diff --git a/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/EraBased/Run/Governance/DRep.hs b/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/EraBased/Run/Governance/DRep.hs
index 2fc2bbd809..21adf14809 100644
--- a/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/EraBased/Run/Governance/DRep.hs
+++ b/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/EraBased/Run/Governance/DRep.hs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE GADTs #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE LambdaCase #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE NamedFieldPuns #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE RankNTypes #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE ScopedTypeVariables #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE TypeApplications #-}
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ runGovernanceDRepRegistrationCertificateCmd
             makeDrepRegistrationCertificate
               req
               (pcaAnchor <$> mAnchor)
-          description = Just @TextEnvelopeDescr "DRep Key Registration Certificate"
+          description = Just $ hashSourceToDescription drepHashSource "Registration Certificate"
 
       firstExceptT RegistrationWriteFileError
         . newExceptT
@@ -145,11 +146,10 @@ runGovernanceDRepRetirementCertificateCmd
     conwayEraOnwardsConstraints w $ do
       drepCredential <- modifyError GovernanceCmdKeyReadError $ readDRepCredential drepHashSource
       makeDrepUnregistrationCertificate (DRepUnregistrationRequirements w drepCredential deposit)
-        & writeFileTextEnvelope outFile (Just genKeyDelegCertDesc)
+        & writeFileTextEnvelope
+          outFile
+          (Just $ hashSourceToDescription drepHashSource "Retirement Certificate")
         & modifyError GovernanceCmdTextEnvWriteError . newExceptT
-   where
-    genKeyDelegCertDesc :: TextEnvelopeDescr
-    genKeyDelegCertDesc = "DRep Retirement Certificate"
 
 runGovernanceDRepUpdateCertificateCmd
   :: ()
@@ -172,7 +172,10 @@ runGovernanceDRepUpdateCertificateCmd
               (DRepUpdateRequirements w drepCredential)
               (pcaAnchor <$> mAnchor)
       firstExceptT GovernanceCmdTextEnvWriteError . newExceptT $
-        writeFileTextEnvelope outFile (Just "DRep Update Certificate") updateCertificate
+        writeFileTextEnvelope
+          outFile
+          (Just $ hashSourceToDescription drepHashSource "Update Certificate")
+          updateCertificate
 
 runGovernanceDRepMetadataHashCmd
   :: ()
@@ -211,3 +214,12 @@ runGovernanceDRepMetadataHashCmd
     fetchURLToGovernanceCmdError
       :: ExceptT FetchURLError IO ByteString -> ExceptT GovernanceCmdError IO ByteString
     fetchURLToGovernanceCmdError = withExceptT GovernanceCmdFetchURLError
+
+hashSourceToDescription :: DRepHashSource -> TextEnvelopeDescr -> TextEnvelopeDescr
+hashSourceToDescription source what =
+  ( case source of
+      DRepHashSourceScript _ -> "DRep Script"
+      DRepHashSourceVerificationKey _ -> "DRep Key"
+  )
+    <> " "
+    <> what
diff --git a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/governance/drep/drep_registration_certificate_script.json b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/governance/drep/drep_registration_certificate_script.json
index 21cd0d468e..011be4033a 100644
--- a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/governance/drep/drep_registration_certificate_script.json
+++ b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/governance/drep/drep_registration_certificate_script.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
     "type": "CertificateConway",
-    "description": "DRep Key Registration Certificate",
+    "description": "DRep Script Registration Certificate",
     "cborHex": "84108201581c0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000300826964756d6d792d75726c582052e69500a92d80f2126c836a4903dc582006709f004cf7a28ed648f732dff8d2"
 }
diff --git a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/governance/drep/drep_retirement_cert b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/governance/drep/drep_retirement_cert
index 9fb04088b6..a98aaf5eb0 100644
--- a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/governance/drep/drep_retirement_cert
+++ b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/governance/drep/drep_retirement_cert
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
     "type": "CertificateConway",
-    "description": "DRep Retirement Certificate",
+    "description": "DRep Key Retirement Certificate",
     "cborHex": "83118200581ceb09d5556a8bce421074e394d02c79ced96741657b4cf7ca8995294d1a000f4240"
 }
diff --git a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/governance/drep/drep_update_certificate.json b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/governance/drep/drep_update_certificate.json
index 9e65a9d789..52d437d2b9 100644
--- a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/governance/drep/drep_update_certificate.json
+++ b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/governance/drep/drep_update_certificate.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
     "type": "CertificateConway",
-    "description": "DRep Update Certificate",
+    "description": "DRep Key Update Certificate",
     "cborHex": "83128200581ceb09d5556a8bce421074e394d02c79ced96741657b4cf7ca8995294d826964756d6d792d75726c582052e69500a92d80f2126c836a4903dc582006709f004cf7a28ed648f732dff8d2"
 }
diff --git a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/governance/drep/drep_update_certificate_script_hash.json b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/governance/drep/drep_update_certificate_script_hash.json
index 8780106717..e76d48dd00 100644
--- a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/governance/drep/drep_update_certificate_script_hash.json
+++ b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/governance/drep/drep_update_certificate_script_hash.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
     "type": "CertificateConway",
-    "description": "DRep Update Certificate",
+    "description": "DRep Script Update Certificate",
     "cborHex": "83128201581c8f33600845940d65bdbc7ea7a247a7997aa8558649128fa82c4c046882785e68747470733a2f2f7261772e67697468756275736572636f6e74656e742e636f6d2f63617264616e6f2d666f756e646174696f6e2f434950732f6d61737465722f4349502d303131392f6578616d706c65732f647265702e6a736f6e6c645820fecc1773db89b45557d82e07719c275f6877a6cadfd2469f4dc5a7df5b38b4a4"
 }