diff --git a/src/common/console/c_cvars.h b/src/common/console/c_cvars.h
index d1b0e65068..2fc08df7c4 100644
--- a/src/common/console/c_cvars.h
+++ b/src/common/console/c_cvars.h
@@ -143,6 +143,10 @@ public:
 	void SetArchiveBit () { Flags |= CVAR_ARCHIVE; }
 	void MarkUnsafe();
 	void MarkSafe() { Flags &= ~CVAR_UNSAFECONTEXT; }
+	void AddDescription(const FString& label)
+	{
+		if (Description.IsEmpty()) Description = label;
+	}
 
 	int ToInt()
 	{
diff --git a/src/common/console/c_dispatch.cpp b/src/common/console/c_dispatch.cpp
index 6b4680e359..38ef90831d 100644
--- a/src/common/console/c_dispatch.cpp
+++ b/src/common/console/c_dispatch.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 #include "c_cvars.h"
 #include "c_buttons.h"
 #include "findfile.h"
+#include "gstrings.h"
 
 // MACROS ------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -300,7 +301,7 @@ void C_DoCommand (const char *cmd, int keynum)
 			}
 			else
 			{ // Get the variable's value
-				if (var->GetDescription().Len()) Printf("%s\n", var->GetDescription().GetChars());
+				if (var->GetDescription().Len()) Printf("%s\n", GStrings.localize(var->GetDescription()));
 				Printf ("\"%s\" is \"%s\"\n", var->GetName(), var->GetHumanString());
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/menu/optionmenu.cpp b/src/menu/optionmenu.cpp
index ebe27800ba..0635ee5803 100644
--- a/src/menu/optionmenu.cpp
+++ b/src/menu/optionmenu.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 
 #include "v_video.h"
 #include "menu/menu.h"
+#include "vm.h"
 
 
 //=============================================================================
@@ -52,3 +53,16 @@ DMenuItemBase *DOptionMenuDescriptor::GetItem(FName name)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+void SetCVarDescription(FBaseCVar* cvar, const FString* label)
+{
+	cvar->AddDescription(*label);
+}
+
+DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION_NATIVE(_OptionMenuItemOption, SetCVarDescription, SetCVarDescription)
+{
+	PARAM_PROLOGUE;
+	PARAM_POINTER(cv, FBaseCVar);
+	PARAM_STRING(label);
+	SetCVarDescription(cv, &label);
+	return 0;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/optionmenuitems.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/optionmenuitems.zs
index 0b5d4a86bc..d36ef3f741 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/optionmenuitems.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/optionmenuitems.zs
@@ -360,10 +360,13 @@ class OptionMenuItemOption : OptionMenuItemOptionBase
 {
 	CVar mCVar;
 
+	private static native void SetCVarDescription(CVar cv, String label);
+
 	OptionMenuItemOption Init(String label, Name command, Name values, CVar graycheck = null, int center = 0)
 	{
 		Super.Init(label, command, values, graycheck, center);
 		mCVar = CVar.FindCVar(mAction);
+		if (mCVar) SetCVarDescription(mCVar, label);
 		return self;
 	}