diff --git a/src/vs/editor/contrib/quickAccess/browser/commandsQuickAccess.ts b/src/vs/editor/contrib/quickAccess/browser/commandsQuickAccess.ts
index 9b91b082ab640..9334d7fcde124 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/contrib/quickAccess/browser/commandsQuickAccess.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/contrib/quickAccess/browser/commandsQuickAccess.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 import { stripIcons } from 'vs/base/common/iconLabels';
 import { IEditor } from 'vs/editor/common/editorCommon';
+import { ILocalizedString } from 'vs/nls';
+import { isLocalizedString } from 'vs/platform/action/common/action';
 import { ICommandService } from 'vs/platform/commands/common/commands';
 import { IDialogService } from 'vs/platform/dialogs/common/dialogs';
 import { IInstantiationService } from 'vs/platform/instantiation/common/instantiation';
@@ -38,9 +40,18 @@ export abstract class AbstractEditorCommandsQuickAccessProvider extends Abstract
 
 		const editorCommandPicks: ICommandQuickPick[] = [];
 		for (const editorAction of activeTextEditorControl.getSupportedActions()) {
+			let commandDescription: undefined | ILocalizedString;
+			if (editorAction.metadata?.description) {
+				if (isLocalizedString(editorAction.metadata.description)) {
+					commandDescription = editorAction.metadata.description;
+				} else {
+					commandDescription = { original: editorAction.metadata.description, value: editorAction.metadata.description };
+				}
+			}
 			editorCommandPicks.push({
 				commandId: editorAction.id,
 				commandAlias: editorAction.alias,
+				commandDescription,
 				label: stripIcons(editorAction.label) || editorAction.id,
 			});
 		}