diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/cli/help/TextStyle.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/cli/help/TextStyle.java
index fef720f34..02346daae 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/cli/help/TextStyle.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/cli/help/TextStyle.java
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ public CharSequence pad(final boolean addIndent, final CharSequence text) {
                 rest = "";
             } else {
                 int restLen = maxWidth - text.length();
-                if (addIndent && restLen > indent) {
+                if (addIndent && restLen >= indent) {
                     indentPad = Util.repeatSpace(indent);
                     restLen -= indent;
                 } else {
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/cli/help/HelpFormatterTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/cli/help/HelpFormatterTest.java
index 04041f644..e7b995bca 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/cli/help/HelpFormatterTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/cli/help/HelpFormatterTest.java
@@ -340,6 +340,39 @@ void testPrintOptions() throws IOException {
         assertEquals(expected, actual);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Continuation description lines must share the same indent.
+     *
+     * @see <a href="https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLI-354">[CLI-354] HelpFormatter: Description indentation is incorrect</a>
+     */
+    @Test
+    void testPrintHelpWrappedDescriptionIndent() throws IOException {
+        final StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+        final TextHelpAppendable serializer = new TextHelpAppendable(sb);
+        final HelpFormatter formatter = HelpFormatter.builder().setHelpAppendable(serializer).setShowSince(false).get();
+        final String description = "an argument passed to the remote command. The value will be wrapped in double quotes "
+                + "and appended to the command-line. This option can be added multiple times.";
+        final Options options = new Options().addOption(Option.builder("V").longOpt("argument-value").hasArg().desc(description).get());
+
+        final List<String> expected = new ArrayList<>();
+        expected.add(" usage:  cs [-V <arg>]");
+        expected.add("");
+        expected.add(" header");
+        expected.add("");
+        expected.add("          Options                               Description                ");
+        expected.add(" -V, --argument-value <arg>     an argument passed to the remote command.  ");
+        expected.add("                                 The value will be wrapped in double quotes");
+        expected.add("                                 and appended to the command-line. This    ");
+        expected.add("                                 option can be added multiple times.       ");
+        expected.add("");
+        expected.add(" footer");
+        expected.add("");
+
+        formatter.printHelp("cs", "header", options, "footer", true);
+        final List<String> actual = IOUtils.readLines(new StringReader(sb.toString()));
+        assertEquals(expected, actual);
+    }
+
     @Test
     void testSetOptionFormatBuilderTest() {
         final HelpFormatter.Builder underTest = HelpFormatter.builder();
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/cli/help/TextStyleTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/cli/help/TextStyleTest.java
index b3e946278..2f18ae3ba 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/cli/help/TextStyleTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/cli/help/TextStyleTest.java
@@ -71,6 +71,17 @@ static Stream<Arguments> padTestData() {
         builder.setAlignment(TextStyle.Alignment.CENTER);
         lst.add(Arguments.of(builder.get(), "    Hello world     ", "    Hello world     "));
 
+        // width equal to text length + indent applies indent on continuation lines
+        builder.setMaxWidth(16);
+        builder.setAlignment(TextStyle.Alignment.LEFT);
+        lst.add(Arguments.of(builder.get(), "Hello world     ", "     Hello world"));
+
+        builder.setAlignment(TextStyle.Alignment.RIGHT);
+        lst.add(Arguments.of(builder.get(), "     Hello world", "     Hello world"));
+
+        builder.setAlignment(TextStyle.Alignment.CENTER);
+        lst.add(Arguments.of(builder.get(), "  Hello world   ", "  Hello world   "));
+
         // width greater than text length and less than text length + indent creates result of text length + pad
         builder.setMaxWidth(14);
         builder.setAlignment(TextStyle.Alignment.LEFT);