diff --git a/NAMESPACE b/NAMESPACE
index d3773d32..5aee58a4 100644
--- a/NAMESPACE
+++ b/NAMESPACE
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export(dashboardBody)
 export(dashboardHeader)
 export(dashboardPage)
 export(dashboardSidebar)
+export(descriptionBlock)
 export(dropdownMenu)
 export(dropdownMenuOutput)
 export(infoBox)
diff --git a/R/boxes.R b/R/boxes.R
index 4f287ec9..db70db1e 100644
--- a/R/boxes.R
+++ b/R/boxes.R
@@ -38,6 +38,42 @@ valueBox <- function(value, subtitle, icon = NULL, color = "aqua", width = 4,
   )
 }
 
+#' Create a description block for the main body of a dashboard.
+#'
+#'
+#' @inheritParams box
+#' @param header The header to display in the box. Usually a number or short text.
+#' @param text Subtitle text.
+#' @param percentage percentage to appear in description
+#' @param icon An icon tag, created by \code{\link[shiny]{icon}}.
+#' @param color A color for the box. Valid colors are listed in
+#'   \link{validColors}.
+#' @param href An optional URL to link to.
+#'
+#' @family boxes
+#' @seealso \code{\link{box}} for usage examples.
+#'
+#' @export
+descriptionBlock <- function(header, text, percentage, icon = 'caret-up', width = 4, href = NULL, color = 'green')
+{
+  validateColor(color)
+
+  boxContent <- div(class = paste0("description-block border-right"),
+      span(class = paste0("description-percentage text-", color),
+        icon(icon),
+        percentage),
+      h5(header),
+      span(class = 'description-text', text)
+  )
+
+  if (!is.null(href))
+    boxContent <- a(href = href, boxContent)
+
+  div(class = if (!is.null(width)) paste0("col-sm-", width),
+    boxContent
+  )
+}
+
 
 #' Create an info box for the main body of a dashboard.
 #'
diff --git a/man/descriptionBlock.Rd b/man/descriptionBlock.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b4815c6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/descriptionBlock.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/boxes.R
+\name{descriptionBlock}
+\alias{descriptionBlock}
+\title{Create a description block for the main body of a dashboard.}
+\usage{
+descriptionBlock(header, text, percentage, icon = NULL, width = 4,
+  href = NULL, color = "green")
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{header}{The header to display in the box. Usually a number or short text.}
+
+\item{text}{Subtitle text.}
+
+\item{percentage}{percentage to appear in description}
+
+\item{icon}{An icon tag, created by \code{\link[shiny]{icon}}.}
+
+\item{width}{The width of the box, using the Bootstrap grid system. This is
+used for row-based layouts. The overall width of a region is 12, so the
+default valueBox width of 4 occupies 1/3 of that width. For column-based
+layouts, use \code{NULL} for the width; the width is set by the column that
+contains the box.}
+
+\item{href}{An optional URL to link to.}
+
+\item{color}{A color for the box. Valid colors are listed in
+\link{validColors}.}
+}
+\description{
+Create a description block for the main body of a dashboard.
+}
+\seealso{
+\code{\link{box}} for usage examples.
+
+Other boxes: \code{\link{box}}, \code{\link{infoBox}},
+  \code{\link{tabBox}}, \code{\link{valueBox}}
+}
+