diff --git a/pycsw/core/schemas/ogc/csw/2.0.2/rec-dcmes.xsd b/pycsw/core/schemas/ogc/csw/2.0.2/rec-dcmes.xsd
index c9bd35efb..62fbe38d9 100644
--- a/pycsw/core/schemas/ogc/csw/2.0.2/rec-dcmes.xsd
+++ b/pycsw/core/schemas/ogc/csw/2.0.2/rec-dcmes.xsd
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
                <xs:any processContents="lax" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="0"/>
             </xs:sequence>
             <xs:attribute name="scheme" type="xs:anyURI" use="optional"/>
+            <xs:attribute name="name" use="optional"/>
+            <xs:attribute name="description" use="optional"/>
          </xs:restriction>
       </xs:complexContent>
    </xs:complexType>
diff --git a/pycsw/ogc/csw/csw2.py b/pycsw/ogc/csw/csw2.py
index 084b7d8ce..f2939b1a4 100644
--- a/pycsw/ogc/csw/csw2.py
+++ b/pycsw/ogc/csw/csw2.py
@@ -1528,7 +1528,10 @@ def _write_record(self, recobj, queryables):
                             self.parent.context.namespaces))
                         if link.get('protocol'):
                             ref.attrib['scheme'] = link['protocol']
-
+                        if link.get('name'):
+                            ref.attrib['name'] = link['name']
+                        if link.get('description'):
+                            ref.attrib['description'] = link['description']
                         ref.text = link['url']
 
                 for i in ['dc:relation', 'dct:modified', 'dct:abstract']:
diff --git a/pycsw/ogc/csw/csw3.py b/pycsw/ogc/csw/csw3.py
index c5de29455..b0e59e357 100644
--- a/pycsw/ogc/csw/csw3.py
+++ b/pycsw/ogc/csw/csw3.py
@@ -1595,6 +1595,10 @@ def _write_record(self, recobj, queryables):
                             self.parent.context.namespaces))
                         if link.get('protocol'):
                             ref.attrib['scheme'] = link['protocol']
+                        if link.get('name'):
+                            ref.attrib['name'] = link['name']
+                        if link.get('description'):
+                            ref.attrib['description'] = link['description']
                         ref.text = link['url']
 
                 for i in ['dc:relation', 'dct:modified', 'dct:abstract']: