diff --git a/lib/completion.ts b/lib/completion.ts
index d8d84f01c..00c8ea5f2 100644
--- a/lib/completion.ts
+++ b/lib/completion.ts
@@ -258,7 +258,12 @@ export class Completion implements CompletionInstance {
     if (!this.zshShell) {
       completions.push(dashes + key);
     } else {
-      const desc = descs[key] || '';
+      const aliasKey = this?.aliases?.[key].find(alias => {
+        const desc = descs[alias];
+        return typeof desc === 'string' && desc.length > 0;
+      });
+      const descFromAlias = aliasKey ? descs[aliasKey] : undefined;
+      const desc = descs[key] ?? descFromAlias ?? '';
       completions.push(
         dashes +
           `${key.replace(/:/g, '\\:')}:${desc.replace('__yargsString__:', '')}`
diff --git a/test/completion.cjs b/test/completion.cjs
index ff7027121..002bff75f 100644
--- a/test/completion.cjs
+++ b/test/completion.cjs
@@ -1055,6 +1055,28 @@ describe('Completion', () => {
       r.logs.should.include('--help:Show help');
     });
 
+    it('completes options and aliases with the same description', () => {
+      process.env.SHELL = '/bin/zsh';
+      const r = checkUsage(
+        () =>
+          yargs(['./completion', '--get-yargs-completions', '-'])
+            .options({
+              foo: {describe: 'Foo option', alias: 'f', type: 'string'},
+              bar: {describe: 'Bar option', alias: ['b', 'B'], type: 'string'},
+            })
+            .help(false)
+            .version(false)
+            .completion().argv
+      );
+
+      r.logs.should.have.length(5);
+      r.logs.should.include('--foo:Foo option');
+      r.logs.should.include('-f:Foo option');
+      r.logs.should.include('--bar:Bar option');
+      r.logs.should.include('-b:Bar option');
+      r.logs.should.include('-B:Bar option');
+    });
+
     it('replaces application variable with $0 in script', () => {
       process.env.SHELL = '/bin/zsh';
       const r = checkUsage(() => yargs([]).showCompletionScript(), ['ndm']);