diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-file-check.c b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-file-check.c
index 8aaf686db8..f477ea3c9b 100644
--- a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-file-check.c
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-file-check.c
@@ -188,7 +188,11 @@ main (int argc, gchar ** argv)
     {NULL}
   };
 
-  ctx = g_option_context_new ("- runs Validate transcoding test.");
+  g_set_prgname ("gst-validate-file-check-" GST_API_VERSION);
+  ctx = g_option_context_new ("[URI]");
+  g_option_context_set_summary (ctx, "Does conformance checks on files. "
+      "Use the options to enable the tests to be made and pass the expected"
+      " results");
   g_option_context_add_main_entries (ctx, options, NULL);
 
   if (!g_option_context_parse (ctx, &argc, &argv, &err)) {
diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-transcoding.c b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-transcoding.c
index 60cb42a8cd..7a0ca5b6c3 100644
--- a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-transcoding.c
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-transcoding.c
@@ -271,7 +271,13 @@ main (int argc, gchar ** argv)
     {NULL}
   };
 
-  ctx = g_option_context_new ("- runs Validate transcoding test.");
+  g_set_prgname ("gst-validate-transcoding-" GST_API_VERSION);
+  ctx = g_option_context_new ("[input-file] [output-file]");
+  g_option_context_set_summary (ctx, "Transcodes input-file to output-file, "
+      "using the given encoding profile. The pipeline will be monitored for "
+      "possible issues detection using the gst-validate lib."
+      "\nCan also perform file conformance"
+      "tests after transcoding to make sure the result is correct");
   g_option_context_add_main_entries (ctx, options, NULL);
 
   if (!g_option_context_parse (ctx, &argc, &argv, &err)) {
diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate.c b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate.c
index 6aee502561..b59aeb47da 100644
--- a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate.c
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate.c
@@ -60,8 +60,11 @@ main (int argc, gchar ** argv)
   GstValidateMonitor *monitor;
   GstBus *bus;
 
-  ctx = g_option_context_new ("- runs Validate tests for a pipeline.");
+  g_set_prgname ("gst-validate-" GST_API_VERSION);
+  ctx = g_option_context_new ("PIPELINE-DESCRIPTION");
   g_option_context_add_main_entries (ctx, options, NULL);
+  g_option_context_set_summary (ctx, "Runs a gst launch pipeline, adding "
+      "monitors to it to identify issues in the used elements");
 
   if (argc == 1) {
     g_print ("%s", g_option_context_get_help (ctx, FALSE, NULL));