diff --git a/host/elasticsearch_test.go b/host/elasticsearch_test.go
index 2d360df2980..fc3e184d9b7 100644
--- a/host/elasticsearch_test.go
+++ b/host/elasticsearch_test.go
@@ -220,6 +220,18 @@ func (s *elasticsearchIntegrationSuite) TestListWorkflow_SearchAttribute() {
 	}
 	// verify upsert data is on ES
 	s.testListResultForUpsertSearchAttributes(listRequest)
+
+	// verify DescribeWorkflowExecution
+	descRequest := &workflow.DescribeWorkflowExecutionRequest{
+		Domain: common.StringPtr(s.domainName),
+		Execution: &workflow.WorkflowExecution{
+			WorkflowId: common.StringPtr(id),
+		},
+	}
+	descResp, err := s.engine.DescribeWorkflowExecution(createContext(), descRequest)
+	s.Nil(err)
+	expectedSearchAttributes := getUpsertSearchAttributes()
+	s.Equal(expectedSearchAttributes, descResp.WorkflowExecutionInfo.GetSearchAttributes())
 }
 
 func (s *elasticsearchIntegrationSuite) TestListWorkflow_PageToken() {
diff --git a/host/integration_test.go b/host/integration_test.go
index 3bad482905f..4dfaa8a7b12 100644
--- a/host/integration_test.go
+++ b/host/integration_test.go
@@ -3720,6 +3720,15 @@ func (s *integrationSuite) startWithMemoHelper(startFn startFunc, id string, tas
 	startdEventAttributes := firstEvent.WorkflowExecutionStartedEventAttributes
 	s.Equal(memo, startdEventAttributes.Memo)
 
+	// verify DescribeWorkflowExecution result
+	descRequest := &workflow.DescribeWorkflowExecutionRequest{
+		Domain:    common.StringPtr(s.domainName),
+		Execution: execution,
+	}
+	descResp, err := s.engine.DescribeWorkflowExecution(createContext(), descRequest)
+	s.Nil(err)
+	s.Equal(memo, descResp.WorkflowExecutionInfo.Memo)
+
 	// verify closed visibility
 	var closdExecutionInfo *workflow.WorkflowExecutionInfo
 	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
diff --git a/service/history/historyEngine.go b/service/history/historyEngine.go
index 38ae0fe77d6..1d1cde487c3 100644
--- a/service/history/historyEngine.go
+++ b/service/history/historyEngine.go
@@ -752,6 +752,7 @@ func (e *historyEngineImpl) DescribeWorkflowExecution(
 			StartTime:        common.Int64Ptr(executionInfo.StartTimestamp.UnixNano()),
 			HistoryLength:    common.Int64Ptr(msBuilder.GetNextEventID() - common.FirstEventID),
 			AutoResetPoints:  executionInfo.AutoResetPoints,
+			Memo:             &workflow.Memo{Fields: executionInfo.Memo},
 			SearchAttributes: &workflow.SearchAttributes{IndexedFields: executionInfo.SearchAttributes},
 		},
 	}