diff --git a/src/parser.rs b/src/parser.rs
index af9c9a1..4e9408e 100644
--- a/src/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser.rs
@@ -137,8 +137,14 @@ fn get_members(
         // On module pages, the members are listed in tables
         let items = select(table.as_node(), "td:first-child :first-child")?;
         for item in items {
-            let item_name = get_html(item.as_node())?;
-            members.push(doc::Doc::new(base_name.child(&item_name)))
+            let item_name = item.as_node().text_contents();
+            let docblock = item.as_node().parent().and_then(|n| n.next_sibling());
+
+            let mut doc = doc::Doc::new(base_name.child(&item_name));
+            // We would like to use inner_html() here, but that is currently not implemented in
+            // kuchiki
+            doc.description = docblock.map(|n| n.text_contents());
+            members.push(doc);
         }
     }
     Ok(members)
diff --git a/src/viewer/text/mod.rs b/src/viewer/text/mod.rs
index e51cb45..a0fea46 100644
--- a/src/viewer/text/mod.rs
+++ b/src/viewer/text/mod.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,13 @@ impl<P: Printer> TextViewer<P> {
             if !items.is_empty() {
                 self.printer.println()?;
                 self.printer.print_heading(2, heading)?;
-                self.print_list(items.iter())?;
+                self.print_list(items.iter().map(|i| {
+                    if let Some(description) = &i.description {
+                        format!("{}<br/>{}", i.name.last(), description)
+                    } else {
+                        i.name.last().to_owned()
+                    }
+                }))?;
             }
         }
         Ok(())