diff --git a/src/lib/ParseApp.js b/src/lib/ParseApp.js
index f173f5cc8..feed6d04c 100644
--- a/src/lib/ParseApp.js
+++ b/src/lib/ParseApp.js
@@ -585,12 +585,22 @@ export default class ParseApp {
     });
   }
 
-  runJob(job) {
+  async runJob(job) {
+    let description = 'Executing from job schedule web console.';
+    try {
+      const response = await fetch(window.PARSE_DASHBOARD_PATH || '/');
+      const dashboardUser = response.headers.get('username');
+      if (dashboardUser) {
+        description = `Executing from job schedule web console by ${dashboardUser}.`;
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // If the dashboard user cannot be determined, fall back to the default description.
+    }
     return Parse._request(
       'POST',
       'jobs',
       {
-        description: 'Executing from job schedule web console.',
+        description,
         input: JSON.parse(job.params || '{}'),
         jobName: job.jobName,
         when: 0,
diff --git a/src/lib/tests/ParseApp.test.js b/src/lib/tests/ParseApp.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2aed63e0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/tests/ParseApp.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/**
+ * @jest-environment jsdom
+ */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016-present, Parse, LLC
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the license found in the LICENSE file in
+ * the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+jest.dontMock('../ParseApp');
+
+const Parse = require('parse');
+const ParseApp = require('../ParseApp').default;
+
+function newApp() {
+  return new ParseApp({
+    appName: 'test',
+    appId: 'appId',
+    supportedPushLocales: [],
+  });
+}
+
+function mockFetchWithUser(username) {
+  global.fetch = jest.fn(() =>
+    Promise.resolve({
+      headers: { get: header => (header === 'username' ? username : null) },
+    })
+  );
+}
+
+describe('ParseApp.runJob', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    Parse._request = jest.fn(() => Promise.resolve({}));
+    window.PARSE_DASHBOARD_PATH = '/';
+  });
+
+  it('includes the dashboard user in the description when available', async () => {
+    mockFetchWithUser('alice');
+    await newApp().runJob({ jobName: 'myJob', params: '{}' });
+    expect(Parse._request.mock.calls[0][2].description).toBe(
+      'Executing from job schedule web console by alice.'
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('falls back to the default description when no dashboard user is set', async () => {
+    mockFetchWithUser(null);
+    await newApp().runJob({ jobName: 'myJob', params: '{}' });
+    expect(Parse._request.mock.calls[0][2].description).toBe(
+      'Executing from job schedule web console.'
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('falls back to the default description when the user lookup fails', async () => {
+    global.fetch = jest.fn(() => Promise.reject(new Error('network error')));
+    await newApp().runJob({ jobName: 'myJob', params: '{}' });
+    expect(Parse._request.mock.calls[0][2].description).toBe(
+      'Executing from job schedule web console.'
+    );
+  });
+});