diff --git a/common/content/commands.js b/common/content/commands.js
index 69ada697..0b2b1366 100644
--- a/common/content/commands.js
+++ b/common/content/commands.js
@@ -1018,10 +1018,11 @@ function Commands() //{{{
 
             if (args.literalArg)
             {
-                let nargsOpt    = args["-nargs"] || "0";
-                let bangOpt     = "-bang"  in args;
-                let countOpt    = "-count" in args;
-                let completeOpt = args["-complete"];
+                let nargsOpt       = args["-nargs"] || "0";
+                let bangOpt        = "-bang"  in args;
+                let countOpt       = "-count" in args;
+                let descriptionOpt = args["-description"] || "User-defined command";
+                let completeOpt    = args["-complete"];
 
                 let completeFunc = null; // default to no completion for user commands
 
@@ -1054,7 +1055,7 @@ function Commands() //{{{
                 }
 
                 let added = commands.addUserCommand([cmd],
-                                "User defined command",
+                                descriptionOpt,
                                 userCommand,
                                 {
                                     argCount: nargsOpt,
@@ -1106,6 +1107,7 @@ function Commands() //{{{
                      function (arg) /^[01*?+]$/.test(arg), ["0", "1", "*", "?", "+"]],
                 [["-bang"], self.OPTION_NOARG],
                 [["-count"], self.OPTION_NOARG],
+                [["-description"], self.OPTION_STRING],
                 // TODO: "E180: invalid complete value: " + arg
                 [["-complete"], self.OPTION_STRING,
                      function (arg) arg in completeOptionMap || /custom,\w+/.test(arg),
diff --git a/vimperator/NEWS b/vimperator/NEWS
index 8bd34a02..59d4c063 100644
--- a/vimperator/NEWS
+++ b/vimperator/NEWS
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
     * version 2.2a1pre
     * IMPORTANT: shifted key notation now matches Vim's behaviour. E.g. <C-a>
       and <C-A> are equivalent, to map the uppercase character use <C-S-A>.
+    * add -description option to :command
     * command-line options are now supported via the host application's
       -liberator option
-    * add :i and :I for opening image location (in new tab)
+    * add ;i and ;I for opening image location (in new tab)
     * add all.html to show all help sections in a single page - available via
       :help all
     * add ;c extended hint mode - open the context menu
diff --git a/vimperator/locale/en-US/map.txt b/vimperator/locale/en-US/map.txt
index b548e9a9..c8ceac44 100644
--- a/vimperator/locale/en-US/map.txt
+++ b/vimperator/locale/en-US/map.txt
@@ -375,6 +375,12 @@ By default a user command does not have a special version, i.e. a version
 executed with the ! modifier. Providing the -bang attribute will enable this
 and <bang> will be available in the argument.
 
+|:command-description| +
+Command description
+
+The command's description text can be set with -description. Otherwise it will
+default to "User-defined command".
+
 |:command-replacement-text| +
 Replacement text
 
diff --git a/xulmus/locale/en-US/map.txt b/xulmus/locale/en-US/map.txt
index 79341a5f..aae4407b 100644
--- a/xulmus/locale/en-US/map.txt
+++ b/xulmus/locale/en-US/map.txt
@@ -375,6 +375,12 @@ By default a user command does not have a special version, i.e. a version
 executed with the ! modifier. Providing the -bang attribute will enable this
 and <bang> will be available in the argument.
 
+|:command-description| +
+Command description
+
+The command's description text can be set with -description. Otherwise it will
+default to "User-defined command".
+
 |:command-replacement-text| +
 Replacement text