diff --git a/language/printer/printer.go b/language/printer/printer.go
index eb4d5ec1..eba872bb 100644
--- a/language/printer/printer.go
+++ b/language/printer/printer.go
@@ -70,6 +70,26 @@ func getMapValueString(m map[string]interface{}, key string) string {
 	}
 	return ""
 }
+func getDescription(raw interface{}) string {
+	var desc string
+
+	switch node := raw.(type) {
+	case ast.DescribableNode:
+		if sval := node.GetDescription(); sval != nil {
+			desc = sval.Value
+		}
+	case map[string]interface{}:
+		desc = getMapValueString(node, "Description.Value")
+	}
+	if desc != "" {
+		sep := ""
+		if strings.ContainsRune(desc, '\n') {
+			sep = "\n"
+		}
+		desc = join([]string{`"""`, desc, `"""`}, sep)
+	}
+	return desc
+}
 
 func toSliceString(slice interface{}) []string {
 	if slice == nil {
@@ -506,6 +526,9 @@ var printDocASTReducer = map[string]visitor.VisitFunc{
 				fmt.Sprintf("%v", node.Name),
 				join(directives, " "),
 			}, " ")
+			if desc := getDescription(node); desc != "" {
+				str = fmt.Sprintf("%s\n%s", desc, str)
+			}
 			return visitor.ActionUpdate, str
 		case map[string]interface{}:
 			name := getMapValueString(node, "Name")
@@ -518,6 +541,9 @@ var printDocASTReducer = map[string]visitor.VisitFunc{
 				name,
 				join(directives, " "),
 			}, " ")
+			if desc := getDescription(node); desc != "" {
+				str = fmt.Sprintf("%s\n%s", desc, str)
+			}
 			return visitor.ActionUpdate, str
 		}
 		return visitor.ActionNoChange, nil
@@ -539,6 +565,9 @@ var printDocASTReducer = map[string]visitor.VisitFunc{
 				join(directives, " "),
 				block(fields),
 			}, " ")
+			if desc := getDescription(node); desc != "" {
+				str = fmt.Sprintf("%s\n%s", desc, str)
+			}
 			return visitor.ActionUpdate, str
 		case map[string]interface{}:
 			name := getMapValueString(node, "Name")
@@ -555,6 +584,9 @@ var printDocASTReducer = map[string]visitor.VisitFunc{
 				join(directives, " "),
 				block(fields),
 			}, " ")
+			if desc := getDescription(node); desc != "" {
+				str = fmt.Sprintf("%s\n%s", desc, str)
+			}
 			return visitor.ActionUpdate, str
 		}
 		return visitor.ActionNoChange, nil
@@ -569,7 +601,23 @@ var printDocASTReducer = map[string]visitor.VisitFunc{
 			for _, directive := range node.Directives {
 				directives = append(directives, fmt.Sprintf("%v", directive.Name))
 			}
-			str := name + wrap("(", join(args, ", "), ")") + ": " + ttype + wrap(" ", join(directives, " "), "")
+			hasArgDesc := false
+			for _, arg := range node.Arguments {
+				if arg.Description != nil && arg.Description.Value != "" {
+					hasArgDesc = true
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			var argsStr string
+			if hasArgDesc {
+				argsStr = wrap("(", indent("\n"+join(args, "\n")), "\n)")
+			} else {
+				argsStr = wrap("(", join(args, ", "), ")")
+			}
+			str := name + argsStr + ": " + ttype + wrap(" ", join(directives, " "), "")
+			if desc := getDescription(node); desc != "" {
+				str = fmt.Sprintf("\n%s\n%s", desc, str)
+			}
 			return visitor.ActionUpdate, str
 		case map[string]interface{}:
 			name := getMapValueString(node, "Name")
@@ -579,7 +627,23 @@ var printDocASTReducer = map[string]visitor.VisitFunc{
 			for _, directive := range getMapSliceValue(node, "Directives") {
 				directives = append(directives, fmt.Sprintf("%v", directive))
 			}
-			str := name + wrap("(", join(args, ", "), ")") + ": " + ttype + wrap(" ", join(directives, " "), "")
+			hasArgDesc := false
+			for _, arg := range args {
+				if strings.HasPrefix(strings.TrimSpace(arg), `"""`) {
+					hasArgDesc = true
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			var argsStr string
+			if hasArgDesc {
+				argsStr = wrap("(", indent("\n"+join(args, "\n")), "\n)")
+			} else {
+				argsStr = wrap("(", join(args, ", "), ")")
+			}
+			str := name + argsStr + ": " + ttype + wrap(" ", join(directives, " "), "")
+			if desc := getDescription(node); desc != "" {
+				str = fmt.Sprintf("\n%s\n%s", desc, str)
+			}
 			return visitor.ActionUpdate, str
 		}
 		return visitor.ActionNoChange, nil
@@ -599,7 +663,9 @@ var printDocASTReducer = map[string]visitor.VisitFunc{
 				wrap("= ", defaultValue, ""),
 				join(directives, " "),
 			}, " ")
-
+			if desc := getDescription(node); desc != "" {
+				str = fmt.Sprintf("\n%s\n%s", desc, str)
+			}
 			return visitor.ActionUpdate, str
 		case map[string]interface{}:
 			name := getMapValueString(node, "Name")
@@ -614,6 +680,9 @@ var printDocASTReducer = map[string]visitor.VisitFunc{
 				wrap("= ", defaultValue, ""),
 				join(directives, " "),
 			}, " ")
+			if desc := getDescription(node); desc != "" {
+				str = fmt.Sprintf("\n%s\n%s", desc, str)
+			}
 			return visitor.ActionUpdate, str
 		}
 		return visitor.ActionNoChange, nil
@@ -633,6 +702,9 @@ var printDocASTReducer = map[string]visitor.VisitFunc{
 				join(directives, " "),
 				block(fields),
 			}, " ")
+			if desc := getDescription(node); desc != "" {
+				str = fmt.Sprintf("%s\n%s", desc, str)
+			}
 			return visitor.ActionUpdate, str
 		case map[string]interface{}:
 			name := getMapValueString(node, "Name")
@@ -647,6 +719,9 @@ var printDocASTReducer = map[string]visitor.VisitFunc{
 				join(directives, " "),
 				block(fields),
 			}, " ")
+			if desc := getDescription(node); desc != "" {
+				str = fmt.Sprintf("%s\n%s", desc, str)
+			}
 			return visitor.ActionUpdate, str
 		}
 		return visitor.ActionNoChange, nil
@@ -666,6 +741,9 @@ var printDocASTReducer = map[string]visitor.VisitFunc{
 				join(directives, " "),
 				"= " + join(types, " | "),
 			}, " ")
+			if desc := getDescription(node); desc != "" {
+				str = fmt.Sprintf("%s\n%s", desc, str)
+			}
 			return visitor.ActionUpdate, str
 		case map[string]interface{}:
 			name := getMapValueString(node, "Name")
@@ -680,6 +758,9 @@ var printDocASTReducer = map[string]visitor.VisitFunc{
 				join(directives, " "),
 				"= " + join(types, " | "),
 			}, " ")
+			if desc := getDescription(node); desc != "" {
+				str = fmt.Sprintf("%s\n%s", desc, str)
+			}
 			return visitor.ActionUpdate, str
 		}
 		return visitor.ActionNoChange, nil
@@ -699,6 +780,9 @@ var printDocASTReducer = map[string]visitor.VisitFunc{
 				join(directives, " "),
 				block(values),
 			}, " ")
+			if desc := getDescription(node); desc != "" {
+				str = fmt.Sprintf("%s\n%s", desc, str)
+			}
 			return visitor.ActionUpdate, str
 		case map[string]interface{}:
 			name := getMapValueString(node, "Name")
@@ -713,6 +797,9 @@ var printDocASTReducer = map[string]visitor.VisitFunc{
 				join(directives, " "),
 				block(values),
 			}, " ")
+			if desc := getDescription(node); desc != "" {
+				str = fmt.Sprintf("%s\n%s", desc, str)
+			}
 			return visitor.ActionUpdate, str
 		}
 		return visitor.ActionNoChange, nil
@@ -729,6 +816,9 @@ var printDocASTReducer = map[string]visitor.VisitFunc{
 				name,
 				join(directives, " "),
 			}, " ")
+			if desc := getDescription(node); desc != "" {
+				str = fmt.Sprintf("\n%s\n%s", desc, str)
+			}
 			return visitor.ActionUpdate, str
 		case map[string]interface{}:
 			name := getMapValueString(node, "Name")
@@ -740,6 +830,9 @@ var printDocASTReducer = map[string]visitor.VisitFunc{
 				name,
 				join(directives, " "),
 			}, " ")
+			if desc := getDescription(node); desc != "" {
+				str = fmt.Sprintf("\n%s\n%s", desc, str)
+			}
 			return visitor.ActionUpdate, str
 		}
 		return visitor.ActionNoChange, nil
@@ -759,6 +852,9 @@ var printDocASTReducer = map[string]visitor.VisitFunc{
 				join(directives, " "),
 				block(fields),
 			}, " ")
+			if desc := getDescription(node); desc != "" {
+				str = fmt.Sprintf("%s\n%s", desc, str)
+			}
 			return visitor.ActionUpdate, str
 		case map[string]interface{}:
 			name := getMapValueString(node, "Name")
@@ -773,6 +869,9 @@ var printDocASTReducer = map[string]visitor.VisitFunc{
 				join(directives, " "),
 				block(fields),
 			}, " ")
+			if desc := getDescription(node); desc != "" {
+				str = fmt.Sprintf("%s\n%s", desc, str)
+			}
 			return visitor.ActionUpdate, str
 		}
 		return visitor.ActionNoChange, nil
@@ -793,15 +892,46 @@ var printDocASTReducer = map[string]visitor.VisitFunc{
 	"DirectiveDefinition": func(p visitor.VisitFuncParams) (string, interface{}) {
 		switch node := p.Node.(type) {
 		case *ast.DirectiveDefinition:
-			args := wrap("(", join(toSliceString(node.Arguments), ", "), ")")
-			str := fmt.Sprintf("directive @%v%v on %v", node.Name, args, join(toSliceString(node.Locations), " | "))
+			args := toSliceString(node.Arguments)
+			hasArgDesc := false
+			for _, arg := range node.Arguments {
+				if arg.Description != nil && arg.Description.Value != "" {
+					hasArgDesc = true
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			var argsStr string
+			if hasArgDesc {
+				argsStr = wrap("(", indent("\n"+join(args, "\n")), "\n)")
+			} else {
+				argsStr = wrap("(", join(args, ", "), ")")
+			}
+			str := fmt.Sprintf("directive @%v%v on %v", node.Name, argsStr, join(toSliceString(node.Locations), " | "))
+			if desc := getDescription(node); desc != "" {
+				str = fmt.Sprintf("%s\n%s", desc, str)
+			}
 			return visitor.ActionUpdate, str
 		case map[string]interface{}:
 			name := getMapValueString(node, "Name")
 			locations := toSliceString(getMapValue(node, "Locations"))
 			args := toSliceString(getMapValue(node, "Arguments"))
-			argsStr := wrap("(", join(args, ", "), ")")
+			hasArgDesc := false
+			for _, arg := range args {
+				if strings.HasPrefix(strings.TrimSpace(arg), `"""`) {
+					hasArgDesc = true
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			var argsStr string
+			if hasArgDesc {
+				argsStr = wrap("(", indent("\n"+join(args, "\n")), "\n)")
+			} else {
+				argsStr = wrap("(", join(args, ", "), ")")
+			}
 			str := fmt.Sprintf("directive @%v%v on %v", name, argsStr, join(locations, " | "))
+			if desc := getDescription(node); desc != "" {
+				str = fmt.Sprintf("%s\n%s", desc, str)
+			}
 			return visitor.ActionUpdate, str
 		}
 		return visitor.ActionNoChange, nil
diff --git a/language/printer/schema_printer_test.go b/language/printer/schema_printer_test.go
index df2b98ef..d080f551 100644
--- a/language/printer/schema_printer_test.go
+++ b/language/printer/schema_printer_test.go
@@ -124,3 +124,184 @@ directive @include(if: Boolean!) on FIELD | FRAGMENT_SPREAD | INLINE_FRAGMENT
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected result, Diff: %v", testutil.Diff(expected, results))
 	}
 }
+
+func TestSchemaPrinter_PrintsAllDescriptions(t *testing.T) {
+	b, err := ioutil.ReadFile("../../schema-all-descriptions.graphql")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unable to load schema-all-descriptions.graphql")
+	}
+
+	query := string(b)
+	astDoc := parse(t, query)
+	expected := `"""single line scalar description"""
+scalar ScalarSingleLine
+
+"""
+multi line
+
+scalar description
+"""
+scalar ScalarMultiLine
+
+"""single line object description"""
+type ObjectSingleLine {
+  no_description: ID
+  
+  """single line field description"""
+  single_line(a: ID, b: ID, c: ID, d: ID): ID
+  
+  """
+  multi line
+  
+  field description
+  """
+  multi_line(
+    a: ID
+    
+    """single line argument description"""
+    b: ID
+    
+    """
+    multi line
+    
+    field description
+    """
+    c: ID
+    d: ID
+  ): ID
+}
+
+"""
+multi line
+
+object description
+"""
+type ObjectMultiLine {
+  foo: ID
+}
+
+"""single line interface description"""
+interface InterfaceSingleLine {
+  no_description: ID
+  
+  """single line field description"""
+  single_line(a: ID, b: ID, c: ID, d: ID): ID
+  
+  """
+  multi line
+  
+  field description
+  """
+  multi_line(
+    a: ID
+    
+    """single line argument description"""
+    b: ID
+    
+    """
+    multi line
+    
+    argument description
+    """
+    c: ID
+    d: ID
+  ): ID
+}
+
+"""
+multi line
+
+interface description
+"""
+interface InterfaceMultiLine {
+  foo: ID
+}
+
+"""single line union description"""
+union UnionSingleLine = String | Int | Float | ID
+
+"""
+multi line
+
+union description
+"""
+union UnionSingleLine = String | Int | Float | ID
+
+"""single line enum description"""
+enum EnumSingleLine {
+  no_description
+  
+  """single line enum description"""
+  single_line
+  
+  """
+  multi line
+  
+  enum description
+  """
+  multi_line
+  again_no_description
+}
+
+"""
+multi line
+
+enum description
+"""
+enum EnumMultiLine {
+  foo
+}
+
+"""single line input description"""
+input InputSingleLine {
+  a: ID
+  
+  """single line argument description"""
+  b: ID
+  
+  """
+  multi line
+  
+  argument description
+  """
+  c: ID
+  d: ID
+}
+
+"""
+multi line
+
+input description
+"""
+input InputMultiLine {
+  foo: ID
+}
+
+"""single line directive description"""
+directive @DirectiveSingleLine(
+  a: ID
+  
+  """single line argument description"""
+  b: ID
+  
+  """
+  multi line
+  
+  argument description
+  """
+  c: ID
+  d: ID
+) on SCALAR
+
+"""
+multi line
+
+directive description
+"""
+directive @DirectiveMultiLine on SCALAR
+`
+	results := printer.Print(astDoc)
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(expected, results) {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected result, Diff: %v", testutil.Diff(expected, results))
+	}
+}
diff --git a/schema-all-descriptions.graphql b/schema-all-descriptions.graphql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e30107f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schema-all-descriptions.graphql
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+# File: schema-all-descriptions.graphql
+
+"""single line scalar description"""
+scalar ScalarSingleLine
+
+"""
+multi line
+
+scalar description
+"""
+scalar ScalarMultiLine
+
+"""single line object description"""
+type ObjectSingleLine {
+  no_description: ID
+
+  """single line field description"""
+  single_line(a: ID, b: ID, c: ID, d: ID): ID
+
+  """
+  multi line
+
+  field description
+  """
+  multi_line(
+    a: ID
+
+    """single line argument description"""
+    b: ID
+
+    """
+    multi line
+
+    field description
+    """
+    c: ID
+    d: ID
+  ): ID
+}
+
+"""
+multi line
+
+object description
+"""
+type ObjectMultiLine {
+  foo: ID
+}
+
+"""single line interface description"""
+interface InterfaceSingleLine {
+  no_description: ID
+
+  """single line field description"""
+  single_line(a: ID, b: ID, c: ID, d: ID): ID
+
+  """
+  multi line
+
+  field description
+  """
+  multi_line(
+    a: ID
+
+    """single line argument description"""
+    b: ID
+
+    """
+    multi line
+
+    argument description
+    """
+    c: ID
+    d: ID
+  ): ID
+}
+
+"""
+multi line
+
+interface description
+"""
+interface InterfaceMultiLine {
+  foo: ID
+}
+
+"""single line union description"""
+union UnionSingleLine = String | Int | Float | ID
+
+"""
+multi line
+
+union description
+"""
+union UnionSingleLine = String | Int | Float | ID
+
+"""single line enum description"""
+enum EnumSingleLine {
+  no_description
+
+  """single line enum description"""
+  single_line
+
+  """
+  multi line
+
+  enum description
+  """
+  multi_line
+  again_no_description
+}
+
+"""
+multi line
+
+enum description
+"""
+enum EnumMultiLine {
+  foo
+}
+
+"""single line input description"""
+input InputSingleLine {
+  a: ID
+
+  """single line argument description"""
+  b: ID
+  
+  """
+  multi line
+
+  argument description
+  """
+  c: ID
+  d: ID
+}
+
+"""
+multi line
+
+input description
+"""
+input InputMultiLine {
+  foo: ID
+}
+
+"""single line directive description"""
+directive @DirectiveSingleLine(
+  a: ID
+
+  """single line argument description"""
+  b: ID
+
+  """
+  multi line
+
+  argument description
+  """
+  c: ID
+  d: ID
+) on SCALAR
+
+"""
+multi line
+
+directive description
+"""
+directive @DirectiveMultiLine on SCALAR