diff --git a/pdm/cli/commands/run.py b/pdm/cli/commands/run.py
index f3ce0ff76c..69eefdcf75 100644
--- a/pdm/cli/commands/run.py
+++ b/pdm/cli/commands/run.py
@@ -52,6 +52,20 @@ class Task(NamedTuple):
     def __str__(self) -> str:
         return f"<task [cyan]{self.name}[/]>"
 
+    @property
+    def short_description(self) -> str:
+        """
+        A short one line task description
+        """
+        if self.kind == "composite":
+            fallback = " ➤ ".join(self.args)
+        else:
+            lines = [
+                line.strip() for line in str(self.args).splitlines() if line.strip()
+            ]
+            fallback = f"{lines[0]}⮨" if len(lines) > 1 else lines[0]
+        return self.options.get("help", fallback)
+
 
 class TaskRunner:
     """The task runner for pdm project"""
@@ -261,9 +275,9 @@ def run(
     def show_list(self) -> None:
         if not self.project.scripts:
             return
-        columns = ["Name", "Type", "Script", "Description"]
+        columns = ["Name", "Type", "Description"]
         result = []
-        for name in self.project.scripts:
+        for name in sorted(self.project.scripts):
             if name == "_":
                 continue
             task = self._get_task(name)
@@ -272,8 +286,7 @@ def show_list(self) -> None:
                 (
                     f"[green]{name}[/]",
                     task.kind,
-                    str(task.args),
-                    task.options.get("help", ""),
+                    task.short_description,
                 )
             )
         self.project.core.ui.display_columns(result, columns)
diff --git a/tests/cli/test_run.py b/tests/cli/test_run.py
index 9bc94c5c07..c85ba34854 100644
--- a/tests/cli/test_run.py
+++ b/tests/cli/test_run.py
@@ -274,22 +274,34 @@ def test_run_script_override_global_env(project, invoke, capfd):
 
 def test_run_show_list_of_scripts(project, invoke):
     project.tool_settings["scripts"] = {
+        "test_composite": {"composite": ["test_cmd", "test_script", "test_shell"]},
         "test_cmd": "flask db upgrade",
+        "test_multi": """\
+            I am a multilines
+            command
+        """,
         "test_script": {"call": "test_script:main", "help": "call a python function"},
         "test_shell": {"shell": "echo $FOO", "help": "shell command"},
     }
     project.write_pyproject()
     result = invoke(["run", "--list"], obj=project)
     result_lines = result.output.splitlines()[3:]
-    assert result_lines[0][1:-1].strip() == "test_cmd    │ cmd   │ flask db upgrade │"
+    assert (
+        result_lines[0][1:-1].strip() == "test_cmd       │ cmd       │ flask db upgrade"
+    )
     assert (
         result_lines[1][1:-1].strip()
-        == "test_script │ call  │ test_script:main │ call a python function"
+        == "test_composite │ composite │ test_cmd ➤ test_script ➤ test_shell"
     )
     assert (
         result_lines[2][1:-1].strip()
-        == "test_shell  │ shell │ echo $FOO        │ shell command"
+        == "test_multi     │ cmd       │ I am a multilines⮨"
+    )
+    assert (
+        result_lines[3][1:-1].strip()
+        == "test_script    │ call      │ call a python function"
     )
+    assert result_lines[4][1:-1].strip() == "test_shell     │ shell     │ shell command"
 
 
 def test_run_with_another_project_root(project, local_finder, invoke, capfd):