diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/panel-edit/PanelDataPane/TransformationsDrawer.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/panel-edit/PanelDataPane/TransformationsDrawer.tsx
index cb0528e144f..d05523febdd 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/panel-edit/PanelDataPane/TransformationsDrawer.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/panel-edit/PanelDataPane/TransformationsDrawer.tsx
@@ -51,7 +51,10 @@ export function TransformationsDrawer(props: TransformationsDrawerProps) {
     ) {
       return false;
     }
-    return t.name.toLocaleLowerCase().includes(drawerState.search.toLocaleLowerCase());
+    return (
+      t.name.toLocaleLowerCase().includes(drawerState.search.toLocaleLowerCase()) ||
+      t.description?.toLocaleLowerCase().includes(drawerState.search.toLocaleLowerCase())
+    );
   });
 
   const searchBoxSuffix = (