diff --git a/cli/tools/task.rs b/cli/tools/task.rs
index 478853f4e6..65b78f9c9b 100644
--- a/cli/tools/task.rs
+++ b/cli/tools/task.rs
@@ -721,11 +721,9 @@ fn print_available_tasks(
     )?;
     if let Some(description) = &desc.task.description {
       let slash_slash = colors::italic_gray("//");
-      writeln!(
-        writer,
-        "    {slash_slash} {}",
-        colors::italic_gray(description)
-      )?;
+      for line in description.split('\n') {
+        writeln!(writer, "    {slash_slash} {}", colors::italic_gray(line))?;
+      }
     }
     writeln!(writer, "    {}", desc.task.command)?;
     if !desc.task.dependencies.is_empty() {
diff --git a/tests/specs/task/description/deno.json b/tests/specs/task/description/deno.json
index a86b7a5dcb..c8a79c00ee 100644
--- a/tests/specs/task/description/deno.json
+++ b/tests/specs/task/description/deno.json
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
     "echo_emoji": {
       "description": "This is some task",
       "command": "echo 1"
+    },
+    "multiline_description": {
+      "description": "This is a multiline\ndescription",
+      "command": "echo 2"
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/specs/task/description/main.out b/tests/specs/task/description/main.out
index ed28506567..91cce4adf8 100644
--- a/tests/specs/task/description/main.out
+++ b/tests/specs/task/description/main.out
@@ -2,3 +2,7 @@ Available tasks:
 - echo_emoji
     // This is some task
     echo 1
+- multiline_description
+    // This is a multiline
+    // description
+    echo 2