diff --git a/inventory_provider/config.py b/inventory_provider/config.py
index 8b9d0a6ddf94da9f1ebc79db75d828a232a6ed6d..4636d131f1a47e105dc980450ef067436fd3b57c 100644
--- a/inventory_provider/config.py
+++ b/inventory_provider/config.py
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = {
         'gws-direct-interface': {
             'type': 'object',
             'properties': {
+                'info': {'type': 'string'},
                 'tag': {'type': 'string'},
                 'counters': {'$ref': '#/definitions/gws-direct-counters'}
             },
diff --git a/inventory_provider/routes/poller.py b/inventory_provider/routes/poller.py
index f4fa2897c37f676b7d89c049703998745b348ba7..c85e5af8a81759be732ec695416a4195ce1f3e69 100644
--- a/inventory_provider/routes/poller.py
+++ b/inventory_provider/routes/poller.py
@@ -309,7 +309,8 @@ GWS_DIRECT_DATA_SCHEMA = {
                     'type': 'array',
                     'items': {'$ref': '#/definitions/counter'},
                     'minItems': 1
-                }
+                },
+                'info': {'type': 'string'}
             },
             'required': [
                 'nren', 'isp', 'hostname', 'tag', 'counters'],
@@ -1003,7 +1004,7 @@ def gws_direct():
                                 snmp_params['priv'] = host['priv']
                     for ifc in host['interfaces']:
 
-                        yield {
+                        ifc_data = {
                             'nren': nren_isp['nren'],
                             'isp': nren_isp['isp'],
                             'hostname': host['hostname'],
@@ -1016,6 +1017,9 @@ def gws_direct():
                                 }
                                 for k, v in ifc['counters'].items()]
                         }
+                        if 'info' in ifc:
+                            ifc_data['info'] = ifc['info']
+                        yield ifc_data
 
         result = json.dumps(list(_interfaces()))
 
diff --git a/test/data/gws-direct.json b/test/data/gws-direct.json
index 3e399fc623f0ffa1481f8c90ed4075af08186918..c2232886f75f5274905fd5e367abb81cbb605f0d 100644
--- a/test/data/gws-direct.json
+++ b/test/data/gws-direct.json
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@
         "interfaces": [
           {
             "tag": "a",
+            "info": "Some PSNC CenturyLink text, interface XX-9/9/9.123 #123",
             "counters": {
               "traffic_in": "1.3.6.1.2.1.31.1.1.1.6.675",
               "traffic_out": "1.3.6.1.2.1.31.1.1.1.10.675"
@@ -304,6 +305,7 @@
         "interfaces": [
           {
             "tag": "a",
+            "info": "Some HEANET CenturyLink text",
             "counters": {
               "traffic_in": "1.3.6.1.2.1.31.1.1.1.6.645",
               "traffic_out": "1.3.6.1.2.1.31.1.1.1.10.645"
diff --git a/test/test_general_poller_routes.py b/test/test_general_poller_routes.py
index f9244bb5e6ef72d9a8225f83a868ecdc21004737..d04faa3b85cbb3d77d7dbf97bdb6a2ba7b8e4fad 100644
--- a/test/test_general_poller_routes.py
+++ b/test/test_general_poller_routes.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def test_gws_direct(client):
     assert rv.is_json
     response_data = json.loads(rv.data.decode('utf-8'))
     jsonschema.validate(response_data, poller.GWS_DIRECT_DATA_SCHEMA)
-    assert response_data, "the subscription list shouldn't be empty"
+    assert response_data, "the service list shouldn't be empty"
 
 
 def test_gws_indirect(client):