diff --git a/components/empty/__tests__/index.test.js b/components/empty/__tests__/index.test.js
index 7b37cdc823..a883a7cd20 100644
--- a/components/empty/__tests__/index.test.js
+++ b/components/empty/__tests__/index.test.js
@@ -7,4 +7,9 @@ describe('Empty', () => {
     const wrapper = mount(<Empty imageStyle={{ height: 20 }} />);
     expect(wrapper.find('.ant-empty-image').props().style.height).toBe(20);
   });
+
+  it('description can be false', () => {
+    const wrapper = mount(<Empty description={false} />);
+    expect(wrapper.find('.ant-empty-description').length).toBe(0);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/components/empty/demo/description.md b/components/empty/demo/description.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f0202177bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/empty/demo/description.md
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+order: 0
+title:
+  zh-CN: 无描述
+  en-US: Basic
+---
+
+## zh-CN
+
+无描述展示。
+
+## en-US
+
+Simplest Usage with no description.
+
+```jsx
+import { Empty } from 'antd';
+
+ReactDOM.render(<Empty description={false} />, mountNode);
+```
diff --git a/components/empty/index.en-US.md b/components/empty/index.en-US.md
index 1ed5f68be6..6061cc0171 100644
--- a/components/empty/index.en-US.md
+++ b/components/empty/index.en-US.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Empty state placeholder.
 
 | Property | Description | Type | Default | Version |
 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
-| description | Customize description | string \| ReactNode | - | 3.12.0 |
+| description | Customize description | string \| ReactNode \| boolean | - | 3.12.0 |
 | imageStyle | style of image | CSSProperties | - | 3.16.0 |
 | image | Customize image. Will tread as image url when string provided. | string \| ReactNode | `Empty.PRESENTED_IMAGE_DEFAULT` | 3.12.0 |
 
diff --git a/components/empty/index.tsx b/components/empty/index.tsx
index ef1fffc2c5..aa259b1772 100644
--- a/components/empty/index.tsx
+++ b/components/empty/index.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export interface EmptyProps {
    */
   imageStyle?: React.CSSProperties;
   image?: React.ReactNode;
-  description?: React.ReactNode;
+  description?: React.ReactNode | boolean;
   children?: React.ReactNode;
 }
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ const OriginEmpty: React.SFC<EmptyProps> = (props: EmptyProps) => (
         <LocaleReceiver componentName="Empty">
           {(locale: TransferLocale) => {
             const prefixCls = getPrefixCls('empty', customizePrefixCls);
-            const des = description || locale.description;
+            const des = typeof description === 'boolean' ? description : (description || locale.description);
             const alt = typeof des === 'string' ? des : 'empty';
 
             let imageNode: React.ReactNode = null;
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ const OriginEmpty: React.SFC<EmptyProps> = (props: EmptyProps) => (
                 <div className={`${prefixCls}-image`} style={imageStyle}>
                   {imageNode}
                 </div>
-                <p className={`${prefixCls}-description`}>{des}</p>
+                {des && <p className={`${prefixCls}-description`}>{des}</p>}
                 {children && <div className={`${prefixCls}-footer`}>{children}</div>}
               </div>
             );
diff --git a/components/empty/index.zh-CN.md b/components/empty/index.zh-CN.md
index b7c31b46b4..b8fc93e614 100644
--- a/components/empty/index.zh-CN.md
+++ b/components/empty/index.zh-CN.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ cols: 1
 
 | 参数 | 说明 | 类型 | 默认值 | 版本 |
 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
-| description | 自定义描述内容 | string \| ReactNode | - | 3.12.0 |
+| description | 自定义描述内容 | string \| ReactNode \| boolean | - | 3.12.0 |
 | imageStyle | 图片样式 | CSSProperties | - | 3.16.0 |
 | image | 设置显示图片，为 string 时表示自定义图片地址。 | string \| ReactNode | `Empty.PRESENTED_IMAGE_DEFAULT` | 3.12.0 |