diff --git a/app/serializers/flag_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/flag_serializer.rb
index 8901710217e..b7e4e927e3e 100644
--- a/app/serializers/flag_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/flag_serializer.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@ class FlagSerializer < ApplicationSerializer
   end
 
   def description
-    I18n.t("#{i18n_prefix}.description", default: object.description)
+    I18n.t(
+      "#{i18n_prefix}.description",
+      default: object.description.to_s,
+      base_path: Discourse.base_path,
+    )
   end
 
   def short_description
diff --git a/spec/serializers/flag_serializer_spec.rb b/spec/serializers/flag_serializer_spec.rb
index ad949180a87..507e3e8c078 100644
--- a/spec/serializers/flag_serializer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/serializers/flag_serializer_spec.rb
@@ -54,4 +54,15 @@ RSpec.describe FlagSerializer do
     serialized = described_class.new(flag, used_flag_ids: []).as_json
     expect(serialized[:flag][:applies_to]).to eq(%w[Post Topic Chat::Message])
   end
+
+  describe "#description" do
+    let(:serializer) { described_class.new(flag, scope: Guardian.new, root: false) }
+    let(:flag) { Flag.find_by(name_key: :inappropriate) }
+
+    before { allow(Discourse).to receive(:base_path).and_return("discourse.org") }
+
+    it "returns properly interpolated translation" do
+      expect(serializer.description).to match(%r{discourse\.org/guidelines})
+    end
+  end
 end