diff --git a/gnu/services/desktop.scm b/gnu/services/desktop.scm
index 12c62f0bdc..5e0bd102a2 100644
--- a/gnu/services/desktop.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/desktop.scm
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ (define-module (gnu services desktop)
             udisks-service
             udisks-service-type
 
+            colord-service-type
             colord-service
 
             geoclue-application
@@ -511,7 +512,11 @@ (define colord-service-type
                        (service-extension udev-service-type list)
 
                        ;; It provides polkit "actions".
-                       (service-extension polkit-service-type list)))))
+                       (service-extension polkit-service-type list)))
+                (description
+                 "Run @command{colord}, a system service with a D-Bus
+interface to manage the color profiles of input and output devices such as
+screens and scanners.")))
 
 (define* (colord-service #:key (colord colord))
   "Return a service that runs @command{colord}, a system service with a D-Bus