diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/desc.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/desc.rb
index ce47714cfa..2ce5514fc4 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/desc.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/desc.rb
@@ -11,17 +11,42 @@
 require "descriptions"
 require "search"
 require "description_cache_store"
+require "cli_parser"
 
 module Homebrew
   module_function
 
   extend Search
 
+  def desc_args
+    Homebrew::CLI::Parser.new do
+      usage_banner <<~EOS
+        `desc` [<options>] (<text>|`/`<text>`/`|<formula>)
+
+        Display <formula>'s name and one-line description.
+        Formula descriptions are cached; the cache is created on the
+        first search, making that search slower than subsequent ones.
+      EOS
+      flag "-s", "--search=",
+       description: "Search both name and description for provided <text>. If <text> is flanked by "\
+                    "slashes, it is interpreted as a regular expression."
+      flag "-n", "--name=",
+       description: "Search just the names for provided <text>. If <text> is flanked by slashes, it is "\
+                    "interpreted as a regular expression."
+      flag "-d", "--description=",
+       description: "Search just the descriptions for provided <text>. If <text> is flanked by slashes, "\
+                    "it is interpreted as a regular expression."
+      switch :verbose
+    end
+  end
+
   def desc
+    desc_args.parse
+
     search_type = []
-    search_type << :either if ARGV.flag? "--search"
-    search_type << :name   if ARGV.flag? "--name"
-    search_type << :desc   if ARGV.flag? "--description"
+    search_type << :either if args.search
+    search_type << :name   if args.name
+    search_type << :desc   if args.description
     if search_type.size > 1
       odie "Pick one, and only one, of -s/--search, -n/--name, or -d/--description."
     elsif search_type.present? && ARGV.named.empty?