diff --git a/spec/help_spec.lua b/spec/help_spec.lua
index 5f777c0..8d18454 100644
--- a/spec/help_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/help_spec.lua
@@ -32,6 +32,23 @@ describe("tests related to help message generation", function()
       }, "\r\n"), parser:prepare():get_help())
    end)
 
+   it("uses description and epilog", function()
+      local parser = Parser "foo"
+         :description "A description. "
+         :epilog "An epilog. "
+
+      assert.equal(table.concat({
+         "Usage: foo [-h]",
+         "",
+         "A description. ",
+         "",
+         "Options: ",
+         "   -h, --help            Show this help message and exit. ",
+         "",
+         "An epilog. "
+      }, "\r\n"), parser:prepare():get_help())
+   end)
+
    it("creates correct help message for arguments", function()
       local parser = Parser "foo"
       parser:argument "first"
diff --git a/src/argparse.lua b/src/argparse.lua
index dffc6bf..f6da4d7 100644
--- a/src/argparse.lua
+++ b/src/argparse.lua
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ local Parser = class {
    _require_command = true,
    _add_help = true,
    _fields = {
-      "name", "description", "require_command",
+      "name", "description", "epilog", "require_command",
       "action", "usage", "help", "add_help"
    }
 }:include(Declarative)
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ local Command = Parser:extends {
    __name = "Command",
    _aliases = {},
    _fields = {
-      "name", "aliases", "description", "target",
-      "require_command", "action", "usage", "help",
-      "add_help"
+      "name", "aliases", "description", "epilog", 
+      "target", "require_command", "action", "usage",
+      "help", "add_help"
    }
 }
 
@@ -435,6 +435,10 @@ function Parser:get_help()
          table.insert(blocks, table.concat(buf, "\r\n"))
       end
 
+      if self._epilog then
+         table.insert(blocks, self._epilog)
+      end
+
       self._help = table.concat(blocks, "\r\n\r\n")
    end