diff --git a/craft_cli/helptexts.py b/craft_cli/helptexts.py
index b66ef8f..77c06bc 100644
--- a/craft_cli/helptexts.py
+++ b/craft_cli/helptexts.py
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ def _build_plain_command_help(
         self,
         usage: str,
         overview: str,
+        parameters: list[tuple[str, str]],
         options: list[tuple[str, str]],
         other_command_names: list[str],
     ) -> list[str]:
@@ -285,6 +286,7 @@ def _build_plain_command_help(
 
         - usage
         - summary
+        - positional arguments (only if parameters are not empty)
         - options
         - other related commands
         - footer
@@ -306,6 +308,13 @@ def _build_plain_command_help(
         # column alignment is dictated by longest options title
         max_title_len = max(len(title) for title, text in options)
 
+        if parameters:
+            # command positional arguments
+            positional_args_lines = ["Positional arguments:"]
+            for title, text in parameters:
+                positional_args_lines.extend(_build_item_plain(title, text, max_title_len))
+            textblocks.append("\n".join(positional_args_lines))
+
         # command options
         option_lines = ["Options:"]
         for title, text in options:
@@ -330,6 +339,7 @@ def _build_markdown_command_help(
         self,
         usage: str,
         overview: str,
+        parameters: list[tuple[str, str]],
         options: list[tuple[str, str]],
         other_command_names: list[str],
     ) -> list[str]:
@@ -339,6 +349,7 @@ def _build_markdown_command_help(
 
         - usage
         - summary
+        - positional arguments (only if parameters are not empty)
         - options
         - other related commands
         - footer
@@ -359,6 +370,17 @@ def _build_markdown_command_help(
         overview = process_overview_for_markdown(overview)
         textblocks.append(f"## Summary:\n\n{overview}")
 
+        if parameters:
+            parameters_lines = [
+                "## Positional arguments:",
+                "| | |",
+                "|-|-|",
+            ]
+            for title, text in parameters:
+                parameters_lines.append(f"| `{title}` | {text} |")
+
+            textblocks.append("\n".join(parameters_lines))
+
         option_lines = [
             "## Options:",
             "| | |",
@@ -403,11 +425,11 @@ def get_command_help(
             if name[0] == "-":
                 options.append((name, title))
             else:
-                parameters.append(name)
+                parameters.append((name, title))
 
         usage = f"{self.appname} {command.name} [options]"
         if parameters:
-            usage += " " + " ".join(f"<{parameter}>" for parameter in parameters)
+            usage += " " + " ".join(f"<{parameter[0]}>" for parameter in parameters)
 
         for command_group in self.command_groups:
             if any(isinstance(command, command_class) for command_class in command_group.commands):
@@ -422,7 +444,7 @@ def get_command_help(
             builder = self._build_markdown_command_help
         else:
             builder = self._build_plain_command_help
-        textblocks = builder(usage, command.overview, options, other_command_names)
+        textblocks = builder(usage, command.overview, parameters, options, other_command_names)
 
         # join all stripped blocks, leaving ONE empty blank line between
         return "\n\n".join(block.strip() for block in textblocks) + "\n"
diff --git a/craft_cli/messages.py b/craft_cli/messages.py
index c873b96..bff596e 100644
--- a/craft_cli/messages.py
+++ b/craft_cli/messages.py
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ def ended_ok(self) -> None:
         """Finish the messaging system gracefully."""
         self._stop()
 
-    def _report_error(self, error: errors.CraftError) -> None:
+    def _report_error(self, error: errors.CraftError) -> None:  # noqa: PLR0912 (too many branches)
         """Report the different message lines from a CraftError."""
         if self._mode in (EmitterMode.QUIET, EmitterMode.BRIEF, EmitterMode.VERBOSE):
             use_timestamp = False
@@ -719,8 +719,10 @@ def _report_error(self, error: errors.CraftError) -> None:
             use_timestamp = True
             full_stream = sys.stderr
 
-        # the initial message
-        self._printer.show(sys.stderr, str(error), use_timestamp=use_timestamp, end_line=True)
+        # The initial message. Print every line individually to correctly clear
+        # previous lines, if necessary.
+        for line in str(error).splitlines():
+            self._printer.show(sys.stderr, line, use_timestamp=use_timestamp, end_line=True)
 
         if isinstance(error, errors.CraftCommandError):
             stderr = error.stderr
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 9398d4e..dbdb8fb 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -5,8 +5,13 @@ Changelog
 See the `Releases page`_ on GitHub for a complete list of commits that are
 included in each version.
 
-2.6.0 (2024-02-07)
-------------------
+2.7.0 (2024-Sep-05)
+-------------------
+- Add a new ``CraftCommandError`` class for errors that wrap command output
+- Fix the reporting of error messages containing multiple lines
+
+2.6.0 (2024-Jul-02)
+-------------------
 - Disable exception chaining for help/usage exceptions
 - Support a doc slug in CraftError in addition to full urls
 
diff --git a/docs/tutorials.rst b/docs/tutorials.rst
index 5b4c9d4..fc53703 100644
--- a/docs/tutorials.rst
+++ b/docs/tutorials.rst
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ Ask help for specifically for the command::
 
         It will return successfully if the file was properly removed.
 
+    Positional arguments:
+             filepath:  The file to be removed
+
     Options:
            -h, --help:  Show this help message and exit
         -v, --verbose:  Show debug information and be more verbose
diff --git a/examples.py b/examples.py
index c842a1a..c432fb8 100755
--- a/examples.py
+++ b/examples.py
@@ -513,6 +513,15 @@ def example_30():
         time.sleep(0.001)
 
 
+def example_31():
+    """Multiline error message."""
+    emit.progress("Setting up computer for build...")
+    time.sleep(1)
+    emit.progress("A long progress message")
+    time.sleep(6)
+    raise CraftError("Error 1\nError 2")
+
+
 # -- end of test cases
 
 if len(sys.argv) < 2:
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_messages_integration.py b/tests/integration/test_messages_integration.py
index 592e1fd..9ff19c3 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_messages_integration.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_messages_integration.py
@@ -1013,6 +1013,23 @@ def test_error_unexpected_debugish(capsys, mode):
     assert_outputs(capsys, emit, expected_err=expected, expected_log=expected)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("output_is_terminal", [True])
+def test_error_multiline_brief(capsys):
+    emit = Emitter()
+    emit.init(EmitterMode.BRIEF, "testapp", GREETING)
+    emit.progress("A very long message detailing the current task.")
+    error = CraftError("Error line 1.\nError line 2.", logpath_report=False)
+    emit.error(error)
+
+    expected = [
+        Line("A very long message detailing the current task.", permanent=False),
+        # The error message is split on two separate lines.
+        Line("Error line 1.", permanent=True),
+        Line("Error line 2.", permanent=True),
+    ]
+    assert_outputs(capsys, emit, expected_err=expected, expected_log=expected)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "mode",
     [
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_help.py b/tests/unit/test_help.py
index cc89a36..42b2edb 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_help.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_help.py
@@ -417,6 +417,10 @@ def test_command_help_text_with_parameters(output_format):
         Summary:
             Quite some long text.
 
+        Positional arguments:
+                      name:  The name of the charm.
+                extraparam:  Another parameter..
+
         Options:
                 -h, --help:  Show this help message and exit.
                 --revision:  The revision to release (defaults to latest).
@@ -439,6 +443,12 @@ def test_command_help_text_with_parameters(output_format):
 
         Quite some long text.
 
+        ## Positional arguments:
+        | | |
+        |-|-|
+        | `name` | The name of the charm. |
+        | `extraparam` | Another parameter.. |
+
         ## Options:
         | | |
         |-|-|