diff --git a/modules/ve-syntaxhighlight/ve.ce.MWBlockSyntaxHighlightNode.js b/modules/ve-syntaxhighlight/ve.ce.MWBlockSyntaxHighlightNode.js
index 622b967c..43bb47f3 100644
--- a/modules/ve-syntaxhighlight/ve.ce.MWBlockSyntaxHighlightNode.js
+++ b/modules/ve-syntaxhighlight/ve.ce.MWBlockSyntaxHighlightNode.js
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ ve.ce.MWBlockSyntaxHighlightNode.static.name = 'mwBlockSyntaxHighlight';
 
 ve.ce.MWBlockSyntaxHighlightNode.static.primaryCommandName = 'syntaxhighlightDialog';
 
+ve.ce.MWBlockSyntaxHighlightNode.static.getDescription = function ( model ) {
+	return ve.getProp( model.getAttribute( 'mw' ), 'attrs', 'lang' );
+};
+
 /* Registration */
 
 ve.ce.nodeFactory.register( ve.ce.MWBlockSyntaxHighlightNode );
diff --git a/modules/ve-syntaxhighlight/ve.ce.MWInlineSyntaxHighlightNode.js b/modules/ve-syntaxhighlight/ve.ce.MWInlineSyntaxHighlightNode.js
index c0a77ee1..c2113296 100644
--- a/modules/ve-syntaxhighlight/ve.ce.MWInlineSyntaxHighlightNode.js
+++ b/modules/ve-syntaxhighlight/ve.ce.MWInlineSyntaxHighlightNode.js
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ ve.ce.MWInlineSyntaxHighlightNode.static.name = 'mwInlineSyntaxHighlight';
 
 ve.ce.MWInlineSyntaxHighlightNode.static.primaryCommandName = 'syntaxhighlightInspector';
 
+ve.ce.MWInlineSyntaxHighlightNode.static.getDescription = function ( model ) {
+	return ve.getProp( model.getAttribute( 'mw' ), 'attrs', 'lang' );
+};
+
 /* Registration */
 
 ve.ce.nodeFactory.register( ve.ce.MWInlineSyntaxHighlightNode );