diff --git a/doc/lib/BackRestDoc/Html/DocHtmlPage.pm b/doc/lib/BackRestDoc/Html/DocHtmlPage.pm
index 74867b7ea..674e64ebc 100644
--- a/doc/lib/BackRestDoc/Html/DocHtmlPage.pm
+++ b/doc/lib/BackRestDoc/Html/DocHtmlPage.pm
@@ -361,7 +361,22 @@ sub sectionProcess
 
             if (!defined($oDescription))
             {
-                confess &log(ERROR, "unable to find ${strOption} option in sections - try adding command?");
+                confess &log(ERROR, "unable to find ${strOption} option in sections - try adding option?");
+            }
+
+            $oSectionBodyElement->
+                addNew(HTML_DIV, 'section-body-text',
+                       {strContent => $self->processText($oDescription)});
+        }
+        # Add cmd descriptive text
+        elsif ($oChild->nameGet() eq 'cmd-description')
+        {
+            my $strCommand = $oChild->paramGet("key");
+            my $oDescription = ${$self->{oReference}->{oConfigHash}}{&CONFIG_HELP_COMMAND}{$strCommand}{&CONFIG_HELP_DESCRIPTION};
+
+            if (!defined($oDescription))
+            {
+                confess &log(ERROR, "unable to find ${strCommand} command in sections - try adding command?");
             }
 
             $oSectionBodyElement->
diff --git a/doc/lib/BackRestDoc/Latex/DocLatexSection.pm b/doc/lib/BackRestDoc/Latex/DocLatexSection.pm
index 26687fa23..f0b1734c2 100644
--- a/doc/lib/BackRestDoc/Latex/DocLatexSection.pm
+++ b/doc/lib/BackRestDoc/Latex/DocLatexSection.pm
@@ -312,7 +312,20 @@ sub sectionProcess
 
             if (!defined($oDescription))
             {
-                confess &log(ERROR, "unable to find ${strOption} option in sections - try adding command?");
+                confess &log(ERROR, "unable to find ${strOption} option in sections - try adding option?");
+            }
+
+            $strLatex .= "\n" . $self->processText($oDescription) . "\n";
+        }
+        # Add cmd descriptive text
+        elsif ($oChild->nameGet() eq 'cmd-description')
+        {
+            my $strCommand = $oChild->paramGet("key");
+            my $oDescription = ${$self->{oReference}->{oConfigHash}}{&CONFIG_HELP_COMMAND}{$strCommand}{&CONFIG_HELP_DESCRIPTION};
+
+            if (!defined($oDescription))
+            {
+                confess &log(ERROR, "unable to find ${strCommand} command in sections - try adding command?");
             }
 
             $strLatex .= "\n" . $self->processText($oDescription) . "\n";
diff --git a/doc/xml/dtd/doc.dtd b/doc/xml/dtd/doc.dtd
index c5e15c8c2..4125b172f 100644
--- a/doc/xml/dtd/doc.dtd
+++ b/doc/xml/dtd/doc.dtd
@@ -106,8 +106,12 @@
 <!ELEMENT option-description EMPTY>
     <!ATTLIST option-description key CDATA #REQUIRED>
 
+<!ELEMENT cmd-description EMPTY>
+    <!ATTLIST cmd-description key CDATA #REQUIRED>
+
 <!ELEMENT section (title,
-                   ((p|list|table|host-add|execute-list|backrest-config|postgres-config|option-description|code-block)+|
+                   ((p|list|table|host-add|execute-list|backrest-config|postgres-config|cmd-description|
+                     option-description|code-block)+|
                    ((p|list)*, section+)|(p|list)*))>
     <!ATTLIST section id CDATA #REQUIRED>
     <!ATTLIST section keyword CDATA "">
diff --git a/doc/xml/release.xml b/doc/xml/release.xml
index 03978d877..c2b0ab12a 100644
--- a/doc/xml/release.xml
+++ b/doc/xml/release.xml
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@
                     <release-item>
                         <p>Allow hidden options to be added to a command.  This allows certain commands (like <id>apt-get</id>) to be forced during the build without making that a part of the documentation.</p>
                     </release-item>
+                    <release-item>
+                        <p>Allow command summaries to be inserted anywhere in the documentation to avoid duplication.</p>
+                    </release-item>
                     <release-item>
                         <p>Update TeX Live to 2016 version.</p>
                     </release-item>