diff --git a/horizon/templates/_header.html b/horizon/templates/_header.html
index e8bada76a..9a85bf54a 100644
--- a/horizon/templates/_header.html
+++ b/horizon/templates/_header.html
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 <div id="user_info" class="pull-right">
   <span>{% trans "Logged in as" %}: {{ request.user.username }}</span>
   <a href="{% url horizon:settings:user:index %}">{% trans "Settings" %}</a>
+  {% if HORIZON_CONFIG.help_url %}
+  <a href="{{ HORIZON_CONFIG.help_url }}" target="_new">{% trans "Help" %}</a>
+  {% endif %}
   <a href="{% url logout %}">{% trans "Sign Out" %}</a>
   {% include "horizon/common/_region_selector.html" %}
 </div>
diff --git a/horizon/tests/testsettings.py b/horizon/tests/testsettings.py
index 26498b6d1..0f2279f48 100644
--- a/horizon/tests/testsettings.py
+++ b/horizon/tests/testsettings.py
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ HORIZON_CONFIG = {
         "regex": '^.{8,18}$',
         "help_text": _("Password must be between 8 and 18 characters.")
     },
-    'user_home': None
+    'user_home': None,
+    'help_url': "http://docs.openstack.org"
 }
 
 COMPRESS_ENABLED = False
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/local/local_settings.py.example b/openstack_dashboard/local/local_settings.py.example
index 0a6e54662..d841e6a2b 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/local/local_settings.py.example
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/local/local_settings.py.example
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ TEMPLATE_DEBUG = DEBUG
 #     "password_validator": {
 #         "regex": '.*',
 #         "help_text": _("Your password does not meet the requirements.")
-#     }
+#     },
+#    'help_url': "http://docs.openstack.org"
 # }
 
 LOCAL_PATH = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/settings.py b/openstack_dashboard/settings.py
index aceacb719..bf8e3d9d5 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/settings.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/settings.py
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ HORIZON_CONFIG = {
     'dashboards': ('nova', 'syspanel', 'settings',),
     'default_dashboard': 'nova',
     'user_home': 'horizon.views.user_home',
-    'ajax_queue_limit': 10
+    'ajax_queue_limit': 10,
+    'help_url': "http://docs.openstack.org"
 }
 
 MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (