diff --git a/packages/PrintSpooler/src/com/android/printspooler/ui/SelectPrinterActivity.java b/packages/PrintSpooler/src/com/android/printspooler/ui/SelectPrinterActivity.java
index 4e3932f4fd375..4f7624adc9ad0 100644
--- a/packages/PrintSpooler/src/com/android/printspooler/ui/SelectPrinterActivity.java
+++ b/packages/PrintSpooler/src/com/android/printspooler/ui/SelectPrinterActivity.java
@@ -546,7 +546,10 @@ public final class SelectPrinterActivity extends Activity {
                         final int printerCount = mPrinters.size();
                         for (int i = 0; i < printerCount; i++) {
                             PrinterInfo printer = mPrinters.get(i);
-                            if (printer.getName().toLowerCase().contains(constraintLowerCase)) {
+                            String description = printer.getDescription();
+                            if (printer.getName().toLowerCase().contains(constraintLowerCase)
+                                    || description != null && description.toLowerCase()
+                                            .contains(constraintLowerCase)) {
                                 filteredPrinters.add(printer);
                             }
                         }