diff --git a/libfwupd/fwupd-device.c b/libfwupd/fwupd-device.c
index 29aaeb2dc..5fee0f81f 100644
--- a/libfwupd/fwupd-device.c
+++ b/libfwupd/fwupd-device.c
@@ -788,6 +788,11 @@ fwupd_device_to_variant_builder (FwupdDevice *device, GVariantBuilder *builder)
 				       FWUPD_RESULT_KEY_DEVICE_DESCRIPTION,
 				       g_variant_new_string (priv->description));
 	}
+	if (priv->summary != NULL) {
+		g_variant_builder_add (builder, "{sv}",
+				       FWUPD_RESULT_KEY_DEVICE_SUMMARY,
+				       g_variant_new_string (priv->summary));
+	}
 	if (priv->checksums->len > 0) {
 		g_autoptr(GString) str = g_string_new ("");
 		for (guint i = 0; i < priv->checksums->len; i++) {
@@ -893,6 +898,10 @@ fwupd_device_from_key_value (FwupdDevice *device, const gchar *key, GVariant *va
 		fwupd_device_set_vendor_id (device, g_variant_get_string (value, NULL));
 		return;
 	}
+	if (g_strcmp0 (key, FWUPD_RESULT_KEY_DEVICE_SUMMARY) == 0) {
+		fwupd_device_set_summary (device, g_variant_get_string (value, NULL));
+		return;
+	}
 	if (g_strcmp0 (key, FWUPD_RESULT_KEY_DEVICE_DESCRIPTION) == 0) {
 		fwupd_device_set_description (device, g_variant_get_string (value, NULL));
 		return;
@@ -1015,6 +1024,7 @@ fwupd_device_to_string (FwupdDevice *device)
 		const gchar *guid = g_ptr_array_index (priv->guids, i);
 		fwupd_pad_kv_str (str, FWUPD_RESULT_KEY_GUID, guid);
 	}
+	fwupd_pad_kv_str (str, FWUPD_RESULT_KEY_DEVICE_SUMMARY, priv->summary);
 	fwupd_pad_kv_str (str, FWUPD_RESULT_KEY_DEVICE_DESCRIPTION, priv->description);
 	fwupd_pad_kv_str (str, FWUPD_RESULT_KEY_DEVICE_PLUGIN, priv->provider);
 	fwupd_pad_kv_dfl (str, FWUPD_RESULT_KEY_DEVICE_FLAGS, priv->flags);
diff --git a/libfwupd/fwupd-enums-private.h b/libfwupd/fwupd-enums-private.h
index b3b31edd6..4e4725f48 100644
--- a/libfwupd/fwupd-enums-private.h
+++ b/libfwupd/fwupd-enums-private.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 /* FIXME: change the keys to the new names when we bump major version */
 #define FWUPD_RESULT_KEY_DEVICE_CREATED		"Created"	/* t */
+#define FWUPD_RESULT_KEY_DEVICE_SUMMARY		"Summary"	/* s */
 #define FWUPD_RESULT_KEY_DEVICE_DESCRIPTION	"Description"	/* s */
 #define FWUPD_RESULT_KEY_DEVICE_FLAGS		"Flags"		/* t */
 #define FWUPD_RESULT_KEY_DEVICE_CHECKSUM	"FirmwareHash"	/* s */
diff --git a/src/fu-device.h b/src/fu-device.h
index 9353f77ca..ef9d7e692 100644
--- a/src/fu-device.h
+++ b/src/fu-device.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ FuDevice	*fu_device_new				(void);
 #define fu_device_set_id(d,v)			fwupd_device_set_id(fwupd_result_get_device(FWUPD_RESULT(d)),v)
 #define fu_device_set_modified(d,v)		fwupd_device_set_modified(fwupd_result_get_device(FWUPD_RESULT(d)),v)
 #define fu_device_set_plugin(d,v)		fwupd_device_set_provider(fwupd_result_get_device(FWUPD_RESULT(d)),v)
+#define fu_device_set_summary(d,v)		fwupd_device_set_summary(fwupd_result_get_device(FWUPD_RESULT(d)),v)
 #define fu_device_set_unique_id(d,v)		fwupd_result_set_unique_id(FWUPD_RESULT(d),v)
 #define fu_device_set_update_description(d,v)	fwupd_release_set_description(fwupd_result_get_release(FWUPD_RESULT(d)),v)
 #define fu_device_set_update_error(d,v)		fwupd_result_set_update_error(FWUPD_RESULT(d),v)