diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py
index dc4bd4a77..774c34bc4 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py
@@ -2785,6 +2785,7 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 data, lambda x: x['metadata']['playlistMetadataRenderer'], dict)
             if renderer:
                 title = renderer.get('title')
+                description = renderer.get('description')
             else:
                 renderer = try_get(
                     data, lambda x: x['header']['hashtagHeaderRenderer'], dict)