diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 77a3b80..a6f3760 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ Available targets:
 | <a name="input_notification_topic_arn"></a> [notification\_topic\_arn](#input\_notification\_topic\_arn) | Notification topic arn | `string` | `""` | no |
 | <a name="input_ok_actions"></a> [ok\_actions](#input\_ok\_actions) | The list of actions to execute when this alarm transitions into an OK state from any other state. Each action is specified as an Amazon Resource Number (ARN) | `list(string)` | `[]` | no |
 | <a name="input_parameter"></a> [parameter](#input\_parameter) | A list of Redis parameters to apply. Note that parameters may differ from one Redis family to another | <pre>list(object({<br>    name  = string<br>    value = string<br>  }))</pre> | `[]` | no |
+| <a name="input_parameter_group_description"></a> [parameter\_group\_description](#input\_parameter\_group\_description) | Managed by Terraform | `string` | `null` | no |
 | <a name="input_port"></a> [port](#input\_port) | Redis port | `number` | `6379` | no |
 | <a name="input_regex_replace_chars"></a> [regex\_replace\_chars](#input\_regex\_replace\_chars) | Terraform regular expression (regex) string.<br>Characters matching the regex will be removed from the ID elements.<br>If not set, `"/[^a-zA-Z0-9-]/"` is used to remove all characters other than hyphens, letters and digits. | `string` | `null` | no |
 | <a name="input_replication_group_id"></a> [replication\_group\_id](#input\_replication\_group\_id) | Replication group ID with the following constraints: <br>A name must contain from 1 to 20 alphanumeric characters or hyphens. <br> The first character must be a letter. <br> A name cannot end with a hyphen or contain two consecutive hyphens. | `string` | `""` | no |
diff --git a/docs/terraform.md b/docs/terraform.md
index d82e2ed..077a2f3 100644
--- a/docs/terraform.md
+++ b/docs/terraform.md
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
 | <a name="input_notification_topic_arn"></a> [notification\_topic\_arn](#input\_notification\_topic\_arn) | Notification topic arn | `string` | `""` | no |
 | <a name="input_ok_actions"></a> [ok\_actions](#input\_ok\_actions) | The list of actions to execute when this alarm transitions into an OK state from any other state. Each action is specified as an Amazon Resource Number (ARN) | `list(string)` | `[]` | no |
 | <a name="input_parameter"></a> [parameter](#input\_parameter) | A list of Redis parameters to apply. Note that parameters may differ from one Redis family to another | <pre>list(object({<br>    name  = string<br>    value = string<br>  }))</pre> | `[]` | no |
+| <a name="input_parameter_group_description"></a> [parameter\_group\_description](#input\_parameter\_group\_description) | Managed by Terraform | `string` | `null` | no |
 | <a name="input_port"></a> [port](#input\_port) | Redis port | `number` | `6379` | no |
 | <a name="input_regex_replace_chars"></a> [regex\_replace\_chars](#input\_regex\_replace\_chars) | Terraform regular expression (regex) string.<br>Characters matching the regex will be removed from the ID elements.<br>If not set, `"/[^a-zA-Z0-9-]/"` is used to remove all characters other than hyphens, letters and digits. | `string` | `null` | no |
 | <a name="input_replication_group_id"></a> [replication\_group\_id](#input\_replication\_group\_id) | Replication group ID with the following constraints: <br>A name must contain from 1 to 20 alphanumeric characters or hyphens. <br> The first character must be a letter. <br> A name cannot end with a hyphen or contain two consecutive hyphens. | `string` | `""` | no |
diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 2fcae48..bc67d4e 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ module "aws_security_group" {
   security_group_create_timeout = var.security_group_create_timeout
   security_group_delete_timeout = var.security_group_delete_timeout
 
-
   context = module.this.context
 }
 
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@ resource "aws_elasticache_subnet_group" "default" {
 resource "aws_elasticache_parameter_group" "default" {
   count       = module.this.enabled ? 1 : 0
   name        = module.this.id
-  description = "Elasticache parameter group for ${module.this.id}"
+  description = var.parameter_group_description != null ? var.parameter_group_description : "Elasticache parameter group for ${module.this.id}"
   family      = var.family
 
   dynamic "parameter" {
@@ -101,6 +100,13 @@ resource "aws_elasticache_parameter_group" "default" {
       value = tostring(parameter.value.value)
     }
   }
+
+  # Ignore changes to the description since it will try to recreate the resource
+  lifecycle {
+    ignore_changes = [
+      description,
+    ]
+  }
 }
 
 resource "aws_elasticache_replication_group" "default" {
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 53c5036..f5ae0ed 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -221,3 +221,8 @@ variable "cloudwatch_metric_alarms_enabled" {
   default     = false
 }
 
+variable "parameter_group_description" {
+  type        = string
+  default     = null
+  description = "Managed by Terraform"
+}
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