diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index e4c6ed7..d2f7895 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ Note: Version 0.17 has some alpha releases but ultimately was never finalised.
 - Python 3.9 is now supported.
 - Our Debian/Ubuntu build scripts have been updated. New versions should be
   pushed to those repositories soon.
+- Add "description" and "order" as metadata.  These fetch the CalDAV:
+  calendar-description, CardDAV:addressbook-description and apple-ns:calendar-order
+  properties.
 
 Version 0.16.8
 ==============
diff --git a/docs/config.rst b/docs/config.rst
index d8022d9..f6a6556 100644
--- a/docs/config.rst
+++ b/docs/config.rst
@@ -116,10 +116,16 @@ Pair Section
 - ``metadata``: Metadata keys that should be synchronized when ``vdirsyncer
   metasync`` is executed. Example::
 
-      metadata = ["color", "displayname"]
+      metadata = ["color", "displayname", "description", "order"]
 
-  This synchronizes the ``color`` and the ``displayname`` properties. The
-  ``conflict_resolution`` parameter applies here as well.
+  This synchronizes the following properties:
+
+  - color: ``http://apple.com/ns/ical/:calendar-color``
+  - displayname: ``DAV:displayname``
+  - description: ``CalDAV:calendar-description`` and ``CardDAV:addressbook-description``
+  - order: ``http://apple.com/ns/ical/:calendar-order``
+
+  The ``conflict_resolution`` parameter applies for these properties too.
 
 .. _storage_config:
 
diff --git a/docs/vdir.rst b/docs/vdir.rst
index fe84ac0..a257310 100644
--- a/docs/vdir.rst
+++ b/docs/vdir.rst
@@ -56,8 +56,11 @@ have any file extensions.
   known from CSS, for example) are allowed. The prefixing ``#`` must be
   present.
 
-- A file called ``displayname`` contains a UTF-8 encoded label that may be used
-  to represent the vdir in UIs.
+- Files called ``displayname`` and ``description`` contain a UTF-8 encoded label/
+  description, that may be used to represent the vdir in UIs.
+
+- A file called ``order`` inside the vdir includes the relative order
+  of the calendar, a property that is only relevant in UI design.
 
 Writing to vdirs
 ================
diff --git a/vdirsyncer/storage/dav.py b/vdirsyncer/storage/dav.py
index a3bcd65..b9e4055 100644
--- a/vdirsyncer/storage/dav.py
+++ b/vdirsyncer/storage/dav.py
@@ -719,6 +719,8 @@ class CalDAVStorage(DAVStorage):
     _property_table.update(
         {
             "color": ("calendar-color", "http://apple.com/ns/ical/"),
+            "description": ("calendar-description", "urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:caldav"),
+            "order": ("calendar-order", "http://apple.com/ns/ical/"),
         }
     )
 
@@ -835,3 +837,13 @@ class CardDAVStorage(DAVStorage):
             </C:addressbook-multiget>"""
 
     get_multi_data_query = "{urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:carddav}address-data"
+
+    _property_table = dict(DAVStorage._property_table)
+    _property_table.update(
+        {
+            "description": (
+                "addressbook-description",
+                "urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:carddav",
+            ),
+        }
+    )