diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 944d968..69ce284 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+5.1.3
+=====
+
+* (improvement) Add `useDescriptionAsAlt` settin in `AssetField`.
+
+
 5.1.2
 =====
 
diff --git a/src/Field/Data/AssetData.php b/src/Field/Data/AssetData.php
index de81d53..8bc620e 100644
--- a/src/Field/Data/AssetData.php
+++ b/src/Field/Data/AssetData.php
@@ -18,5 +18,10 @@ public function __construct (
 		public readonly bool $isExternal = false,
 		public readonly ?int $width = null,
 		public readonly ?int $height = null,
+		/**
+		 * The description is the text that can be entered at the usage of the field.
+		 * This flag controls whether the description should be used as alt text, if set.
+		 */
+		public readonly bool $useDescriptionAsAlt = true,
 	) {}
 }
diff --git a/src/Field/Definition/AssetField.php b/src/Field/Definition/AssetField.php
index bec0d79..71ffe08 100644
--- a/src/Field/Definition/AssetField.php
+++ b/src/Field/Definition/AssetField.php
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ public function __construct (
 		private readonly bool $allowMultiple = false,
 		private readonly bool $allowExternalUrl = false,
 		mixed $defaultValue = null,
+		/**
+		 * The description is the text that can be entered at the usage of the field.
+		 * This flag controls whether the description should be used as alt text, if set.
+		 */
+		private readonly bool $useDescriptionAsAlt = true,
 	)
 	{
 		parent::__construct($label, $defaultValue);
@@ -233,6 +238,7 @@ private function transformAssetData (mixed $data, ComponentContext $context) : ?
 			isExternal: $data["is_external_url"] ?? false,
 			width: $width,
 			height: $height,
+			useDescriptionAsAlt: $this->useDescriptionAsAlt,
 		);
 	}
 }