diff --git a/brewtils/decorators.py b/brewtils/decorators.py
index 8d503bc8..8a89f874 100644
--- a/brewtils/decorators.py
+++ b/brewtils/decorators.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def system(cls):
 
 
 def command(_wrapped=None, command_type='ACTION', output_type='STRING', schema=None, form=None,
-            template=None, icon_name=None):
+            template=None, icon_name=None, description=None):
     """Decorator that marks a function as a beer-garden command
 
     For example:
@@ -64,17 +64,22 @@ def echo_json(self, message):
     :param form: A custom form definition.
     :param template: A custom template definition.
     :param icon_name: The icon name. Should be either a FontAwesome or a Glyphicon name.
+    :param description: The command description. Will override the function's docstring.
     :return: The decorated function.
     """
     if _wrapped is None:
         return functools.partial(command, command_type=command_type, output_type=output_type,
-                                 schema=schema, form=form, template=template, icon_name=icon_name)
+                                 schema=schema, form=form, template=template, icon_name=icon_name,
+                                 description=description)
 
     generated_command = _generate_command_from_function(_wrapped)
     generated_command.command_type = command_type
     generated_command.output_type = output_type
     generated_command.icon_name = icon_name
 
+    if description:
+        generated_command.description = description
+
     resolved_mod = _resolve_display_modifiers(_wrapped, generated_command.name, schema=schema,
                                               form=form, template=template)
     generated_command.schema = resolved_mod['schema']
diff --git a/test/decorators_test.py b/test/decorators_test.py
index 9f22e528..53d74839 100644
--- a/test/decorators_test.py
+++ b/test/decorators_test.py
@@ -340,6 +340,17 @@ def foo(self):
         self.assertEqual(c.description, 'This is a doc')
         self.assertEqual(c.parameters, [])
 
+    @patch('brewtils.decorators._generate_params_from_function', Mock())
+    def test_command_overwrite_description(self):
+        new_description = 'So descriptive'
+
+        @command(description=new_description)
+        def foo(self):
+            """This is a doc"""
+            pass
+
+        self.assertEqual(foo._command.description, new_description)
+
     def test_command_generate_command_from_function_py2_compatibility(self):
         py2_code_mock = Mock(co_varnames=["var1"], co_argcount=1,
                              spec=["co_varnames", "co_argcount"])