diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c2021816..78c61ff1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 *.egg-info
 *.py[co]
+*.pytest_cache
 /.coverage
 /.tox
+/build
 /dist
 .vscode/
diff --git a/pre_commit/commands/run.py b/pre_commit/commands/run.py
index 2a08dff0..44a7aa4c 100644
--- a/pre_commit/commands/run.py
+++ b/pre_commit/commands/run.py
@@ -222,6 +222,13 @@ def _run_single_hook(
 
         if retcode:
             _subtle_line(f'- exit code: {retcode}', use_color)
+            if verbose and hook.description:
+                if '\n' in hook.description:
+                    _subtle_line('- description: |', use_color)
+                    for l in hook.description.splitlines():
+                        _subtle_line('  ' + l, use_color)
+                else:
+                    _subtle_line(f'- description: {hook.description}', use_color)
 
         # Print a message if failing due to file modifications
         if files_modified:
diff --git a/testing/resources/failing_hook_repo/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml b/testing/resources/failing_hook_repo/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml
index 118cc8b1..e74f7b48 100644
--- a/testing/resources/failing_hook_repo/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml
+++ b/testing/resources/failing_hook_repo/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 -   id: failing_hook
     name: Failing hook
+    description: |
+        Failing Hook Description
+        Longer description.
     entry: bin/hook.sh
     language: script
     files: .
diff --git a/tests/commands/run_test.py b/tests/commands/run_test.py
index 50a20f37..bbf9773c 100644
--- a/tests/commands/run_test.py
+++ b/tests/commands/run_test.py
@@ -173,6 +173,26 @@ def test_run_all_hooks_failing(cap_out, store, repo_with_failing_hook):
     )
 
 
+def test_run_all_hooks_failing_verbose(cap_out, store, repo_with_failing_hook):
+    _test_run(
+        cap_out,
+        store,
+        repo_with_failing_hook,
+        {'verbose': True},
+        (
+            b'Failing hook',
+            b'Failed',
+            b'hook id: failing_hook',
+            b'description: |',
+            b'  Failing Hook Description',
+            b'  Longer description.',
+            b'Fail\nfoo.py\n',
+        ),
+        expected_ret=1,
+        stage=True,
+    )
+
+
 def test_arbitrary_bytes_hook(cap_out, store, tempdir_factory):
     git_path = make_consuming_repo(tempdir_factory, 'arbitrary_bytes_repo')
     with cwd(git_path):