diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6a1ea99a6..53d391e89 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1185,6 +1185,7 @@ $(eval $(call assert_booleans,\
 	COT_DESC_IN_DTB \
 	USE_SP804_TIMER \
 	PSA_FWU_SUPPORT \
+	PSA_FWU_METADATA_FW_STORE_DESC \
 	ENABLE_MPMM \
 	ENABLE_MPMM_FCONF \
 	FEATURE_DETECTION \
@@ -1360,6 +1361,7 @@ $(eval $(call add_defines,\
 	NR_OF_FW_BANKS \
 	NR_OF_IMAGES_IN_FW_BANK \
 	PSA_FWU_SUPPORT \
+	PSA_FWU_METADATA_FW_STORE_DESC \
 	ENABLE_BRBE_FOR_NS \
 	ENABLE_TRBE_FOR_NS \
 	ENABLE_SYS_REG_TRACE_FOR_NS \
diff --git a/make_helpers/defaults.mk b/make_helpers/defaults.mk
index 180207791..7fe8bf81d 100644
--- a/make_helpers/defaults.mk
+++ b/make_helpers/defaults.mk
@@ -351,6 +351,14 @@ NR_OF_IMAGES_IN_FW_BANK		:= 1
 # Disable Firmware update support by default
 PSA_FWU_SUPPORT			:= 0
 
+# Enable image description in FWU metadata by default when PSA_FWU_SUPPORT
+# is enabled.
+ifeq ($(PSA_FWU_SUPPORT),1)
+PSA_FWU_METADATA_FW_STORE_DESC	:= 1
+else
+PSA_FWU_METADATA_FW_STORE_DESC	:= 0
+endif
+
 # Dynamic Root of Trust for Measurement support
 DRTM_SUPPORT			:= 0