diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/fix_tgw_description.yml b/changelogs/fragments/fix_tgw_description.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e1bfea0a101
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/fix_tgw_description.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - ec2_transit_gateway - handle empty description while deleting transit gateway (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/2086).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/ec2_transit_gateway.py b/plugins/modules/ec2_transit_gateway.py
index c3a1079e5c9..61696bcfadd 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ec2_transit_gateway.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ec2_transit_gateway.py
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ def get_matching_tgw(self, tgw_id, description=None, skip_deleted=True):
                 tgws.extend(response["TransitGateways"])
 
         for gateway in response.get("TransitGateways", []):
-            if description == gateway["Description"] and gateway["State"] != "deleted":
+            if description == gateway.get("Description", "") and gateway["State"] != "deleted":
                 tgws.append(gateway)
 
         if len(tgws) > 1: