diff --git a/frontend/src/component/events/EventTimeline/EventTimeline.tsx b/frontend/src/component/events/EventTimeline/EventTimeline.tsx
index 9326754f0f..915ed492e4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/events/EventTimeline/EventTimeline.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/events/EventTimeline/EventTimeline.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {
 
 export type EnrichedEvent = EventSchema & {
     label: string;
-    description: string;
+    summary: string;
 };
 
 const StyledRow = styled('div')({
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/events/EventTimeline/EventTimelineEvent/EventTimelineEventTooltip/EventTimelineEventTooltip.tsx b/frontend/src/component/events/EventTimeline/EventTimelineEvent/EventTimelineEventTooltip/EventTimelineEventTooltip.tsx
index 553daf9916..db09f744d8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/events/EventTimeline/EventTimelineEvent/EventTimelineEventTooltip/EventTimelineEventTooltip.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/events/EventTimeline/EventTimelineEvent/EventTimelineEventTooltip/EventTimelineEventTooltip.tsx
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export const EventTimelineEventTooltip = ({
                 <StyledTooltipTitle>{event.label}</StyledTooltipTitle>
                 <StyledDateTime>{eventDateTime}</StyledDateTime>
             </StyledTooltipHeader>
-            <Markdown>{event.description}</Markdown>
+            <Markdown>{event.summary}</Markdown>
         </>
     );
 };
diff --git a/src/lib/features/events/event-search-controller.ts b/src/lib/features/events/event-search-controller.ts
index 61bc47203a..ee005a837b 100644
--- a/src/lib/features/events/event-search-controller.ts
+++ b/src/lib/features/events/event-search-controller.ts
@@ -112,13 +112,13 @@ export default class EventSearchController extends Controller {
     enrichEvents(events: IEvent[]): IEvent[] | IEnrichedEvent[] {
         if (this.flagResolver.isEnabled('eventTimeline')) {
             return events.map((event) => {
-                const { label, text: description } =
+                const { label, text: summary } =
                     this.msgFormatter.format(event);
 
                 return {
                     ...event,
                     label,
-                    description,
+                    summary,
                 };
             });
         }
diff --git a/src/lib/openapi/spec/event-schema.ts b/src/lib/openapi/spec/event-schema.ts
index c3470ba74d..fe33fbe732 100644
--- a/src/lib/openapi/spec/event-schema.ts
+++ b/src/lib/openapi/spec/event-schema.ts
@@ -95,13 +95,12 @@ export const eventSchema = {
         label: {
             type: 'string',
             nullable: true,
-            description: 'A concise, human-readable name for the event.',
+            description: 'The concise, human-readable name of the event.',
         },
-        description: {
+        summary: {
             type: 'string',
             nullable: true,
-            description:
-                'A detailed description of the event, formatted in markdown.',
+            description: 'A markdown-formatted summary of the event.',
         },
     },
     components: {
diff --git a/src/lib/types/events.ts b/src/lib/types/events.ts
index f685d029f5..d71c28df5f 100644
--- a/src/lib/types/events.ts
+++ b/src/lib/types/events.ts
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ export interface IEvent extends Omit<IBaseEvent, 'ip'> {
 
 export interface IEnrichedEvent extends IEvent {
     label: string;
-    description: string;
+    summary: string;
 }
 
 export interface IEventList {