diff --git a/pkg/kn/commands/domain/describe.go b/pkg/kn/commands/domain/describe.go
index 44f0fead94..d17bee469e 100644
--- a/pkg/kn/commands/domain/describe.go
+++ b/pkg/kn/commands/domain/describe.go
@@ -88,7 +88,16 @@ func describe(w io.Writer, domainMapping *v1alpha1.DomainMapping, printDetails b
 	commands.WriteMetadata(dw, &domainMapping.ObjectMeta, printDetails)
 	dw.WriteLine()
 	dw.WriteAttribute("URL", domainMapping.Status.URL.String())
-	dw.WriteAttribute("Service", domainMapping.Spec.Ref.Name)
+	ref := dw.WriteAttribute("Reference", "")
+	ref.WriteAttribute("APIVersion", domainMapping.Spec.Ref.APIVersion)
+	ref.WriteAttribute("Kind", domainMapping.Spec.Ref.Kind)
+	ref.WriteAttribute("Name", domainMapping.Spec.Ref.Name)
+	if domainMapping.Namespace != domainMapping.Spec.Ref.Namespace {
+		ref.WriteAttribute("Namespace", domainMapping.Spec.Ref.Namespace)
+	}
+	if err := ref.Flush(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	dw.WriteLine()
 	commands.WriteConditions(dw, domainMapping.Status.Conditions, printDetails)
 	if err := dw.Flush(); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/kn/commands/domain/describe_test.go b/pkg/kn/commands/domain/describe_test.go
index 00015efa70..59344e40bd 100644
--- a/pkg/kn/commands/domain/describe_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kn/commands/domain/describe_test.go
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ func TestDomainMappingDescribe(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Assert(t, cmp.Regexp("Name:\\s+foo.bar", out))
 	assert.Assert(t, cmp.Regexp("Namespace:\\s+default", out))
 	assert.Assert(t, util.ContainsAll(out, "URL:", "http://foo.bar"))
+	assert.Assert(t, cmp.Regexp("Reference:", out))
+	assert.Assert(t, cmp.Regexp("Kind:\\s+Service", out))
+	assert.Assert(t, cmp.Regexp("Name:\\s+foo", out))
 	assert.Assert(t, util.ContainsAll(out, "Conditions:", "Ready"))
 
 	// There're 2 empty lines used in the "describe" formatting