diff --git a/bin/describe/describe_external_lib_deps.ml b/bin/describe/describe_external_lib_deps.ml
index fd4f5a509cd..d68c62277da 100644
--- a/bin/describe/describe_external_lib_deps.ml
+++ b/bin/describe/describe_external_lib_deps.ml
@@ -185,13 +185,21 @@ let libs db (context : Context.t) =
   >>| List.concat
 ;;
 
-let external_resolved_libs (context : Context.t) =
+let filter_empty ~include_empty items =
+  if include_empty
+  then items
+  else
+    List.filter
+      ~f:(fun (x : Item.t) ->
+        not (List.is_empty x.external_deps && List.is_empty x.internal_deps))
+      items
+;;
+
+let external_resolved_libs ~include_empty (context : Context.t) =
   let open Memo.O in
   let* scope = Dune_rules.Scope.DB.find_by_dir (Context.build_dir context) in
   let db = Dune_rules.Scope.libs scope in
-  libs db context
-  >>| List.filter ~f:(fun (x : Item.t) ->
-    not (List.is_empty x.external_deps && List.is_empty x.internal_deps))
+  libs db context >>| filter_empty ~include_empty
 ;;
 
 let to_dyn context_name external_resolved_libs =
@@ -199,11 +207,22 @@ let to_dyn context_name external_resolved_libs =
   Tuple [ String context_name; list Item.to_dyn external_resolved_libs ]
 ;;
 
+let arg_include_empty =
+  let open Arg in
+  value
+  & flag
+  & info
+      [ "include-empty" ]
+      ~doc:
+        (Some "Whether to include items that have no internal or external dependencies")
+;;
+
 let term =
   let+ builder = Common.Builder.term
   and+ context_name = Common.context_arg ~doc:(Some "Build context to use.")
   and+ _ = Describe_lang_compat.arg
-  and+ format = Describe_format.arg in
+  and+ format = Describe_format.arg
+  and+ include_empty = arg_include_empty in
   let common, config = Common.init builder in
   Scheduler_setup.go_with_rpc_server ~common ~config
   @@ fun () ->
@@ -217,7 +236,7 @@ let term =
     |> Context.name
     |> Dune_engine.Context_name.to_string
   in
-  external_resolved_libs (Super_context.context super_context)
+  external_resolved_libs ~include_empty (Super_context.context super_context)
   >>| to_dyn context_name
   >>| Describe_format.print_dyn format
 ;;
diff --git a/doc/changes/added/15585.md b/doc/changes/added/15585.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..779b31a0924
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/changes/added/15585.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+- Add a `--include-empty` flag to `dune describe external-lib-deps` to also
+  print libraries that have no internal or external dependencies (#15585,
+  @NatKarmios)
diff --git a/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/external-lib-deps/include-empty.t b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/external-lib-deps/include-empty.t
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d9305d21203
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/external-lib-deps/include-empty.t
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+By default, `dune describe external-lib-deps` omits libraries that have no
+internal or external dependencies.
+
+  $ cat >dune-project <<EOF
+  > (lang dune 3.0)
+  > EOF
+
+  $ cat >dune <<EOF
+  > (library
+  >  (name empty_lib))
+  > (library
+  >  (name has_deps)
+  >  (libraries a))
+  > EOF
+
+  $ dune describe external-lib-deps
+  (default
+   ((library
+     ((names (has_deps))
+      (extensions ())
+      (package ())
+      (source_dir .)
+      (external_deps ((a required)))
+      (internal_deps ())))))
+
+With `--include-empty`, libraries that have no dependencies are printed too.
+
+  $ dune describe external-lib-deps --include-empty
+  (default
+   ((library
+     ((names (empty_lib))
+      (extensions ())
+      (package ())
+      (source_dir .)
+      (external_deps ())
+      (internal_deps ())))
+    (library
+     ((names (has_deps))
+      (extensions ())
+      (package ())
+      (source_dir .)
+      (external_deps ((a required)))
+      (internal_deps ())))))
diff --git a/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/external-lib-deps/simple.t/run.t b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/external-lib-deps/simple.t
similarity index 100%
rename from test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/external-lib-deps/simple.t/run.t
rename to test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/external-lib-deps/simple.t