diff --git a/src/GUI/AircraftModel.cxx b/src/GUI/AircraftModel.cxx
index 2b424e5d7..56a5c64c6 100644
--- a/src/GUI/AircraftModel.cxx
+++ b/src/GUI/AircraftModel.cxx
@@ -528,6 +528,10 @@ QVariant AircraftItemModel::dataFromItem(AircraftItemPtr item, quint32 variantIn
     }
 
     if (role == Qt::DisplayRole) {
+        if (item->description.isEmpty()) {
+            return tr("Missing description for: %1").arg(item->baseName());
+        }
+
         return item->description;
     } else if (role == Qt::DecorationRole) {
         return item->thumbnail();