diff --git a/apps/framework-editor/app/(pages)/frameworks/[frameworkId]/FrameworkRequirementsClientPage.expandable.test.tsx b/apps/framework-editor/app/(pages)/frameworks/[frameworkId]/FrameworkRequirementsClientPage.expandable.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..41a0d4182c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/framework-editor/app/(pages)/frameworks/[frameworkId]/FrameworkRequirementsClientPage.expandable.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import { render } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+// Capture every EditableCell invocation so we can assert which columns are
+// expandable (the multi-line editor Joe asked for on Requirement descriptions).
+const editableCellProps: Array<{ columnId: string; expandable?: boolean; expandTitle?: string }> =
+  vi.hoisted(() => []);
+
+vi.mock('../../../components/table', () => ({
+  ComboboxCell: () => null,
+  DateCell: () => null,
+  RelationalCell: () => null,
+  EditableCell: (props: { columnId: string; expandable?: boolean; expandTitle?: string }) => {
+    editableCellProps.push({
+      columnId: props.columnId,
+      expandable: props.expandable,
+      expandTitle: props.expandTitle,
+    });
+    return null;
+  },
+}));
+
+vi.mock('./components/EditFrameworkDialog', () => ({ EditFrameworkDialog: () => null }));
+vi.mock('./components/DeleteFrameworkDialog', () => ({ DeleteFrameworkDialog: () => null }));
+vi.mock('@/app/lib/api-client', () => ({ apiClient: vi.fn() }));
+vi.mock('next/navigation', () => ({ useRouter: () => ({ refresh: vi.fn(), push: vi.fn() }) }));
+vi.mock('sonner', () => ({ toast: { success: vi.fn(), error: vi.fn() } }));
+vi.mock('@trycompai/ui', () => ({
+  Button: ({ children, ...props }: any) => <button {...props}>{children}</button>,
+}));
+
+vi.mock('./hooks/useRequirementChangeTracking', () => ({
+  simpleUUID: () => 'temp-id',
+  useRequirementChangeTracking: () => ({
+    data: [
+      {
+        id: 'req_1',
+        name: 'Account Management',
+        identifier: 'AC-2',
+        description: 'The organization manages information system accounts...',
+        requirementFamily: 'AC',
+        controlTemplates: [],
+        controlTemplatesLength: 0,
+        createdAt: new Date('2026-01-01'),
+        updatedAt: new Date('2026-01-01'),
+      },
+    ],
+    updateCell: vi.fn(),
+    updateRelational: vi.fn(),
+    addRow: vi.fn(),
+    deleteRow: vi.fn(),
+    getRowClassName: () => '',
+    handleCommit: vi.fn(),
+    handleCancel: vi.fn(),
+    isDirty: false,
+    createdIds: new Set<string>(),
+    changesSummary: '',
+  }),
+}));
+
+import { FrameworkRequirementsClientPage } from './FrameworkRequirementsClientPage';
+
+describe('FrameworkRequirementsClientPage — Description column', () => {
+  it('makes the Description column expandable (multi-line editor) but not Identifier/Name', () => {
+    render(
+      <FrameworkRequirementsClientPage
+        frameworkDetails={{ id: 'frk_1', name: 'NIST', version: '1', description: '', visible: true }}
+        initialRequirements={[]}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    const description = editableCellProps.find((p) => p.columnId === 'description');
+    expect(description?.expandable).toBe(true);
+    expect(description?.expandTitle).toBe('Edit Requirement Description');
+
+    // The short single-line columns stay as plain inline edits.
+    for (const columnId of ['identifier', 'name']) {
+      expect(editableCellProps.find((p) => p.columnId === columnId)?.expandable).toBeFalsy();
+    }
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/framework-editor/app/(pages)/frameworks/[frameworkId]/FrameworkRequirementsClientPage.tsx b/apps/framework-editor/app/(pages)/frameworks/[frameworkId]/FrameworkRequirementsClientPage.tsx
index d842b1b353..f6e9570a30 100644
--- a/apps/framework-editor/app/(pages)/frameworks/[frameworkId]/FrameworkRequirementsClientPage.tsx
+++ b/apps/framework-editor/app/(pages)/frameworks/[frameworkId]/FrameworkRequirementsClientPage.tsx
@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@ export function FrameworkRequirementsClientPage({
             rowId={row.original.id}
             columnId="description"
             onUpdate={updateCell}
+            expandable
+            expandTitle="Edit Requirement Description"
           />
         ),
       }),