diff --git a/src/babashka/impl/tasks.clj b/src/babashka/impl/tasks.clj
index a9ce0273..3aedd0f8 100644
--- a/src/babashka/impl/tasks.clj
+++ b/src/babashka/impl/tasks.clj
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
          (println "No such task:" task-name)) 1])))
 
 (defn list-tasks
-  []
+  [sci-ctx]
   (let [tasks (:tasks @bb-edn)]
     (if (seq tasks)
       (let [names (keys tasks)
@@ -251,7 +251,11 @@
         (doseq [k names
                 :let [task (get tasks (symbol k))]]
           (let [task (if (qualified-symbol? task)
-                       {:doc (format "Runs %s. See `bb doc %s` for more info." task task)}
+                       {:doc (sci/eval-string*
+                              sci-ctx
+                              (format "
+(try (require '%s) (catch Exception _ nil))
+(:doc (meta (resolve '%s)))" (namespace task) task))}
                        task)]
             (println (str (format fmt k)
                           (when-let [d (:doc task)]
diff --git a/src/babashka/main.clj b/src/babashka/main.clj
index 82b4f9f8..e5f64d74 100644
--- a/src/babashka/main.clj
+++ b/src/babashka/main.clj
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ When no eval opts or subcommand is provided, the implicit subcommand is repl.")
                        repl [(repl/start-repl! sci-ctx) 0]
                        nrepl [(start-nrepl! nrepl sci-ctx) 0]
                        uberjar [nil 0]
-                       list-tasks [(tasks/list-tasks) 0]
+                       list-tasks [(tasks/list-tasks sci-ctx) 0]
                        expressions
                        (sci/binding [sci/file abs-path]
                          (try
diff --git a/test/babashka/bb_edn_test.clj b/test/babashka/bb_edn_test.clj
index 4e44c1d1..81c8b37f 100644
--- a/test/babashka/bb_edn_test.clj
+++ b/test/babashka/bb_edn_test.clj
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@
   (test-utils/with-config {}
     (let [res (test-utils/bb nil "tasks")]
       (is (str/includes? res "No tasks found."))))
-  (test-utils/with-config {:tasks {'task1
+  (test-utils/with-config {:paths ["test-resources/task_scripts"]
+                           :tasks {'task1
                                    {:doc "task1 doc"
                                     :task '(+ 1 2 3)}
                                    'task2
@@ -106,9 +107,12 @@
                                    {:task '(+ 1 2 3)}
                                    'task4
                                    {:task '(+ 1 2 3)
-                                    :private true}}}
+                                    :private true}
+                                   'foo 'tasks/foo
+                                   'bar 'non-existing/bar}}
     (let [res (test-utils/bb nil "tasks")]
-      (is (= "The following tasks are available:\n\ntask1 task1 doc\ntask2 task2 doc\n" res)))))
+      (is (= "The following tasks are available:\n\nbar  \nfoo   Foo docstring\ntask1 task1 doc\ntask2 task2 doc\n"
+             res)))))
 
 (deftest task-priority-test
   (when-not test-utils/native?