diff --git a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp-js/src/main/webapp/js/archiva/repositories.js b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp-js/src/main/webapp/js/archiva/repositories.js
index 39abea99c..1397aee43 100644
--- a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp-js/src/main/webapp/js/archiva/repositories.js
+++ b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp-js/src/main/webapp/js/archiva/repositories.js
@@ -552,7 +552,8 @@ define("archiva.repositories",["jquery","i18n","jquery.tmpl","bootstrap","jquery
 
 
   RemoteRepository=function(id,name,layout,indexDirectory,url,userName,password,timeout,downloadRemoteIndex,remoteIndexUrl,
-                            remoteDownloadNetworkProxyId,cronExpression,remoteDownloadTimeout,downloadRemoteIndexOnStartup){
+                            remoteDownloadNetworkProxyId,cronExpression,remoteDownloadTimeout,downloadRemoteIndexOnStartup,
+                            description){
 
     var self=this;
 
@@ -589,7 +590,7 @@ define("archiva.repositories",["jquery","i18n","jquery.tmpl","bootstrap","jquery
     this.timeout.subscribe(function(newValue){self.modified(true)});
 
     //private boolean downloadRemoteIndex = false;
-    this.downloadRemoteIndex=ko.observable(downloadRemoteIndex);
+    this.downloadRemoteIndex=ko.observable(downloadRemoteIndex?false:downloadRemoteIndex);
     this.downloadRemoteIndex.subscribe(function(newValue){self.modified(true)});
 
     //private String remoteIndexUrl = ".index";
@@ -609,9 +610,12 @@ define("archiva.repositories",["jquery","i18n","jquery.tmpl","bootstrap","jquery
     this.remoteDownloadTimeout.subscribe(function(newValue){self.modified(true)});
 
     //private boolean downloadRemoteIndexOnStartup = false;
-    this.downloadRemoteIndexOnStartup=ko.observable(downloadRemoteIndexOnStartup);
+    this.downloadRemoteIndexOnStartup=ko.observable(downloadRemoteIndexOnStartup?false:downloadRemoteIndexOnStartup);
     this.downloadRemoteIndexOnStartup.subscribe(function(newValue){self.modified(true)});
 
+    this.description=ko.observable(description);
+    this.description.subscribe(function(newValue){self.modified(true)});
+
     this.getTypeLabel=function(){
       for(var i=0;i<window.managedRepositoryTypes.length;i++){
         if (window.managedRepositoryTypes[i].type==self.layout()){
@@ -630,7 +634,7 @@ define("archiva.repositories",["jquery","i18n","jquery.tmpl","bootstrap","jquery
     }
     return new RemoteRepository(data.id,data.name,data.layout,data.indexDirectory,data.url,data.userName,data.password,
                                 data.timeout,data.downloadRemoteIndex,data.remoteIndexUrl,data.remoteDownloadNetworkProxyId,
-                                data.cronExpression,data.remoteDownloadTimeout,data.downloadRemoteIndexOnStartup);
+                                data.cronExpression,data.remoteDownloadTimeout,data.downloadRemoteIndexOnStartup,data.description);
   }
 
   mapRemoteRepositories=function(data){
@@ -941,6 +945,7 @@ define("archiva.repositories",["jquery","i18n","jquery.tmpl","bootstrap","jquery
       ko.applyBindings(remoteRepositoriesViewModel,mainContent.find("#remote-repositories-view").get(0));
       mainContent.find("#remote-repositories-pills #remote-repositories-view-a").tab('show')
       removeMediumSpinnerImg("#main-content #remote-repositories-content");
+      activatePopoverDoc();
     });
 
 
diff --git a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp-js/src/main/webapp/js/templates/archiva/repositories.html b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp-js/src/main/webapp/js/templates/archiva/repositories.html
index db207ca95..2043500e5 100644
--- a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp-js/src/main/webapp/js/templates/archiva/repositories.html
+++ b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp-js/src/main/webapp/js/templates/archiva/repositories.html
@@ -235,14 +235,12 @@
             <input type="text" id="retentionCount" name="retentionCount" size="5" data-bind="value: managedRepository.retentionCount"/>
           </div>
         </div>
-
         <div class="control-group">
           <label class="control-label" for="daysOlder">${$.i18n.prop('description')}</label>
           <div class="controls">
             <textarea rows="3" id="description" name="description" data-bind="value: managedRepository.description"></textarea>
           </div>
         </div>
-
         <div class="control-group">
           <label class="control-label" for="releases">${$.i18n.prop('releases')}</label>
           <div class="controls">
@@ -379,6 +377,14 @@
             {{else}}
               <td></td>
             {{/if}}
+            <td>
+                {{if row.description()}}
+                <a class="btn btn-warning btn-mini popover-doc" id="remoterepo-description-help"
+                   data-content="${row.description()}" data-title="${$.i18n.prop('description')}">
+                    <i class="icon-question-sign icon-white"></i>
+                </a>
+                {{/if}}
+            </td>
             <td>
               <a href="#" data-bind="click: function(){ scheduleDownloadRemoteIndex(row) }">
                 <span class="btn btn-success">
@@ -485,7 +491,6 @@
           </div>
         </div>
 
-
         <div class="control-group">
           <label class="control-label" for="downloadRemoteIndexOnStartup">${$.i18n.prop('downloadRemoteIndexOnStartup')}</label>
           <div class="controls">
@@ -494,6 +499,13 @@
           </div>
         </div>
 
+        <div class="control-group">
+          <label class="control-label" for="daysOlder">${$.i18n.prop('description')}</label>
+          <div class="controls">
+            <textarea rows="3" id="description" name="description" data-bind="value: remoteRepository.description"></textarea>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
       </fieldset>
       <button data-bind="click: save" class="btn">${$.i18n.prop('save')}</button>
       <button data-bind="click: displayGrid" class="btn">${$.i18n.prop('cancel')}</button>