diff --git a/doc/source/command-objects/role_assignment.rst b/doc/source/command-objects/role_assignment.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..749d883e54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/source/command-objects/role_assignment.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+===============
+role assignment
+===============
+
+Identity v3
+
+role assignment list
+--------------------
+
+List role assignments
+
+.. program:: role assignment list
+.. code:: bash
+
+    os role assignment list
+        [--role <role>]
+        [--user <user>]
+        [--group <group>]
+        [--domain <domain>]
+        [--project <project>]
+        [--effective]
+
+.. option:: --role <role>
+
+    Role to filter (name or ID)
+
+.. option:: --user <user>
+
+    User to filter (name or ID)
+
+.. option:: --group <group>
+
+    Group to filter (name or ID)
+
+.. option:: --domain <domain>
+
+    Domain to filter (name or ID)
+
+.. option:: --project <project>
+
+    Project to filter (name or ID)
+
+.. option:: --effective
+
+    Returns only effective role assignments (defaults to False)
diff --git a/openstackclient/identity/v3/role_assignment.py b/openstackclient/identity/v3/role_assignment.py
index 5cc97e8d0f..f053b608c5 100644
--- a/openstackclient/identity/v3/role_assignment.py
+++ b/openstackclient/identity/v3/role_assignment.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from openstackclient.common import utils
 
 
 class ListRoleAssignment(lister.Lister):
-    """Lists role assignments according to the given filters"""
+    """List role assignments"""
 
     log = logging.getLogger(__name__ + '.ListRoleAssignment')
 
@@ -36,29 +36,29 @@ class ListRoleAssignment(lister.Lister):
         parser.add_argument(
             '--role',
             metavar='<role>',
-            help='Name or ID of role to filter',
+            help='Role to filter (name or ID)',
         )
         user_or_group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
         user_or_group.add_argument(
             '--user',
             metavar='<user>',
-            help='Name or ID of user to filter',
+            help='User to filter (name or ID)',
         )
         user_or_group.add_argument(
             '--group',
             metavar='<group>',
-            help='Name or ID of group to filter',
+            help='Group to filter (name or ID)',
         )
         domain_or_project = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
         domain_or_project.add_argument(
             '--domain',
             metavar='<domain>',
-            help='Name or ID of domain to filter',
+            help='Domain to filter (name or ID)',
         )
         domain_or_project.add_argument(
             '--project',
             metavar='<project>',
-            help='Name or ID of project to filter',
+            help='Project to filter (name or ID)',
         )
 
         return parser