diff --git a/pr_agent/settings/configuration.toml b/pr_agent/settings/configuration.toml
index 765c8342..c5c4a440 100644
--- a/pr_agent/settings/configuration.toml
+++ b/pr_agent/settings/configuration.toml
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ maximal_review_effort=5
 
 [pr_description] # /describe #
 publish_labels=true
-publish_description_as_comment=false
 add_original_user_description=true
 keep_original_user_title=true
 use_bullet_points=true
@@ -61,6 +60,9 @@ enable_pr_type=true
 final_update_message = true
 enable_help_text=false
 enable_help_comment=true
+# describe as comment
+publish_description_as_comment=false
+publish_description_as_comment_persistent=true
 ## changes walkthrough section
 enable_semantic_files_types=true
 collapsible_file_list='adaptive' # true, false, 'adaptive'
diff --git a/pr_agent/tools/pr_description.py b/pr_agent/tools/pr_description.py
index 7500efa7..8526642f 100644
--- a/pr_agent/tools/pr_description.py
+++ b/pr_agent/tools/pr_description.py
@@ -132,7 +132,14 @@ class PRDescription:
                 # publish description
                 if get_settings().pr_description.publish_description_as_comment:
                     full_markdown_description = f"## Title\n\n{pr_title}\n\n___\n{pr_body}"
-                    self.git_provider.publish_comment(full_markdown_description)
+                    if get_settings().pr_description.publish_description_as_comment_persistent:
+                        self.git_provider.publish_persistent_comment(full_markdown_description,
+                                                                     initial_header="## Title",
+                                                                     update_header=True,
+                                                                     name="describe",
+                                                                     final_update_message=False, )
+                    else:
+                        self.git_provider.publish_comment(full_markdown_description)
                 else:
                     self.git_provider.publish_description(pr_title, pr_body)