diff --git a/module/applications/dialogs/deathMove.mjs b/module/applications/dialogs/deathMove.mjs
index 01f70413..2be56dd0 100644
--- a/module/applications/dialogs/deathMove.mjs
+++ b/module/applications/dialogs/deathMove.mjs
@@ -143,6 +143,10 @@ export default class DhDeathMove extends HandlebarsApplicationMixin(ApplicationV
     }
 
     static async takeMove() {
+        const autoExpandDescription = game.settings.get(
+                            CONFIG.DH.id,
+                            CONFIG.DH.SETTINGS.gameSettings.appearance
+                        ).expandRollMessage?.desc;
         const cls = getDocumentClass('ChatMessage');
         const msg = {
             user: game.user.id,
@@ -154,7 +158,9 @@ export default class DhDeathMove extends HandlebarsApplicationMixin(ApplicationV
                     author: game.users.get(game.user.id),
                     title: game.i18n.localize(this.selectedMove.name),
                     img: this.selectedMove.img,
-                    description: game.i18n.localize(this.selectedMove.description)
+                    description: game.i18n.localize(this.selectedMove.description),
+                    open: autoExpandDescription ? 'open' : '',
+                    chevron: autoExpandDescription ? 'fa-chevron-up' : 'fa-chevron-down'
                 }
             ),
             title: game.i18n.localize(
diff --git a/templates/ui/chat/deathMove.hbs b/templates/ui/chat/deathMove.hbs
index 9940376e..e30461eb 100644
--- a/templates/ui/chat/deathMove.hbs
+++ b/templates/ui/chat/deathMove.hbs
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 <div class="daggerheart chat downtime">
     <ul class="downtime-moves-list">
-        <details class="downtime-move">
+        <details class="downtime-move" {{this.open}}>
             <summary class="downtime-label">
                 <img class="downtime-image" src="{{this.img}}" />
                 <div class="header-label">
                     <h2 class="title">{{this.title}}</h2>
                     <span class="label">{{localize 'DAGGERHEART.UI.Chat.deathMove.title'}}</span>
                 </div>
-                <i class="fa-solid fa-chevron-down"></i>
+                <i class="fa-solid {{this.chevron}}"></i>
             </summary>
             <div class="description">
                 {{{this.description}}}