diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/WorkflowObjectFactory.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/WorkflowObjectFactory.java
index a76079942a..2495025fba 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/WorkflowObjectFactory.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/WorkflowObjectFactory.java
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ public class WorkflowObjectFactory
             boolean isDefault, String... baseLabelKeys)
     {
         String title = getLabel(baseLabelKeys, TITLE_LABEL, defaultTitle);
-        String description = getLabel(baseLabelKeys, TITLE_LABEL, defaultDescription);
+        String description = getLabel(baseLabelKeys, DESC_LABEL, defaultDescription);
         return new WorkflowTransition(id, title, description, isDefault);
     }
     
diff --git a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/WorkflowTestSuite.java b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/WorkflowTestSuite.java
index c1dab5a5b5..708ef1d8fa 100644
--- a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/WorkflowTestSuite.java
+++ b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/WorkflowTestSuite.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import org.alfresco.repo.workflow.activiti.ActivitiMultitenantWorkflowTest;
 import org.alfresco.repo.workflow.activiti.ActivitiSpringTransactionTest;
 import org.alfresco.repo.workflow.activiti.ActivitiTimerExecutionTest;
 import org.alfresco.repo.workflow.activiti.ActivitiWorkflowServiceIntegrationTest;
+import org.alfresco.repo.workflow.activiti.WorklfowObjectFactoryTest;
 import org.alfresco.util.ApplicationContextHelper;
 
 /**
@@ -65,7 +66,10 @@ public class WorkflowTestSuite extends TestSuite
 
         // These tests use a different Spring config.
         suite.addTestSuite( ActivitiMultitenantWorkflowTest.class );
-                
+
+        // General workflows tests
+        suite.addTestSuite(WorklfowObjectFactoryTest.class);
+
         // Note the following workflow tests are not included in this sutie:
         // ActivitiTaskComponentTest
         // ActivitiWorkflowComponentTest
diff --git a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/activiti/WorklfowObjectFactoryTest.java b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/activiti/WorklfowObjectFactoryTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..704f4885c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/activiti/WorklfowObjectFactoryTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/*
+ * #%L
+ * Alfresco Repository
+ * %%
+ * Copyright (C) 2005 - 2016 Alfresco Software Limited
+ * %%
+ * This file is part of the Alfresco software. 
+ * If the software was purchased under a paid Alfresco license, the terms of 
+ * the paid license agreement will prevail.  Otherwise, the software is 
+ * provided under the following open source license terms:
+ * 
+ * Alfresco is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ * 
+ * Alfresco is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with Alfresco. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ * #L%
+ */
+package org.alfresco.repo.workflow.activiti;
+
+import org.alfresco.repo.i18n.MessageService;
+import org.alfresco.repo.workflow.WorkflowObjectFactory;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.workflow.WorkflowTransition;
+import org.mockito.Mockito;
+import org.mockito.invocation.InvocationOnMock;
+import org.mockito.stubbing.Answer;
+
+import junit.framework.TestCase;
+
+public class WorklfowObjectFactoryTest extends TestCase
+{
+
+    /**
+     * Test to validate ALF-18332 (default description label key).
+     */
+    public void testTransitionDefaultLabel()
+    {
+        MessageService mockedMessageService = Mockito.mock(MessageService.class);
+        Mockito.when(mockedMessageService.getMessage(Mockito.anyString())).thenAnswer(new Answer<String>()
+        {
+
+            @Override
+            public String answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable
+            {
+                String arg = (String) invocation.getArguments()[0];
+                if ("base.key.title".equals(arg))
+                {
+                    return "The title";
+                }
+                else if ("base.key.description".equals(arg))
+                {
+                    return "The description";
+                }
+                return null;
+            }
+        });
+
+        WorkflowObjectFactory factory = new WorkflowObjectFactory(null, null, mockedMessageService, null, ActivitiConstants.ENGINE_ID, null);
+        WorkflowTransition createTransition = factory.createTransition("test-transition", "title", null, true, "base.key");
+        assertNotNull(createTransition);
+        assertEquals("The title", createTransition.getTitle());
+        assertEquals("The description", createTransition.getDescription());
+    }
+}