diff --git a/.changelog/5416.txt b/.changelog/5416.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b8434d81c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/5416.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+logging: fixed a bug with updating `description` on `google_logging_project_sink`, `google_logging_folder_sink` and `google_logging_organization_sink` 
+```
diff --git a/google-beta/resource_logging_project_sink_test.go b/google-beta/resource_logging_project_sink_test.go
index b871b5d564..e64820995b 100644
--- a/google-beta/resource_logging_project_sink_test.go
+++ b/google-beta/resource_logging_project_sink_test.go
@@ -54,6 +54,37 @@ func TestAccLoggingProjectSink_described(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestAccLoggingProjectSink_described_update(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	sinkName := "tf-test-sink-" + randString(t, 10)
+	bucketName := "tf-test-sink-bucket-" + randString(t, 10)
+
+	vcrTest(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckLoggingProjectSinkDestroyProducer(t),
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config: testAccLoggingProjectSink_described(sinkName, getTestProjectFromEnv(), bucketName),
+			},
+			{
+				ResourceName:      "google_logging_project_sink.described",
+				ImportState:       true,
+				ImportStateVerify: true,
+			},
+			{
+				Config: testAccLoggingProjectSink_described_update(sinkName, getTestProjectFromEnv(), bucketName),
+			},
+			{
+				ResourceName:      "google_logging_project_sink.described",
+				ImportState:       true,
+				ImportStateVerify: true,
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
 func TestAccLoggingProjectSink_disabled(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
@@ -347,6 +378,25 @@ resource "google_storage_bucket" "log-bucket" {
 `, name, project, project, bucketName)
 }
 
+func testAccLoggingProjectSink_described_update(name, project, bucketName string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+resource "google_logging_project_sink" "described" {
+  name        = "%s"
+  project     = "%s"
+  destination = "storage.googleapis.com/${google_storage_bucket.log-bucket.name}"
+  filter      = "logName=\"projects/%s/logs/compute.googleapis.com%%2Factivity_log\" AND severity>=ERROR"
+  description = "description updated"
+
+  unique_writer_identity = false
+}
+
+resource "google_storage_bucket" "log-bucket" {
+  name     = "%s"
+  location = "US"
+}
+`, name, project, project, bucketName)
+}
+
 func testAccLoggingProjectSink_disabled(name, project, bucketName string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`
 resource "google_logging_project_sink" "disabled" {
diff --git a/google-beta/resource_logging_sink.go b/google-beta/resource_logging_sink.go
index f6d6f905d1..83cbf8b259 100644
--- a/google-beta/resource_logging_sink.go
+++ b/google-beta/resource_logging_sink.go
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ func expandResourceLoggingSinkForUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData) (sink *logging.L
 		Destination:     d.Get("destination").(string),
 		Filter:          d.Get("filter").(string),
 		Disabled:        d.Get("disabled").(bool),
+		Description:     d.Get("description").(string),
 		ForceSendFields: []string{"Destination", "Filter", "Disabled"},
 	}