diff --git a/ffcli/command.go b/ffcli/command.go
index 5254acc..2484d1c 100644
--- a/ffcli/command.go
+++ b/ffcli/command.go
@@ -200,6 +200,12 @@ func (e NoExecError) Error() string {
 func DefaultUsageFunc(c *Command) string {
 	var b strings.Builder
 
+	if c.ShortHelp != "" {
+		fmt.Fprintf(&b, "DESCRIPTION\n")
+		fmt.Fprintf(&b, "  %s\n", c.ShortHelp)
+		fmt.Fprintf(&b, "\n")
+	}
+
 	fmt.Fprintf(&b, "USAGE\n")
 	if c.ShortUsage != "" {
 		fmt.Fprintf(&b, "  %s\n", c.ShortUsage)
diff --git a/ffcli/command_test.go b/ffcli/command_test.go
index 9d9aa90..5637d59 100644
--- a/ffcli/command_test.go
+++ b/ffcli/command_test.go
@@ -593,6 +593,9 @@ func assertStringSlice(t *testing.T, want, have []string) {
 }
 
 var defaultUsageFuncOutput = strings.TrimSpace(`
+DESCRIPTION
+  Some short help.
+
 USAGE
   TestHelpUsage [flags] <args>