diff --git a/vscode-extensions/vscode-boot-properties/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/common/AbstractPropertyRenderableProvider.java b/vscode-extensions/vscode-boot-properties/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/common/AbstractPropertyRenderableProvider.java
index 71ffc114e..0f546b341 100644
--- a/vscode-extensions/vscode-boot-properties/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/common/AbstractPropertyRenderableProvider.java
+++ b/vscode-extensions/vscode-boot-properties/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/common/AbstractPropertyRenderableProvider.java
@@ -32,19 +32,25 @@ public abstract class AbstractPropertyRenderableProvider {
 		if (type==null) {
 			type = Object.class.getName();
 		}
+		renderableBuilder.add(lineBreak());
 		actionLink(renderableBuilder, type);
 		
 		String deflt = formatDefaultValue(getDefaultValue());
 		if (deflt!=null) {
+			renderableBuilder.add(lineBreak());
+			renderableBuilder.add(lineBreak());
 			defaultValueRenderable(renderableBuilder, deflt);
 		}
 		
 		if (isDeprecated()) {
+			renderableBuilder.add(lineBreak());
+			renderableBuilder.add(lineBreak());
 			depreactionRenderable(renderableBuilder);
 		}
 		
 		Renderable description = getDescription();
 		if (description!=null) {
+			renderableBuilder.add(lineBreak());
 			descriptionRenderable(renderableBuilder, description);
 		}
 		
@@ -97,20 +103,15 @@ public abstract class AbstractPropertyRenderableProvider {
 	 * link then the provided runnable is to be executed.
 	 */
 	public void actionLink(Builder<Renderable> renderableBuilder, String displayString) {
-		renderableBuilder.add(lineBreak());
 		renderableBuilder.add(link(displayString, "null"));
 	}
 	
-	private void defaultValueRenderable(Builder<Renderable> renderableBuilder, String defaultValue) {
-		renderableBuilder.add(lineBreak());
-		renderableBuilder.add(lineBreak());
+	protected void defaultValueRenderable(Builder<Renderable> renderableBuilder, String defaultValue) {
 		renderableBuilder.add(text("Default: "));
 		renderableBuilder.add(italic(text(defaultValue)));
 	}
 	
-	private void depreactionRenderable(Builder<Renderable> renderableBuilder) {
-		renderableBuilder.add(lineBreak());
-		renderableBuilder.add(lineBreak());
+	protected void depreactionRenderable(Builder<Renderable> renderableBuilder) {
 		String reason = getDeprecationReason();
 		if (StringUtil.hasText(reason)) {
 			renderableBuilder.add(bold(text("Deprecated: ")));
@@ -120,8 +121,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractPropertyRenderableProvider {
 		}		
 	}
 	
-	private void descriptionRenderable(Builder<Renderable> renderableBuilder, Renderable description) {
-		renderableBuilder.add(lineBreak());
+	protected void descriptionRenderable(Builder<Renderable> renderableBuilder, Renderable description) {
 		renderableBuilder.add(paragraph(description));
 	}
 
diff --git a/vscode-extensions/vscode-boot-properties/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/common/PropertyCompletionFactory.java b/vscode-extensions/vscode-boot-properties/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/common/PropertyCompletionFactory.java
index 47d50d6f7..285d67dd2 100644
--- a/vscode-extensions/vscode-boot-properties/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/common/PropertyCompletionFactory.java
+++ b/vscode-extensions/vscode-boot-properties/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/common/PropertyCompletionFactory.java
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public class PropertyCompletionFactory {
 			super(doc, applier);
 			this.typeUtil = typeUtil;
 			this.match = match;
-			this.propertyRenderable = Suppliers.memoize(() -> new PropertyRenderableProvider(documentContextFinder.find(fDoc), match.data));
+			this.propertyRenderable = Suppliers.memoize(() -> new ShortDocumentationRenderableProvider(documentContextFinder.find(fDoc), match.data));
 			if (match.data.isDeprecated()) {
 				deprecate();
 			}
diff --git a/vscode-extensions/vscode-boot-properties/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/common/ShortDocumentationRenderableProvider.java b/vscode-extensions/vscode-boot-properties/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/common/ShortDocumentationRenderableProvider.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..46c848f8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vscode-extensions/vscode-boot-properties/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/common/ShortDocumentationRenderableProvider.java
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package org.springframework.ide.vscode.boot.common;
+
+import static org.springframework.ide.vscode.commons.util.Renderables.concat;
+import static org.springframework.ide.vscode.commons.util.Renderables.lineBreak;
+
+import org.springframework.ide.vscode.application.properties.metadata.PropertyInfo;
+import org.springframework.ide.vscode.commons.java.IJavaProject;
+import org.springframework.ide.vscode.commons.util.Renderable;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList.Builder;
+
+public class ShortDocumentationRenderableProvider extends PropertyRenderableProvider {
+
+	public ShortDocumentationRenderableProvider(IJavaProject project, PropertyInfo data) {
+		super(project, data);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Renderable getRenderable() {
+		Builder<Renderable> renderableBuilder = ImmutableList.builder();
+
+		Renderable description = getDescription();
+		if (description!=null) {
+			descriptionRenderable(renderableBuilder, description);
+		}
+		
+		String deflt = formatDefaultValue(getDefaultValue());
+		if (deflt!=null) {
+			if (description != null) {
+				renderableBuilder.add(lineBreak());
+			}
+			defaultValueRenderable(renderableBuilder, deflt);
+		}
+		
+		if (isDeprecated()) {
+			if (description != null) {
+				renderableBuilder.add(lineBreak());
+			}
+			depreactionRenderable(renderableBuilder);
+		}		
+		
+		
+		ImmutableList<Renderable> pieces = renderableBuilder.build();
+		return pieces.isEmpty() ? null : concat(pieces);
+	}
+	
+	
+
+}