diff --git a/modules/m_dline.c b/modules/m_dline.c
index fad28340..4d60a0df 100644
--- a/modules/m_dline.c
+++ b/modules/m_dline.c
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@ struct Message undline_msgtab = {
 
 mapi_clist_av1 dline_clist[] = { &dline_msgtab, &undline_msgtab, NULL };
 
-DECLARE_MODULE_AV2(dline, NULL, NULL, dline_clist, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+static const char dline_desc[] = "Provides the DLINE facility to ban users via IP address";
+
+DECLARE_MODULE_AV2(dline, NULL, NULL, dline_clist, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, dline_desc);
 
 static int remove_temp_dline(struct ConfItem *);
 static int apply_dline(struct Client *, const char *, int, char *);
diff --git a/modules/m_encap.c b/modules/m_encap.c
index 814953c4..27c30c8e 100644
--- a/modules/m_encap.c
+++ b/modules/m_encap.c
@@ -50,7 +50,10 @@ struct Message encap_msgtab = {
 };
 
 mapi_clist_av1 encap_clist[] = { &encap_msgtab, NULL };
-DECLARE_MODULE_AV2(encap, NULL, NULL, encap_clist, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+
+static const char encap_desc[] = "Provides the TS6 ENCAP facility";
+
+DECLARE_MODULE_AV2(encap, NULL, NULL, encap_clist, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, encap_desc);
 
 /* ms_encap()
  *
diff --git a/modules/m_etrace.c b/modules/m_etrace.c
index a2b551e8..d7c9049f 100644
--- a/modules/m_etrace.c
+++ b/modules/m_etrace.c
@@ -83,7 +83,11 @@ _moddeinit(void)
 }
 
 mapi_clist_av1 etrace_clist[] = { &etrace_msgtab, &chantrace_msgtab, &masktrace_msgtab, NULL };
-DECLARE_MODULE_AV2(etrace, _modinit, _moddeinit, etrace_clist, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+
+static const char etrace_desc[] =
+    "Provides enhanced tracing facilities to opers (ETRACE, CHANTRACE, and MASKTRACE)";
+
+DECLARE_MODULE_AV2(etrace, _modinit, _moddeinit, etrace_clist, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, etrace_desc);
 
 static void do_etrace(struct Client *source_p, int ipv4, int ipv6);
 static void do_etrace_full(struct Client *source_p);
diff --git a/modules/m_grant.c b/modules/m_grant.c
index fe41d1a1..1d799899 100644
--- a/modules/m_grant.c
+++ b/modules/m_grant.c
@@ -20,13 +20,16 @@ static int me_grant(struct MsgBuf *msgbuf_p, struct Client *client_p, struct Cli
 static int do_grant(struct Client *source_p, struct Client *target_p, const char *new_privset);
 
 struct Message grant_msgtab = {
-  "GRANT", 0, 0, 0, 0,
-  { mg_ignore, mg_not_oper, mg_ignore, mg_ignore, {me_grant, 3}, {mo_grant, 3}}
+	"GRANT", 0, 0, 0, 0,
+	{ mg_ignore, mg_not_oper, mg_ignore, mg_ignore, {me_grant, 3}, {mo_grant, 3}}
 };
 
 mapi_clist_av1 grant_clist[] = { &grant_msgtab, NULL };
 
-DECLARE_MODULE_AV2(grant, NULL, NULL, grant_clist, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+static const char grant_desc[] =
+	"Provides the grant facility for giving other users specific privilege sets";
+
+DECLARE_MODULE_AV2(grant, NULL, NULL, grant_clist, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, grant_desc);
 
 static int
 mo_grant(struct MsgBuf *msgbuf_p, struct Client *client_p, struct Client *source_p, int parc, const char *parv[])
diff --git a/modules/m_help.c b/modules/m_help.c
index 640a1cf3..8dceed5b 100644
--- a/modules/m_help.c
+++ b/modules/m_help.c
@@ -51,7 +51,11 @@ struct Message uhelp_msgtab = {
 };
 
 mapi_clist_av1 help_clist[] = { &help_msgtab, &uhelp_msgtab, NULL };
-DECLARE_MODULE_AV2(help, NULL, NULL, help_clist, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+
+static const char help_desc[] =
+	"Provides the help facility for commands, modes, and server concepts";
+
+DECLARE_MODULE_AV2(help, NULL, NULL, help_clist, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, help_desc);
 
 /*
  * m_help - HELP message handler