diff --git a/AvailableMetersPanel.c b/AvailableMetersPanel.c
index 9cd2b0a3..29046b94 100644
--- a/AvailableMetersPanel.c
+++ b/AvailableMetersPanel.c
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ AvailableMetersPanel* AvailableMetersPanel_new(Settings* settings, Header* heade
    for (int i = 1; Platform_meterTypes[i]; i++) {
       MeterClass* type = Platform_meterTypes[i];
       if (type != &CPUMeter_class) {
-         Panel_add(super, (Object*) ListItem_new(type->uiName, i << 16));
+         const char* label = type->description ? type->description : type->uiName;
+         Panel_add(super, (Object*) ListItem_new(label, i << 16));
       }
    }
    MeterClass* type = &CPUMeter_class;
diff --git a/CPUMeter.c b/CPUMeter.c
index 511af8e9..4a7ab09f 100644
--- a/CPUMeter.c
+++ b/CPUMeter.c
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ MeterClass AllCPUsMeter_class = {
    .attributes = CPUMeter_attributes, 
    .name = "AllCPUs",
    .uiName = "CPUs (1/1)",
+   .description = "CPUs (1/1): all CPUs",
    .caption = "CPU",
    .draw = SingleColCPUsMeter_draw,
    .init = AllCPUsMeter_init,
@@ -240,6 +241,7 @@ MeterClass AllCPUs2Meter_class = {
    .attributes = CPUMeter_attributes, 
    .name = "AllCPUs2",
    .uiName = "CPUs (1&2/2)",
+   .description = "CPUs (1&2/2): all CPUs in 2 shorter columns",
    .caption = "CPU",
    .draw = DualColCPUsMeter_draw,
    .init = AllCPUsMeter_init,
@@ -258,6 +260,7 @@ MeterClass LeftCPUsMeter_class = {
    .attributes = CPUMeter_attributes, 
    .name = "LeftCPUs",
    .uiName = "CPUs (1/2)",
+   .description = "CPUs (1/2): first half of list",
    .caption = "CPU",
    .draw = SingleColCPUsMeter_draw,
    .init = AllCPUsMeter_init,
@@ -276,6 +279,7 @@ MeterClass RightCPUsMeter_class = {
    .attributes = CPUMeter_attributes, 
    .name = "RightCPUs",
    .uiName = "CPUs (2/2)",
+   .description = "CPUs (2/2): second half of list",
    .caption = "CPU",
    .draw = SingleColCPUsMeter_draw,
    .init = AllCPUsMeter_init,
@@ -293,6 +297,7 @@ MeterClass LeftCPUs2Meter_class = {
    .total = 100.0,
    .attributes = CPUMeter_attributes, 
    .name = "LeftCPUs2",
+   .description = "CPUs (1&2/4): first half in 2 shorter columns",
    .uiName = "CPUs (1&2/4)",
    .caption = "CPU",
    .draw = DualColCPUsMeter_draw,
@@ -312,6 +317,7 @@ MeterClass RightCPUs2Meter_class = {
    .attributes = CPUMeter_attributes, 
    .name = "RightCPUs2",
    .uiName = "CPUs (3&4/4)",
+   .description = "CPUs (3&4/4): second half in 2 shorter columns",
    .caption = "CPU",
    .draw = DualColCPUsMeter_draw,
    .init = AllCPUsMeter_init,
diff --git a/LoadAverageMeter.c b/LoadAverageMeter.c
index 3ccd6c09..c2d0f8a9 100644
--- a/LoadAverageMeter.c
+++ b/LoadAverageMeter.c
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ MeterClass LoadAverageMeter_class = {
    .attributes = LoadAverageMeter_attributes,
    .name = "LoadAverage",
    .uiName = "Load average",
+   .description = "Load averages: 15 minutes, 5 minutes, 1 minute",
    .caption = "Load average: "
 };
 
@@ -80,5 +81,6 @@ MeterClass LoadMeter_class = {
    .attributes = LoadMeter_attributes,
    .name = "Load",
    .uiName = "Load",
+   .description = "Load: average of ready processes in the last minute",
    .caption = "Load: "
 };
diff --git a/MemoryMeter.c b/MemoryMeter.c
index b2d45743..27ed0dc7 100644
--- a/MemoryMeter.c
+++ b/MemoryMeter.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ MeterClass MemoryMeter_class = {
    .maxItems = 3,
    .total = 100.0,
    .attributes = MemoryMeter_attributes,
-   "Memory",
-   "Memory",
-   "Mem"
+   .name = "Memory",
+   .uiName = "Memory",
+   .caption = "Mem"
 };
diff --git a/Meter.c b/Meter.c
index b1083cf0..09d0aeba 100644
--- a/Meter.c
+++ b/Meter.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ typedef struct MeterClass_ {
    const char* name;
    const char* uiName;
    const char* caption;
+   const char* description;
    const char maxItems;
    char curItems;
 } MeterClass;
diff --git a/Meter.h b/Meter.h
index 67df33b2..8fd59901 100644
--- a/Meter.h
+++ b/Meter.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ typedef struct MeterClass_ {
    const char* name;
    const char* uiName;
    const char* caption;
+   const char* description;
    const char maxItems;
    char curItems;
 } MeterClass;