diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/agendula/data/reminders/TaskNotifier.kt b/app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/agendula/data/reminders/TaskNotifier.kt
index d7f087d..4adc2c5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/agendula/data/reminders/TaskNotifier.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/agendula/data/reminders/TaskNotifier.kt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import androidx.core.content.edit
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.agendula.MainActivity
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.agendula.R
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.agendula.data.prefs.Settings
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.agendula.domain.readableDescription
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.agendula.data.prefs.is24Hour
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.agendula.data.di.ApplicationScope
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.agendula.data.tasks.ProviderResolver
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ class TaskNotifier @Inject constructor(
                 ),
             )
         }
+        val description = task.description?.readableDescription()?.trim()?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
         val tapIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(
             context,
             task.taskId.toInt(),
@@ -93,7 +95,10 @@ class TaskNotifier @Inject constructor(
         val notification = NotificationCompat.Builder(context, channelId)
             .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_notification)
             .setContentTitle(title)
-            .apply { if (text != null) setContentText(text) }
+            .apply { (text ?: description)?.let(::setContentText) }
+            .apply {
+                expandedText(text, description)?.let { setStyle(NotificationCompat.BigTextStyle().bigText(it)) }
+            }
             .setCategory(NotificationCompat.CATEGORY_REMINDER)
             .setPriority(NotificationCompat.PRIORITY_HIGH)
             .setAutoCancel(true)
@@ -240,3 +245,10 @@ private fun relativeDay(date: LocalDate, today: LocalDate, words: RelativeDays,
         else -> null
     }
 }
+
+/** The expanded body of a due reminder: the due line, then the task's description. */
+internal fun expandedText(dueLine: String?, description: String?): String? = when {
+    description == null -> null
+    dueLine == null -> description
+    else -> "$dueLine\n\n$description"
+}
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/agendula/data/reminders/ExpandedTextTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/agendula/data/reminders/ExpandedTextTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ca7d65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/test/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/agendula/data/reminders/ExpandedTextTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package de.jeanlucmakiola.agendula.data.reminders
+
+import com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
+
+class ExpandedTextTest {
+
+    @Test
+    fun `no description means no expanded body`() {
+        assertThat(expandedText("Due today", null)).isNull()
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `description alone when there is no due line`() {
+        assertThat(expandedText(null, "Buy oat milk")).isEqualTo("Buy oat milk")
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `due line comes first, separated by a blank line`() {
+        assertThat(expandedText("Due today", "Buy oat milk")).isEqualTo("Due today\n\nBuy oat milk")
+    }
+}