diff --git a/examples/alpine-hello.runx.yaml b/examples/alpine-hello.runx.yaml
index 831efa6..882bc35 100644
--- a/examples/alpine-hello.runx.yaml
+++ b/examples/alpine-hello.runx.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 actions:
   - id: hello
+    desc: Say hello to the current user
     type: run
     env:
       - USER
diff --git a/internal/commands/root/root.go b/internal/commands/root/root.go
index 4915022..43d64de 100644
--- a/internal/commands/root/root.go
+++ b/internal/commands/root/root.go
@@ -149,7 +149,11 @@ func mdActions(rk *runkit.RunKit) string {
 	s := strings.Builder{}
 	s.WriteString("# Available actions\n\n")
 	for _, action := range rk.Config.Actions {
-		s.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("  - `%s`\n", action.ID))
+		if action.Desc != "" {
+			s.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("  - `%s`: %s\n", action.ID, action.Desc))
+		} else {
+			s.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("  - `%s`\n", action.ID))
+		}
 		vars := "variable"
 		if len(action.Env) > 1 {
 			vars = p.Plural(vars)
diff --git a/internal/prompt/prompt.go b/internal/prompt/prompt.go
index 0b3ce1a..8c356e1 100644
--- a/internal/prompt/prompt.go
+++ b/internal/prompt/prompt.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/huh"
 
 	"github.com/eunomie/docker-runx/internal/pizza"
+	"github.com/eunomie/docker-runx/internal/sugar"
 	"github.com/eunomie/docker-runx/runkit"
 )
 
@@ -17,7 +18,12 @@ func SelectAction(actions []runkit.Action) string {
 				huh.NewSelect[string]().
 					Title("Select the action to run").
 					Options(pizza.Map[runkit.Action, huh.Option[string]](actions, func(action runkit.Action) huh.Option[string] {
-						return huh.NewOption(action.ID+envStr(action.Env), action.ID)
+						return huh.NewOption(
+							sugar.If(action.Desc == "",
+								action.ID,
+								action.ID+": "+action.Desc,
+							)+envStr(action.Env),
+							action.ID)
 					})...).
 					Value(&action),
 			),
diff --git a/internal/sugar/sugar.go b/internal/sugar/sugar.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9731d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/sugar/sugar.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package sugar
+
+func If[T any](cond bool, a, b T) T {
+	if cond {
+		return a
+	}
+	return b
+}
diff --git a/runkit/types.go b/runkit/types.go
index 36acb1e..f769388 100644
--- a/runkit/types.go
+++ b/runkit/types.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ type (
 
 	Action struct {
 		ID      string     `yaml:"id" json:"id"`
+		Desc    string     `yaml:"desc,omitempty" json:"desc,omitempty"`
 		Type    ActionType `yaml:"type" json:"type"`
 		Command string     `yaml:"cmd" json:"cmd,omitempty"`
 		Env     []string   `yaml:"env,omitempty" json:"env,omitempty"`