diff --git a/pkg/cmd/gist/view/view.go b/pkg/cmd/gist/view/view.go
index 31b48325f..4f95af803 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/gist/view/view.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/gist/view/view.go
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ func viewRun(opts *ViewOptions) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	cs := opts.IO.ColorScheme()
+	if gist.Description != "" && opts.Filename == "" {
+		fmt.Fprintf(opts.IO.Out, "%s\n", cs.Bold(gist.Description))
+	}
+
 	if opts.Filename != "" {
 		gistFile, ok := gist.Files[opts.Filename]
 		if !ok {
@@ -102,11 +107,6 @@ func viewRun(opts *ViewOptions) error {
 
 	showFilenames := len(gist.Files) > 1
 
-	cs := opts.IO.ColorScheme()
-	if gist.Description != "" && showFilenames {
-		fmt.Fprintf(opts.IO.Out, "%s\n", cs.Bold(gist.Description))
-	}
-
 	outs := []string{} // to ensure consistent ordering
 
 	for filename, gistFile := range gist.Files {
@@ -122,7 +122,10 @@ func viewRun(opts *ViewOptions) error {
 				content = rendered
 			}
 		}
-		out += fmt.Sprintf("%s\n\n", content)
+		out += fmt.Sprintf("%s", content)
+		if opts.Filename == "" {
+			out += fmt.Sprintf("\n\n")
+		}
 
 		outs = append(outs, out)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/gist/view/view_test.go b/pkg/cmd/gist/view/view_test.go
index 832a9ae01..4ecd86538 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/gist/view/view_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/gist/view/view_test.go
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func Test_viewRun(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-			wantOut: "bwhiizzzbwhuiiizzzz\n\n",
+			wantOut: "bwhiizzzbwhuiiizzzz",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "filename selected, raw",
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func Test_viewRun(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-			wantOut: "bwhiizzzbwhuiiizzzz\n\n",
+			wantOut: "bwhiizzzbwhuiiizzzz",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "multiple files, no description",