diff --git a/docs/user-guide/asset-registry-commands.md b/docs/user-guide/asset-registry-commands.md
index 8f3e56e..8c192d3 100644
--- a/docs/user-guide/asset-registry-commands.md
+++ b/docs/user-guide/asset-registry-commands.md
@@ -14,10 +14,12 @@ content-cli asset-registry list
 Example output:
 
 ```
-BOARD_V2 - View [DASHBOARDS] (basePath: /blueprint/api)
-SEMANTIC_MODEL - Knowledge Model [DATA_AND_PROCESS_MODELING] (basePath: /semantic-layer/api)
+BOARD_V2 - View [DASHBOARDS]
+SEMANTIC_MODEL - Knowledge Model [DATA_AND_PROCESS_MODELING] - Defines KPIs, records, filters, and data bindings for analytics
 ```
 
+Each line is `<assetType> - <displayName> [<group>]` followed by ` - <description>` when the asset type provides one.
+
 It is also possible to use the `--json` option for writing the full response to a file that gets created in the working directory.
 
 ```
diff --git a/src/commands/asset-registry/asset-registry.service.ts b/src/commands/asset-registry/asset-registry.service.ts
index becc5ae..799afd8 100644
--- a/src/commands/asset-registry/asset-registry.service.ts
+++ b/src/commands/asset-registry/asset-registry.service.ts
@@ -131,9 +131,12 @@ export class AssetRegistryService {
     }
 
     private logDescriptorSummary(descriptor: AssetRegistryDescriptor): void {
-        logger.info(
-            `${descriptor.assetType} - ${descriptor.displayName} [${descriptor.group}]`
-        );
+        const base = `${descriptor.assetType} - ${descriptor.displayName} [${descriptor.group}]`;
+        if (descriptor.description) {
+            logger.info(`${base} - ${descriptor.description}`);
+        } else {
+            logger.info(base);
+        }
     }
 
     private logDescriptorDetail(descriptor: AssetRegistryDescriptor): void {
diff --git a/tests/commands/asset-registry/asset-registry-list.spec.ts b/tests/commands/asset-registry/asset-registry-list.spec.ts
index a3ab652..2c8b24c 100644
--- a/tests/commands/asset-registry/asset-registry-list.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/commands/asset-registry/asset-registry-list.spec.ts
@@ -42,17 +42,22 @@ describe("Asset registry list", () => {
         },
     };
 
-    it("Should list all asset types", async () => {
+    it("Should list all asset types with description when present", async () => {
         mockAxiosGet("https://myTeam.celonis.cloud/pacman/api/core/asset-registry/types", metadata);
 
         await new AssetRegistryService(testContext).listTypes(false);
 
         expect(loggingTestTransport.logMessages.length).toBe(2);
-        expect(loggingTestTransport.logMessages[0].message).toContain("BOARD_V2");
-        expect(loggingTestTransport.logMessages[0].message).toContain("View");
-        expect(loggingTestTransport.logMessages[0].message).toContain("DASHBOARDS");
-        expect(loggingTestTransport.logMessages[1].message).toContain("SEMANTIC_MODEL");
-        expect(loggingTestTransport.logMessages[1].message).toContain("Knowledge Model");
+
+        expect(loggingTestTransport.logMessages[0].message).toContain(
+            "BOARD_V2 - View [DASHBOARDS]"
+        );
+        expect(loggingTestTransport.logMessages[0].message).not.toContain(" - null");
+        expect(loggingTestTransport.logMessages[0].message).not.toMatch(/\] - /);
+
+        expect(loggingTestTransport.logMessages[1].message).toContain(
+            "SEMANTIC_MODEL - Knowledge Model [DATA_AND_PROCESS_MODELING] - Defines KPIs, records, filters, and data bindings for analytics"
+        );
     });
 
     it("Should list all asset types as JSON", async () => {