diff --git src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/buddypress/groups/single/cover-image-header.php src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/buddypress/groups/single/cover-image-header.php
index cd5f54c2c..0c794a307 100644
--- src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/buddypress/groups/single/cover-image-header.php
+++ src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/buddypress/groups/single/cover-image-header.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * BuddyPress - Groups Cover Image Header.
  *
  * @since 3.0.0
- * @version 3.1.0
+ * @version 3.2.0
  */
 ?>
 
@@ -55,12 +55,10 @@
 
 </div><!-- #cover-image-container -->
 
-<?php if ( ! bp_nouveau_groups_front_page_description() ) : ?>
-	<?php if ( ! empty( bp_nouveau_group_meta()->description ) ) : ?>
-		<div class="desc-wrap">
-			<div class="group-description">
-			<?php echo esc_html( bp_nouveau_group_meta()->description ); ?>
+<?php if ( ! bp_nouveau_groups_front_page_description() && bp_nouveau_group_has_meta( 'description' ) ) : ?>
+	<div class="desc-wrap">
+		<div class="group-description">
+			<?php bp_group_description(); ?>
 		</div><!-- //.group_description -->
 	</div>
-	<?php endif; ?>
 <?php endif; ?>
diff --git src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/buddypress/groups/single/default-front.php src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/buddypress/groups/single/default-front.php
index 43871c3fa..8ac52591c 100644
--- src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/buddypress/groups/single/default-front.php
+++ src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/buddypress/groups/single/default-front.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * BP Nouveau Default group's front template.
  *
  * @since 3.0.0
- * @version 3.0.0
+ * @version 3.2.0
  */
 ?>
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 		<?php endif; ?>
 	<?php endif; ?>
 
-	<?php if ( bp_nouveau_groups_front_page_description() ) : ?>
+	<?php if ( bp_nouveau_groups_front_page_description() && bp_nouveau_group_has_meta( 'description' ) ) : ?>
 		<div class="group-description">
 
 			<?php bp_group_description(); ?>
diff --git src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/buddypress/groups/single/group-header.php src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/buddypress/groups/single/group-header.php
index 1ec05d318..d62d6f5b6 100644
--- src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/buddypress/groups/single/group-header.php
+++ src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/buddypress/groups/single/group-header.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * BuddyPress - Groups Header
  *
  * @since 3.0.0
- * @version 3.1.0
+ * @version 3.2.0
  */
 ?>
 
@@ -46,13 +46,11 @@
 	<?php endif; ?>
 
 
-		<?php if ( ! bp_nouveau_groups_front_page_description() ) { ?>
-			<?php if ( bp_nouveau_group_meta()->description ) { ?>
-				<div class="group-description">
-					<?php echo bp_nouveau_group_meta()->description; ?>
-				</div><!-- //.group_description -->
-			<?php	} ?>
-		<?php } ?>
+		<?php if ( ! bp_nouveau_groups_front_page_description() && bp_nouveau_group_has_meta( 'description' ) ) : ?>
+			<div class="group-description">
+				<?php bp_group_description(); ?>
+			</div><!-- //.group_description -->
+		<?php endif; ?>
 
 </div><!-- #item-header-content -->
 
diff --git src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/common-styles/_bp_group_header.scss src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/common-styles/_bp_group_header.scss
index 7d55feba4..a60670fba 100644
--- src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/common-styles/_bp_group_header.scss
+++ src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/common-styles/_bp_group_header.scss
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@
 			@include box-shadow(inset 0 0 9px $primary-grey);
 			padding: $pad-med;
 			text-align: left;
+
+			p {
+				margin: 0;
+				padding: 0;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 } // close groups-header
diff --git src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/css/buddypress.css src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/css/buddypress.css
index ab48c55d1..a9c61e3e2 100644
--- src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/css/buddypress.css
+++ src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/css/buddypress.css
@@ -2293,6 +2293,11 @@ body.no-js .single-item-header .js-self-profile-button {
 	text-align: left;
 }
 
+.groups-header .desc-wrap .group-description p {
+	margin: 0;
+	padding: 0;
+}
+
 /**
 *-----------------------------------------------------
 * @subsection 5.1.2 - Item Header User Accounts
diff --git src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/includes/groups/template-tags.php src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/includes/groups/template-tags.php
index 456d0c56b..223c80e90 100644
--- src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/includes/groups/template-tags.php
+++ src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/includes/groups/template-tags.php
@@ -1048,14 +1048,22 @@ function bp_nouveau_groups_manage_members_buttons( $args = array() ) {
 	}
 
 /**
- * Does the group has meta.
+ * Does the group has metas or a specific meta value.
  *
  * @since 3.0.0
+ * @since 3.2.0 Adds the $meta_key argument.
  *
- * @return bool True if the group has meta. False otherwise.
+ * @param  string $meta_key The key of the meta to check the value for.
+ * @return bool             True if the group has meta. False otherwise.
  */
-function bp_nouveau_group_has_meta() {
-	return (bool) bp_nouveau_get_group_meta();
+function bp_nouveau_group_has_meta( $meta_key = '' ) {
+	$group_meta = bp_nouveau_get_group_meta();
+
+	if ( ! $meta_key ) {
+		return (bool) $group_meta;
+	}
+
+	return ! empty( $group_meta[ $meta_key ] );
 }
 
 /**