password = const Optional.absent(),
+    Optional<String?> description = const Optional.absent(),
     String? slug,
     DateTime? expiresAt,
   }) async {
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ class SharedLinkService {
           allowDownload: allowDownload == null ? const Optional.absent() : Optional.present(allowDownload),
           allowUpload: allowUpload == null ? const Optional.absent() : Optional.present(allowUpload),
           expiresAt: expiresAt == null ? const Optional.absent() : Optional.present(expiresAt),
-          description: description == null ? const Optional.absent() : Optional.present(description),
           password: password,
+          description: description,
           slug: slug == null ? const Optional.absent() : Optional.present(slug),
           changeExpiryTime: changeExpiry == null ? const Optional.absent() : Optional.present(changeExpiry),
         ),