diff --git a/discord/components.py b/discord/components.py
index e5d7bb9be..514b0819b 100644
--- a/discord/components.py
+++ b/discord/components.py
@@ -1045,12 +1045,16 @@ class MediaGalleryItem:
         return [cls._from_data(item, state) for item in items]
 
     def to_dict(self) -> MediaGalleryItemPayload:
-        return {
+        payload: MediaGalleryItemPayload = {
             'media': self.media.to_dict(),  # type: ignore
-            'description': self.description,
             'spoiler': self.spoiler,
         }
 
+        if self.description is not None:
+            payload['description'] = self.description
+
+        return payload
+
 
 class MediaGalleryComponent(Component):
     """Represents a Media Gallery component from the Discord Bot UI Kit.