diff --git a/components/cli/command/system/inspect.go b/components/cli/command/system/inspect.go
index d7a24854e7..8732c467eb 100644
--- a/components/cli/command/system/inspect.go
+++ b/components/cli/command/system/inspect.go
@@ -25,9 +25,12 @@ func NewInspectCommand(dockerCli *command.DockerCli) *cobra.Command {
 	var opts inspectOptions
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "inspect [OPTIONS] CONTAINER|IMAGE|TASK [CONTAINER|IMAGE|TASK...]",
-		Short: "Return low-level information on a container, image or task",
-		Args:  cli.RequiresMinArgs(1),
+		Use: "inspect [OPTIONS] NAME|ID [NAME|ID...]",
+		Short: strings.Join([]string{
+			"Return low-level information on Docker object(s) (e.g. container, image, volume,",
+			"\nnetwork, node, service, or task) identified by name or ID",
+		}, ""),
+		Args: cli.RequiresMinArgs(1),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			opts.ids = args
 			return runInspect(dockerCli, opts)