diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/SpreadsheetFile/SpreadsheetFile.node.json b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/SpreadsheetFile/SpreadsheetFile.node.json
index 97c34100c..5eb36aaa9 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/SpreadsheetFile/SpreadsheetFile.node.json
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/SpreadsheetFile/SpreadsheetFile.node.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 			}
 		]
 	},
-	"alias": ["CSV", "Spreadsheet"],
+	"alias": ["CSV", "Spreadsheet", "Excel", "xls", "xlsx", "ods"],
 	"subcategories": {
 		"Core Nodes": ["Files"]
 	}
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/SpreadsheetFile/SpreadsheetFile.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/SpreadsheetFile/SpreadsheetFile.node.ts
index d2bf22825..8d55b5b12 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/SpreadsheetFile/SpreadsheetFile.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/SpreadsheetFile/SpreadsheetFile.node.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export class SpreadsheetFile implements INodeType {
 		icon: 'fa:table',
 		group: ['transform'],
 		version: 1,
-		description: 'Reads and writes data from a spreadsheet file',
+		description: 'Reads and writes data from a spreadsheet file like CSV, XLS, ODS, etc',
 		defaults: {
 			name: 'Spreadsheet File',
 			color: '#2244FF',