diff --git a/src/segments/sapling.go b/src/segments/sapling.go
index 90013da3..5af93a80 100644
--- a/src/segments/sapling.go
+++ b/src/segments/sapling.go
@@ -40,17 +40,18 @@ func (s *SaplingStatus) add(code string) {
 
 const (
 	SAPLINGCOMMAND   = "sl"
-	SLCOMMITTEMPLATE = "no:{node}\nns:{sl_node}\nnd:{sl_date}\nun:{sl_user}\nbm:{activebookmark}"
+	SLCOMMITTEMPLATE = "no:{node}\nns:{sl_node}\nnd:{sl_date}\nun:{sl_user}\nbm:{activebookmark}\ndn:{desc|firstline}"
 )
 
 type Sapling struct {
 	scm
 
-	ShortHash string
-	Hash      string
-	When      string
-	Author    string
-	Bookmark  string
+	ShortHash   string
+	Hash        string
+	When        string
+	Author      string
+	Bookmark    string
+	Description string
 
 	Working *SaplingStatus
 }
@@ -147,6 +148,8 @@ func (sl *Sapling) setCommitContext() {
 			sl.Author = line
 		case "bm:":
 			sl.Bookmark = line
+		case "dn:":
+			sl.Description = line
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/website/docs/segments/sapling.mdx b/website/docs/segments/sapling.mdx
index d8ddfcc1..ac749c18 100644
--- a/website/docs/segments/sapling.mdx
+++ b/website/docs/segments/sapling.mdx
@@ -45,16 +45,17 @@ Display [sapling][sapling] information when in a sapling repository.
 
 ### Properties
 
-| Name         | Type            | Description                           |
-| ------------ | --------------- | ------------------------------------- |
-| `.RepoName`  | `string`        | the repo folder name                  |
-| `.Working`   | `SaplingStatus` | changes in the worktree (see below)   |
-| `.Author`    | `string`        | the author of the commit              |
-| `.Hash`      | `string`        | the full hash of the commit           |
-| `.ShortHash` | `string`        | the short hash of the commit          |
-| `.When`      | `string`        | the commit's relative time indication |
-| `.Bookmark`  | `string`        | the commit's bookmark (if any)        |
-| `.Dir`       | `string`        | the repository's root directory       |
+| Name           | Type            | Description                                |
+| -------------- | --------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
+| `.RepoName`    | `string`        | the repo folder name                       |
+| `.Working`     | `SaplingStatus` | changes in the worktree (see below)        |
+| `.Description` | `string`        | the first line of the commit's description |
+| `.Author`      | `string`        | the author of the commit                   |
+| `.Hash`        | `string`        | the full hash of the commit                |
+| `.ShortHash`   | `string`        | the short hash of the commit               |
+| `.When`        | `string`        | the commit's relative time indication      |
+| `.Bookmark`    | `string`        | the commit's bookmark (if any)             |
+| `.Dir`         | `string`        | the repository's root directory            |
 
 ### SaplingStatus