diff --git a/help_test.go b/help_test.go
index 407c269173..b31a23b269 100644
--- a/help_test.go
+++ b/help_test.go
@@ -511,6 +511,36 @@ func TestShowSubcommandHelp_CommandUsageText(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestShowSubcommandHelp_MultiLine_CommandUsageText(t *testing.T) {
+	app := &App{
+		Commands: []*Command{
+			{
+				Name: "frobbly",
+				UsageText: `This is a
+multi
+line
+UsageText`,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	output := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	app.Writer = output
+
+	_ = app.Run([]string{"foo", "frobbly", "--help"})
+
+	expected := `USAGE:
+   This is a
+   multi
+   line
+   UsageText
+`
+
+	if !strings.Contains(output.String(), expected) {
+		t.Errorf("expected output to include usage text; got: %q", output.String())
+	}
+}
+
 func TestShowSubcommandHelp_SubcommandUsageText(t *testing.T) {
 	app := &App{
 		Commands: []*Command{
@@ -535,6 +565,40 @@ func TestShowSubcommandHelp_SubcommandUsageText(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestShowSubcommandHelp_MultiLine_SubcommandUsageText(t *testing.T) {
+	app := &App{
+		Commands: []*Command{
+			{
+				Name: "frobbly",
+				Subcommands: []*Command{
+					{
+						Name: "bobbly",
+						UsageText: `This is a
+multi
+line
+UsageText`,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	output := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	app.Writer = output
+	_ = app.Run([]string{"foo", "frobbly", "bobbly", "--help"})
+
+	expected := `USAGE:
+   This is a
+   multi
+   line
+   UsageText
+`
+
+	if !strings.Contains(output.String(), expected) {
+		t.Errorf("expected output to include usage text; got: %q", output.String())
+	}
+}
+
 func TestShowAppHelp_HiddenCommand(t *testing.T) {
 	app := &App{
 		Commands: []*Command{
diff --git a/template.go b/template.go
index 317cc8817d..2977a2709b 100644
--- a/template.go
+++ b/template.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ var CommandHelpTemplate = `NAME:
    {{.HelpName}} - {{.Usage}}
 
 USAGE:
-   {{if .UsageText}}{{.UsageText}}{{else}}{{.HelpName}}{{if .VisibleFlags}} [command options]{{end}} {{if .ArgsUsage}}{{.ArgsUsage}}{{else}}[arguments...]{{end}}{{end}}{{if .Category}}
+   {{if .UsageText}}{{.UsageText | nindent 3 | trim}}{{else}}{{.HelpName}}{{if .VisibleFlags}} [command options]{{end}} {{if .ArgsUsage}}{{.ArgsUsage}}{{else}}[arguments...]{{end}}{{end}}{{if .Category}}
 
 CATEGORY:
    {{.Category}}{{end}}{{if .Description}}