diff --git a/include/CLI/App.hpp b/include/CLI/App.hpp
index 816969d..64ee292 100644
--- a/include/CLI/App.hpp
+++ b/include/CLI/App.hpp
@@ -809,35 +809,46 @@ class App {
 
     /// Produce a string that could be read in as a config of the current values of the App. Set default_also to include
     /// default arguments. Prefix will add a string to the beginning of each option.
-    std::string config_to_str(bool default_also = false, std::string prefix = "") const {
+    std::string config_to_str(bool default_also = false, std::string prefix = "", bool write_description = false) const {
         std::stringstream out;
         for(const Option_p &opt : options_) {
 
             // Only process option with a long-name and configurable
             if(!opt->lnames_.empty() && opt->get_configurable()) {
                 std::string name = prefix + opt->lnames_[0];
+                std::string value;
 
                 // Non-flags
                 if(opt->get_expected() != 0) {
 
                     // If the option was found on command line
                     if(opt->count() > 0)
-                        out << name << "=" << detail::inijoin(opt->results()) << std::endl;
+                        value = detail::inijoin(opt->results());
 
                     // If the option has a default and is requested by optional argument
                     else if(default_also && !opt->defaultval_.empty())
-                        out << name << "=" << opt->defaultval_ << std::endl;
+                        value = opt->defaultval_;
                     // Flag, one passed
                 } else if(opt->count() == 1) {
-                    out << name << "=true" << std::endl;
+                    value = "true";
 
                     // Flag, multiple passed
                 } else if(opt->count() > 1) {
-                    out << name << "=" << opt->count() << std::endl;
+                    value = std::to_string(opt->count());
 
                     // Flag, not present
                 } else if(opt->count() == 0 && default_also) {
-                    out << name << "=false" << std::endl;
+                    value = "false";
+                }
+                
+                if (value.size() != 0) {
+                    if (write_description and opt->description_.size() != 0) {
+                        if (out.tellp() != 0) {
+                            out << std::endl;
+                        }
+                        out << "; " << opt->description_ << std::endl;
+                    }
+                    out << name << "=" << value << std::endl;
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/tests/IniTest.cpp b/tests/IniTest.cpp
index 1e032cc..53d7062 100644
--- a/tests/IniTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/IniTest.cpp
@@ -575,6 +575,31 @@ TEST_F(TApp, IniOutputNoConfigurable) {
     EXPECT_EQ("simple=3\n", str);
 }
 
+TEST_F(TApp, IniOutputShortSingleDescription) {
+  std::string flag = "some_flag";
+  std::string description = "Some short description.";
+  app.add_flag("--" + flag, description);
+  
+  run();
+  
+  std::string str = app.config_to_str(true, "", true);
+  EXPECT_THAT(str, HasSubstr("; " + description + "\n" + flag + "=false\n"));
+}
+
+TEST_F(TApp, IniOutputShortDoubleDescription) {
+    std::string flag1 = "flagnr1";
+    std::string flag2 = "flagnr2";
+    std::string description1 = "First description.";
+    std::string description2 = "Second description.";
+    app.add_flag("--" + flag1, description1);
+    app.add_flag("--" + flag2, description2);
+    
+    run();
+    
+    std::string str = app.config_to_str(true, "", true);
+    EXPECT_EQ(str, "; " + description1 + "\n" + flag1 + "=false\n\n; " + description2 + "\n" + flag2 + "=false\n");
+}
+
 TEST_F(TApp, IniOutputVector) {
 
     std::vector<int> v;