diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4d0fb81..78239a7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ A GitHub action for styling files with [prettier](https://prettier.io).
 | push_options | :x: | - | Custom git push options |
 | same_commit | :x: | `false` | Update the current commit instead of creating a new one, created by [Joren Broekema](https://github.com/jorenbroekema), this command works only with the checkout action set to fetch depth '0' (see example 2)  |
 | commit_message | :x: | `"Prettified Code!"` | Custom git commit message, will be ignored if used with `same_commit` |
+| commit_description | :x: | - | Custom git extended commit message, will be ignored if used with `same_commit` |
 | file_pattern | :x: | `*` | Custom git add file pattern, can't be used with only_changed! |
 | prettier_plugins | :x: | - | Install Prettier plugins, i.e. `@prettier/plugin-php @prettier/plugin-other` |
 | only_changed | :x: | `false` | Only prettify changed files, can't be used with file_pattern! This command works only with the checkout action set to fetch depth '0' (see example 2)|
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 3217353..691269a 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ inputs:
     description: Commit message, will be ignored if used with same_commit
     required: false
     default: "Prettified Code!"
+  commit_description:
+    description: Extended commit message, will be ignored if used with same_commit
+    required: false
+    default: ""
   same_commit:
     description: Update the current commit instead of creating a new one
     required: false
@@ -58,6 +62,7 @@ runs:
         ${{ github.action_path }}/entrypoint.sh
       env:
         INPUT_COMMIT_MESSAGE: ${{ inputs.commit_message }}
+        INPUT_COMMIT_DESCRIPTION: ${{ inputs.commit_description }}
         INPUT_SAME_COMMIT: ${{ inputs.same_commit }}
         INPUT_COMMIT_OPTIONS: ${{ inputs.commit_options }}
         INPUT_FILE_PATTERN: ${{ inputs.file_pattern }}
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index d3a358b..b8216b4 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ if _git_changed; then
       git commit --amend --no-edit
       git push origin -f
     else
-      git commit -m "$INPUT_COMMIT_MESSAGE" --author="$GITHUB_ACTOR <$GITHUB_ACTOR@users.noreply.github.com>" ${INPUT_COMMIT_OPTIONS:+"$INPUT_COMMIT_OPTIONS"} || echo "No files added to commit"
+      git commit -m "$INPUT_COMMIT_MESSAGE" if [ "$INPUT_COMMIT_DESCRIPTION" != "" ]; then echo '-m "$INPUT_COMMIT_DESCRIPTION"' fi --author="$GITHUB_ACTOR <$GITHUB_ACTOR@users.noreply.github.com>" ${INPUT_COMMIT_OPTIONS:+"$INPUT_COMMIT_OPTIONS"} || echo "No files added to commit"
       git push origin ${INPUT_PUSH_OPTIONS:-}
     fi
     echo "Changes pushed successfully."