diff --git a/neutron/db/securitygroups_db.py b/neutron/db/securitygroups_db.py
index b64fe3869c..73310cfdcb 100644
--- a/neutron/db/securitygroups_db.py
+++ b/neutron/db/securitygroups_db.py
@@ -507,9 +507,11 @@ class SecurityGroupDbMixin(ext_sg.SecurityGroupPluginBase):
         default_group = self.get_security_groups(context, filters,
                                                  default_sg=True)
         if not default_group:
-            security_group = {'security_group': {'name': 'default',
-                                                 'tenant_id': tenant_id,
-                                                 'description': 'default'}}
+            security_group = {
+                'security_group': {'name': 'default',
+                                   'tenant_id': tenant_id,
+                                   'description': _('Default security group')}
+            }
             ret = self.create_security_group(context, security_group, True)
             return ret['id']
         else:
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/test_extension_security_group.py b/neutron/tests/unit/test_extension_security_group.py
index 17484b965b..1743605e65 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/test_extension_security_group.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/test_extension_security_group.py
@@ -319,6 +319,13 @@ class TestSecurityGroups(SecurityGroupDBTestCase):
             self.assertEqual(res['security_group']['description'],
                              data['security_group']['description'])
 
+    def test_check_default_security_group_description(self):
+        with self.network():
+            res = self.new_list_request('security-groups')
+            sg = self.deserialize(self.fmt, res.get_response(self.ext_api))
+            self.assertEqual('Default security group',
+                             sg['security_groups'][0]['description'])
+
     def test_default_security_group(self):
         with self.network():
             res = self.new_list_request('security-groups')