diff --git a/homeassistant/components/python_script/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/python_script/__init__.py
index bed159cae6bf9b..2051b32b63f2ab 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/python_script/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/python_script/__init__.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 )
 import voluptuous as vol
 
-from homeassistant.const import SERVICE_RELOAD
+from homeassistant.const import CONF_DESCRIPTION, CONF_NAME, SERVICE_RELOAD
 from homeassistant.exceptions import HomeAssistantError
 from homeassistant.helpers.service import async_set_service_schema
 from homeassistant.loader import bind_hass
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@
     "get_age",
 }
 
+CONF_FIELDS = "fields"
+
 
 class ScriptError(HomeAssistantError):
     """When a script error occurs."""
@@ -125,8 +127,9 @@ def python_script_service_handler(call):
         hass.services.register(DOMAIN, name, python_script_service_handler)
 
         service_desc = {
-            "description": services_dict.get(name, {}).get("description", ""),
-            "fields": services_dict.get(name, {}).get("fields", {}),
+            CONF_NAME: services_dict.get(name, {}).get("name", name),
+            CONF_DESCRIPTION: services_dict.get(name, {}).get("description", ""),
+            CONF_FIELDS: services_dict.get(name, {}).get("fields", {}),
         }
         async_set_service_schema(hass, DOMAIN, name, service_desc)
 
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/python_script/services.yaml b/homeassistant/components/python_script/services.yaml
index 835f6402481435..e9f860f1a6289f 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/python_script/services.yaml
+++ b/homeassistant/components/python_script/services.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # Describes the format for available python_script services
 
 reload:
+  name: Reload
   description: Reload all available python_scripts
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/script/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/script/__init__.py
index d8af3e4a96db92..ca928f810e2363 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/script/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/script/__init__.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     ATTR_NAME,
     CONF_ALIAS,
     CONF_DEFAULT,
+    CONF_DESCRIPTION,
     CONF_ICON,
     CONF_MODE,
     CONF_NAME,
@@ -54,7 +55,6 @@
 ATTR_VARIABLES = "variables"
 
 CONF_ADVANCED = "advanced"
-CONF_DESCRIPTION = "description"
 CONF_EXAMPLE = "example"
 CONF_FIELDS = "fields"
 CONF_REQUIRED = "required"
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ async def service_handler(service):
 
         # Register the service description
         service_desc = {
+            CONF_NAME: script_entity.name,
             CONF_DESCRIPTION: cfg[CONF_DESCRIPTION],
             CONF_FIELDS: cfg[CONF_FIELDS],
         }
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/script/services.yaml b/homeassistant/components/script/services.yaml
index 5af81734a9e2f2..b772b80a1d2055 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/script/services.yaml
+++ b/homeassistant/components/script/services.yaml
@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@
 # Describes the format for available python_script services
 
 reload:
+  name: Reload
   description: Reload all the available scripts
 
 turn_on:
+  name: Turn on
   description: Turn on script
   target:
 
 turn_off:
+  name: Turn off
   description: Turn off script
   target:
 
 toggle:
+  name: Toggle
   description: Toggle script
   target:
diff --git a/homeassistant/const.py b/homeassistant/const.py
index b601135279ff19..5dbd9556cd93e6 100644
--- a/homeassistant/const.py
+++ b/homeassistant/const.py
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
 CONF_DEFAULT = "default"
 CONF_DELAY = "delay"
 CONF_DELAY_TIME = "delay_time"
+CONF_DESCRIPTION = "description"
 CONF_DEVICE = "device"
 CONF_DEVICES = "devices"
 CONF_DEVICE_CLASS = "device_class"
diff --git a/tests/components/python_script/test_init.py b/tests/components/python_script/test_init.py
index b58bd6eb46908c..142d833698d0f5 100644
--- a/tests/components/python_script/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/components/python_script/test_init.py
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ async def test_service_descriptions(hass):
 
     service_descriptions1 = (
         "hello:\n"
+        "  name: ABC\n"
         "  description: Description of hello.py.\n"
         "  fields:\n"
         "    fake_param:\n"
@@ -333,6 +334,7 @@ async def test_service_descriptions(hass):
 
     assert len(descriptions) == 1
 
+    assert descriptions[DOMAIN]["hello"]["name"] == "ABC"
     assert descriptions[DOMAIN]["hello"]["description"] == "Description of hello.py."
     assert (
         descriptions[DOMAIN]["hello"]["fields"]["fake_param"]["description"]
@@ -343,6 +345,8 @@ async def test_service_descriptions(hass):
         == "This is a test of python_script.hello"
     )
 
+    # Verify default name = file name
+    assert descriptions[DOMAIN]["world_beer"]["name"] == "world_beer"
     assert descriptions[DOMAIN]["world_beer"]["description"] == ""
     assert bool(descriptions[DOMAIN]["world_beer"]["fields"]) is False
 
diff --git a/tests/components/script/test_init.py b/tests/components/script/test_init.py
index c1485a0c6ab0cf..cf2c632ee1662e 100644
--- a/tests/components/script/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/components/script/test_init.py
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ async def test_service_descriptions(hass):
 
     descriptions = await async_get_all_descriptions(hass)
 
+    assert descriptions[DOMAIN]["test"]["name"] == "test"
     assert descriptions[DOMAIN]["test"]["description"] == "test description"
     assert not descriptions[DOMAIN]["test"]["fields"]
 
@@ -303,6 +304,27 @@ async def test_service_descriptions(hass):
         == "test_param example"
     )
 
+    # Test 3: has "alias" that will be used as "name"
+    with patch(
+        "homeassistant.config.load_yaml_config_file",
+        return_value={
+            "script": {
+                "test_name": {
+                    "alias": "ABC",
+                    "sequence": [{"delay": {"seconds": 5}}],
+                }
+            }
+        },
+    ):
+        await hass.services.async_call(DOMAIN, SERVICE_RELOAD, blocking=True)
+
+    descriptions = await async_get_all_descriptions(hass)
+
+    assert descriptions[DOMAIN]["test_name"]["name"] == "ABC"
+
+    # Test 4: verify that names from YAML are taken into account as well
+    assert descriptions[DOMAIN]["turn_on"]["name"] == "Turn on"
+
 
 async def test_shared_context(hass):
     """Test that the shared context is passed down the chain."""