diff --git a/app/database/migrations/2015_01_18_082406_changes_for_325.php b/app/database/migrations/2015_01_18_082406_changes_for_325.php
index 55abb999c5..2e4eaa8830 100644
--- a/app/database/migrations/2015_01_18_082406_changes_for_325.php
+++ b/app/database/migrations/2015_01_18_082406_changes_for_325.php
@@ -49,6 +49,15 @@ class ChangesFor325 extends Migration
             // don't care either.
         }
 
+        // allow journal descriptions to be encrypted.
+        Schema::table(
+            'transaction_journals', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->boolean('encrypted');
+
+        }
+        );
+        DB::update('ALTER TABLE `transaction_journals` MODIFY `description` VARCHAR(1024)');
+
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/app/models/TransactionJournal.php b/app/models/TransactionJournal.php
index fc019252fb..bae718aec7 100644
--- a/app/models/TransactionJournal.php
+++ b/app/models/TransactionJournal.php
@@ -82,6 +82,15 @@ class TransactionJournal extends Eloquent
         return ['created_at', 'updated_at', 'date'];
     }
 
+    public function getDescriptionAttribute($value)
+    {
+        if ($this->encrypted) {
+            return Crypt::decrypt($value);
+        }
+
+        return $value;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\HasMany
      */
@@ -198,6 +207,12 @@ class TransactionJournal extends Eloquent
         );
     }
 
+    public function setDescriptionAttribute($value)
+    {
+        $this->attributes['description'] = Crypt::encrypt($value);
+        $this->attributes['encrypted']   = true;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsTo
      */