diff --git a/changelog/70_UNRELEASED_xxxx.xx.xx.md b/changelog/70_UNRELEASED_xxxx.xx.xx.md
index 120703a6..c1c91547 100644
--- a/changelog/70_UNRELEASED_xxxx.xx.xx.md
+++ b/changelog/70_UNRELEASED_xxxx.xx.xx.md
@@ -115,3 +115,4 @@
 - The following entities are now also available via the endpoint `/objects/{entity}` (only listing, no edit)
   - `quantity_unit_conversions_resolved` (returns all final/resolved conversion factors per product and any directly or indirectly related quantity units)
 - The endpoint `/batteries` now also returns the corresponding battery object (as field/property `battery`)
+- API keys can now have a description (to e.g. track where the corresponding key is used)
diff --git a/controllers/CalendarApiController.php b/controllers/CalendarApiController.php
index d1d57806..e7419d21 100644
--- a/controllers/CalendarApiController.php
+++ b/controllers/CalendarApiController.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Grocy\Controllers;
 
+use Grocy\Services\ApiKeyService;
 use Eluceo\iCal\Domain\Entity\Calendar;
 use Eluceo\iCal\Domain\Entity\Event;
 use Eluceo\iCal\Domain\Entity\TimeZone;
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ class CalendarApiController extends BaseApiController
 		try
 		{
 			return $this->ApiResponse($response, [
-				'url' => $this->AppContainer->get('UrlManager')->ConstructUrl('/api/calendar/ical?secret=' . $this->getApiKeyService()->GetOrCreateApiKey(\Grocy\Services\ApiKeyService::API_KEY_TYPE_SPECIAL_PURPOSE_CALENDAR_ICAL))
+				'url' => $this->AppContainer->get('UrlManager')->ConstructUrl('/api/calendar/ical?secret=' . $this->getApiKeyService()->GetOrCreateApiKey(ApiKeyService::API_KEY_TYPE_SPECIAL_PURPOSE_CALENDAR_ICAL))
 			]);
 		}
 		catch (\Exception $ex)
diff --git a/controllers/OpenApiController.php b/controllers/OpenApiController.php
index d7b18f07..9602e30e 100644
--- a/controllers/OpenApiController.php
+++ b/controllers/OpenApiController.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Grocy\Controllers;
 
 use Grocy\Controllers\Users\User;
+use Grocy\Services\ApiKeyService;
 use Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface as Response;
 use Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface as Request;
 
@@ -10,22 +11,36 @@ class OpenApiController extends BaseApiController
 {
 	public function ApiKeysList(Request $request, Response $response, array $args)
 	{
+		$selectedKeyId = -1;
+		if (isset($request->getQueryParams()['key']) && filter_var($request->getQueryParams()['key'], FILTER_VALIDATE_INT))
+		{
+			$selectedKeyId = $request->getQueryParams()['key'];
+		}
+
 		$apiKeys = $this->getDatabase()->api_keys();
 		if (!User::hasPermissions(User::PERMISSION_ADMIN))
 		{
 			$apiKeys = $apiKeys->where('user_id', GROCY_USER_ID);
 		}
+
 		return $this->renderPage($response, 'manageapikeys', [
 			'apiKeys' => $apiKeys,
-			'users' => $this->getDatabase()->users()
+			'users' => $this->getDatabase()->users(),
+			'selectedKeyId' => $selectedKeyId
 		]);
 	}
 
 	public function CreateNewApiKey(Request $request, Response $response, array $args)
 	{
-		$newApiKey = $this->getApiKeyService()->CreateApiKey();
+		$description = null;
+		if (isset($request->getQueryParams()['description']))
+		{
+			$description = $request->getQueryParams()['description'];
+		}
+
+		$newApiKey = $this->getApiKeyService()->CreateApiKey(ApiKeyService::API_KEY_TYPE_DEFAULT, $description);
 		$newApiKeyId = $this->getApiKeyService()->GetApiKeyId($newApiKey);
-		return $response->withRedirect($this->AppContainer->get('UrlManager')->ConstructUrl("/manageapikeys?CreatedApiKeyId=$newApiKeyId"));
+		return $response->withRedirect($this->AppContainer->get('UrlManager')->ConstructUrl("/manageapikeys?key=$newApiKeyId"));
 	}
 
 	public function DocumentationSpec(Request $request, Response $response, array $args)
diff --git a/migrations/0220.sql b/migrations/0220.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..52617b9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/0220.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+ALTER TABLE api_keys
+ADD description TEXT;
diff --git a/public/viewjs/manageapikeys.js b/public/viewjs/manageapikeys.js
index 4323f0db..109b4527 100644
--- a/public/viewjs/manageapikeys.js
+++ b/public/viewjs/manageapikeys.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 var apiKeysTable = $('#apikeys-table').DataTable({
-	'order': [[4, 'desc']],
+	'order': [[6, 'desc']],
 	'columnDefs': [
 		{ 'orderable': false, 'targets': 0 },
 		{ 'searchable': false, "targets": 0 }
@@ -8,12 +8,6 @@
 $('#apikeys-table tbody').removeClass("d-none");
 apiKeysTable.columns.adjust().draw();
 
-var createdApiKeyId = GetUriParam('CreatedApiKeyId');
-if (createdApiKeyId !== undefined)
-{
-	animateCSS("#apiKeyRow_" + createdApiKeyId, "pulse");
-}
-
 $("#search").on("keyup", Delay(function()
 {
 	var value = $(this).val();
@@ -33,8 +27,9 @@ $("#clear-filter-button").on("click", function()
 
 $(document).on('click', '.apikey-delete-button', function(e)
 {
-	var objectName = $(e.currentTarget).attr('data-apikey-apikey');
-	var objectId = $(e.currentTarget).attr('data-apikey-id');
+	var button = $(e.currentTarget);
+	var objectName = button.attr('data-apikey-key');
+	var objectId = button.attr('data-apikey-id');
 
 	bootbox.confirm({
 		message: __t('Are you sure to delete API key "%s"?', objectName),
@@ -68,23 +63,36 @@ $(document).on('click', '.apikey-delete-button', function(e)
 	});
 });
 
-function QrCodeForApiKey(apiKeyType, apiKey)
+$(".apikey-show-qr-button").on("click", function()
 {
-	var content = U('/api') + '|' + apiKey;
-	if (apiKeyType === 'special-purpose-calendar-ical')
+	var button = $(this);
+	var apiKey = button.data("apikey-key");
+	var apiKeyType = button.data("apikey-type");
+	var apiKeyDescription = button.data("apikey-description");
+
+	var content = U("/api") + "|" + apiKey;
+	if (apiKeyType === "special-purpose-calendar-ical")
 	{
-		content = U('/api/calendar/ical?secret=' + apiKey);
+		content = U("/api/calendar/ical?secret=" + apiKey);
 	}
 
-	return QrCodeImgHtml(content);
-}
-
-$('.apikey-show-qr-button').on('click', function()
-{
-	var qrcodeHtml = QrCodeForApiKey($(this).data('apikey-type'), $(this).data('apikey-key'));
 	bootbox.alert({
-		title: __t('API key'),
-		message: "<p class='text-center'>" + qrcodeHtml + "</p>",
+		message: "<h1>" + __t("API key") + "</h1><h2 class='text-muted'>" + apiKeyDescription + "</h2><p><hr>" + QrCodeImgHtml(content) + "</p>",
 		closeButton: false
 	});
-})
+});
+
+$("#add-api-key-button").on("click", function(e)
+{
+	$("#add-api-key-modal").modal("show");
+});
+
+$("#add-api-key-modal").on("shown.bs.modal", function(e)
+{
+	$("#description").focus();
+});
+
+$("#new-api-key-button").on("click", function(e)
+{
+	window.location.href = U("/manageapikeys/new?description=" + encodeURIComponent($("#description").val()));
+});
diff --git a/public/viewjs/mealplan.js b/public/viewjs/mealplan.js
index 05a3dbc8..9c05c3aa 100644
--- a/public/viewjs/mealplan.js
+++ b/public/viewjs/mealplan.js
@@ -478,12 +478,12 @@ $("#add-recipe-modal").on("shown.bs.modal", function(e)
 	}
 
 	Grocy.Components.RecipePicker.GetInputElement().focus();
-})
+});
 
 $("#add-note-modal").on("shown.bs.modal", function(e)
 {
 	$("#note").focus();
-})
+});
 
 $("#add-product-modal").on("shown.bs.modal", function(e)
 {
@@ -493,12 +493,12 @@ $("#add-product-modal").on("shown.bs.modal", function(e)
 	}
 
 	Grocy.Components.ProductPicker.GetInputElement().focus();
-})
+});
 
 $("#copy-day-modal").on("shown.bs.modal", function(e)
 {
 	Grocy.Components.DateTimePicker2.GetInputElement().focus();
-})
+});
 
 $(document).on("click", ".remove-recipe-button, .remove-note-button, .remove-product-button", function(e)
 {
diff --git a/services/ApiKeyService.php b/services/ApiKeyService.php
index 10676af2..e1214d1c 100644
--- a/services/ApiKeyService.php
+++ b/services/ApiKeyService.php
@@ -8,15 +8,16 @@ class ApiKeyService extends BaseService
 
 	const API_KEY_TYPE_SPECIAL_PURPOSE_CALENDAR_ICAL = 'special-purpose-calendar-ical';
 
-	public function CreateApiKey($keyType = self::API_KEY_TYPE_DEFAULT)
+	public function CreateApiKey(string $keyType = self::API_KEY_TYPE_DEFAULT, string $description = null)
 	{
 		$newApiKey = $this->GenerateApiKey();
 
 		$apiKeyRow = $this->getDatabase()->api_keys()->createRow([
 			'api_key' => $newApiKey,
 			'user_id' => GROCY_USER_ID,
-			'expires' => '2999-12-31 23:59:59', // Default is that API keys expire never
-			'key_type' => $keyType
+			'expires' => '2999-12-31 23:59:59', // Default is that API keys never expire
+			'key_type' => $keyType,
+			'description' => $description
 		]);
 		$apiKeyRow->save();
 
diff --git a/views/manageapikeys.blade.php b/views/manageapikeys.blade.php
index 9e342862..25ff2020 100644
--- a/views/manageapikeys.blade.php
+++ b/views/manageapikeys.blade.php
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@
 
 @section('title', $__t('API keys'))
 
+@push('pageStyles')
+<style>
+	.modal-body {
+		text-align: center;
+	}
+</style>
+@endpush
+
 @section('content')
 <div class="row">
 	<div class="col">
@@ -25,8 +33,9 @@
 			</div>
 			<div class="related-links collapse d-md-flex order-2 width-xs-sm-100"
 				id="related-links">
-				<a class="btn btn-primary responsive-button m-1 mt-md-0 mb-md-0 float-right"
-					href="{{ $U('/manageapikeys/new') }}">
+				<a id="add-api-key-button"
+					class="btn btn-primary responsive-button m-1 mt-md-0 mb-md-0 float-right"
+					href="#">
 					{{ $__t('Add') }}
 				</a>
 			</div>
@@ -74,6 +83,7 @@
 							data-table-selector="#apikeys-table"
 							href="#"><i class="fa-solid fa-eye"></i></a>
 					</th>
+					<th>{{ $__t('Description') }}</th>
 					<th>{{ $__t('API key') }}</th>
 					<th class="allow-grouping">{{ $__t('User') }}</th>
 					<th>{{ $__t('Expires') }}</th>
@@ -84,12 +94,12 @@
 			</thead>
 			<tbody class="d-none">
 				@foreach($apiKeys as $apiKey)
-				<tr id="apiKeyRow_{{ $apiKey->id }}">
+				<tr class="@if($apiKey->id == $selectedKeyId) table-primary @endif">
 					<td class="fit-content border-right">
 						<a class="btn btn-danger btn-sm apikey-delete-button"
 							href="#"
 							data-apikey-id="{{ $apiKey->id }}"
-							data-apikey-apikey="{{ $apiKey->api_key }}"
+							data-apikey-key="{{ $apiKey->api_key }}"
 							data-toggle="tooltip"
 							title="{{ $__t('Delete this item') }}">
 							<i class="fa-solid fa-trash"></i>
@@ -98,11 +108,15 @@
 							href="#"
 							data-apikey-key="{{ $apiKey->api_key }}"
 							data-apikey-type="{{ $apiKey->key_type }}"
+							data-apikey-description="{{ $apiKey->description }}"
 							data-toggle="tooltip"
 							title="{{ $__t('Show a QR-Code for this API key') }}">
 							<i class="fa-solid fa-qrcode"></i>
 						</a>
 					</td>
+					<td>
+						{{ $apiKey->description }}
+					</td>
 					<td>
 						{{ $apiKey->api_key }}
 					</td>
@@ -133,4 +147,32 @@
 		</table>
 	</div>
 </div>
+
+<div class="modal fade"
+	id="add-api-key-modal"
+	tabindex="-1">
+	<div class="modal-dialog">
+		<div class="modal-content">
+			<div class="modal-header">
+				<h4 class="modal-title w-100">{{ $__t('Create new API key') }}</h4>
+			</div>
+			<div class="modal-body">
+				<div class="form-group">
+					<label for="name">{{ $__t('Name') }}</label>
+					<input type="text"
+						class="form-control"
+						id="description"
+						name="description">
+				</div>
+			</div>
+			<div class="modal-footer">
+				<button type="button"
+					class="btn btn-secondary"
+					data-dismiss="modal">{{ $__t('Cancel') }}</button>
+				<button id="new-api-key-button"
+					class="btn btn-primary">{{ $__t('OK') }}</button>
+			</div>
+		</div>
+	</div>
+</div>
 @stop