diff --git a/graphene_django/filter/tests/test_fields.py b/graphene_django/filter/tests/test_fields.py
index 933961b..ab3d677 100644
--- a/graphene_django/filter/tests/test_fields.py
+++ b/graphene_django/filter/tests/test_fields.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from datetime import datetime
 
 import pytest
 
-from graphene import Field, ObjectType, Schema
+from graphene import Field, ObjectType, Schema, Argument, Float
 from graphene.relay import Node
 from graphene_django import DjangoObjectType
 from graphene_django.forms import (GlobalIDFormField,
@@ -46,10 +46,7 @@ class PetNode(DjangoObjectType):
 
 
 def get_args(field):
-    if isinstance(field.args, list):
-        return {arg.name: arg for arg in field.args}
-    else:
-        return field.args
+    return field.args
 
 
 def assert_arguments(field, *arguments):
@@ -252,6 +249,22 @@ def test_global_id_field_explicit():
     assert id_filter.field_class == GlobalIDFormField
 
 
+def test_filterset_descriptions():
+    class ArticleIdFilter(django_filters.FilterSet):
+
+        class Meta:
+            model = Article
+            fields = ['id']
+
+        max_time = django_filters.NumberFilter(method='filter_max_time', label="The maximum time")
+
+    field = DjangoFilterConnectionField(ArticleNode, filterset_class=ArticleIdFilter)
+    max_time = field.args['max_time']
+    assert isinstance(max_time, Argument)
+    assert max_time.type == Float
+    assert max_time.description == 'The maximum time'
+
+
 def test_global_id_field_relation():
     field = DjangoFilterConnectionField(ArticleNode, fields=['reporter'])
     filterset_class = field.filterset_class
diff --git a/graphene_django/filter/utils.py b/graphene_django/filter/utils.py
index 30562d2..3720dd8 100644
--- a/graphene_django/filter/utils.py
+++ b/graphene_django/filter/utils.py
@@ -14,12 +14,14 @@ def get_filtering_args_from_filterset(filterset_class, type):
 
     args = {}
     for name, filter_field in six.iteritems(filterset_class.base_filters):
-        field_type = convert_form_field(filter_field.field)
+        field_type = convert_form_field(filter_field.field).Argument()
+        field_type.description = filter_field.label
         args[name] = field_type
 
     # Also add the 'order_by' field
     if filterset_class._meta.order_by:
         args[filterset_class.order_by_field] = String()
+
     return args