diff --git a/pkg/gui/files_panel.go b/pkg/gui/files_panel.go
index a4c187c9c..e8bcf8112 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/files_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/files_panel.go
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) renderfilesOptions(g *gocui.Gui, file *commands.File) error {
 		"e":         gui.Tr.SLocalize("edit"),
 		"a":         gui.Tr.SLocalize("toggleStagedAll"),
 		"PgUp/PgDn": gui.Tr.SLocalize("scroll"),
+		"H": gui.Tr.SLocalize("help"),
 	}
 	if gui.State.HasMergeConflicts {
 		optionsMap["a"] = gui.Tr.SLocalize("abortMerge")
diff --git a/pkg/gui/help_panel.go b/pkg/gui/help_panel.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b9173fa88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/gui/help_panel.go
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+package gui
+
+import (
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/gocui"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+func (gui *Gui) renderHelpOptions(g *gocui.Gui) error {
+	optionsMap := map[string]string{
+		"esc/q":   gui.Tr.SLocalize("close"),
+		"PgUp/PgDn": gui.Tr.SLocalize("scroll"),
+	}
+	return gui.renderOptionsMap(g, optionsMap)
+}
+
+func (gui *Gui) scrollUpHelp(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
+	mainView, _ := g.View("help")
+	ox, oy := mainView.Origin()
+	if oy >= 1 {
+		return mainView.SetOrigin(ox, oy-gui.Config.GetUserConfig().GetInt("gui.scrollHeight"))
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (gui *Gui) scrollDownHelp(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
+	mainView, _ := g.View("help")
+	ox, oy := mainView.Origin()
+	if oy < len(mainView.BufferLines()) {
+		return mainView.SetOrigin(ox, oy+gui.Config.GetUserConfig().GetInt("gui.scrollHeight"))
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (gui *Gui) handleHelpClose(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
+	g.SetViewOnBottom(v.Name())
+	return gui.switchFocus(g, v, gui.getFilesView(g))
+}
+
+func (gui *Gui) handleHelp(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
+	content := ""
+	curr := ""
+	bindings := gui.getKeybindings()
+	maxX, maxY := g.Size()
+	helpView, _ := g.SetView("help", 0, 0, maxX-1, maxY-2, 0)
+	helpView.Title = strings.Title(gui.Tr.SLocalize("help"))
+
+	gui.renderHelpOptions(g)
+
+	for _, binding := range bindings{
+		if binding.Description != "" {
+			if curr != binding.ViewName  {
+				curr = binding.ViewName
+				content += fmt.Sprintf("\n%s:\n", strings.Title(curr))
+			}
+			content += fmt.Sprintf("  %s - %s\n", binding.KeyReadable, binding.Description)
+		}
+	}
+
+	helpView.Write([]byte(content))
+
+	g.Update(func(g *gocui.Gui) error {
+		g.SetViewOnTop("help")
+		gui.switchFocus(g, v, helpView)
+		return nil
+	})
+	return nil
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/gui/keybindings.go b/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
index 841c73f9b..e08fc62b4 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ type Binding struct {
 	Handler  func(*gocui.Gui, *gocui.View) error
 	Key      interface{} // FIXME: find out how to get `gocui.Key | rune`
 	Modifier gocui.Modifier
+	KeyReadable string
+	Description string
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) getKeybindings() []Binding {
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) getKeybindings() []Binding {
 		{ViewName: "", Key: 'P', Modifier: gocui.ModNone, Handler: gui.pushFiles},
 		{ViewName: "", Key: 'p', Modifier: gocui.ModNone, Handler: gui.pullFiles},
 		{ViewName: "", Key: 'R', Modifier: gocui.ModNone, Handler: gui.handleRefresh},
+		{ViewName: "", Key: 'H', Modifier: gocui.ModNone, Handler: gui.handleHelp},
 		{ViewName: "status", Key: 'e', Modifier: gocui.ModNone, Handler: gui.handleEditConfig},
 		{ViewName: "status", Key: 'o', Modifier: gocui.ModNone, Handler: gui.handleOpenConfig},
 		{ViewName: "status", Key: 'u', Modifier: gocui.ModNone, Handler: gui.handleCheckForUpdate},
@@ -71,6 +74,10 @@ func (gui *Gui) getKeybindings() []Binding {
 		{ViewName: "commitMessage", Key: gocui.KeyEnter, Modifier: gocui.ModNone, Handler: gui.handleCommitConfirm},
 		{ViewName: "commitMessage", Key: gocui.KeyEsc, Modifier: gocui.ModNone, Handler: gui.handleCommitClose},
 		{ViewName: "commitMessage", Key: gocui.KeyTab, Modifier: gocui.ModNone, Handler: gui.handleNewlineCommitMessage},
+		{ViewName: "help", Key: gocui.KeyEsc, Modifier: gocui.ModNone, Handler: gui.handleHelpClose},
+		{ViewName: "help", Key: 'q', Modifier: gocui.ModNone, Handler: gui.handleHelpClose},
+		{ViewName: "help", Key: gocui.KeyPgup, Modifier: gocui.ModNone, Handler: gui.scrollUpHelp},
+		{ViewName: "help", Key: gocui.KeyPgdn, Modifier: gocui.ModNone, Handler: gui.scrollDownHelp},
 	}
 
 	// Would make these keybindings global but that interferes with editing
diff --git a/pkg/gui/view_helpers.go b/pkg/gui/view_helpers.go
index fd810220b..9cebbf3c7 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/view_helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/view_helpers.go
@@ -145,7 +145,11 @@ func (gui *Gui) switchFocus(g *gocui.Gui, oldView, newView *gocui.View) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	g.Cursor = newView.Editable
-	return gui.newLineFocused(g, newView)
+
+	if newView.Name() != "help" {
+		return gui.newLineFocused(g, newView)
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) getItemPosition(v *gocui.View) int {
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/english.go b/pkg/i18n/english.go
index 1d9e8b41e..1527b7faf 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/english.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/english.go
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ func addEnglish(i18nObject *i18n.Bundle) error {
 		}, &i18n.Message{
 			ID:    "navigate",
 			Other: "navigate",
+		}, &i18n.Message{
+			ID:    "help",
+			Other: "help",
 		}, &i18n.Message{
 			ID:    "stashFiles",
 			Other: "stash files",
@@ -183,6 +186,9 @@ func addEnglish(i18nObject *i18n.Bundle) error {
 		}, &i18n.Message{
 			ID:    "CloseConfirm",
 			Other: "{{.keyBindClose}}: close, {{.keyBindConfirm}}: confirm",
+		}, &i18n.Message{
+			ID:    "close",
+			Other: "close",
 		}, &i18n.Message{
 			ID:    "SureResetThisCommit",
 			Other: "Are you sure you want to reset to this commit?",