diff --git a/src/enums/descriptionPlacement.ts b/src/enums/descriptionPlacement.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d666856
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/enums/descriptionPlacement.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { UnionOfConst } from '@/typeUtils.js';
+
+export const DescriptionPlacement = {
+  ABOVE: 'above',
+  BELOW: 'below',
+} as const;
+export type DescriptionPlacementType = UnionOfConst<
+  typeof DescriptionPlacement
+>;
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 6f0a42a3..86f50cc9 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ export { ClientHostManager } from './hostManager/hostManager.js';
  */
 export * from './invitation/invitation.js';
 
+/**
+ * DescriptionPlacement enum
+ */
+export * from './enums/descriptionPlacement.js';
+
 /**
  * Item
  */
diff --git a/src/item/itemSettings.ts b/src/item/itemSettings.ts
index e83b4735..fcec8893 100644
--- a/src/item/itemSettings.ts
+++ b/src/item/itemSettings.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import {
   CCLicenseAdaptions,
   OldCCLicenseAdaptations,
 } from '@/enums/ccLicenses.js';
+import { DescriptionPlacementType } from '@/enums/descriptionPlacement.js';
 
 export interface ItemSettings {
   /** @deprecated use item.lang */
@@ -19,4 +20,5 @@ export interface ItemSettings {
     | CCLicenseAdaptions
     // TODO: these are the old licenses, we might remove them at some point.
     | `${OldCCLicenseAdaptations}`;
+  descriptionPlacement?: DescriptionPlacementType;
 }