diff --git a/core/modules/history/history.module b/core/modules/history/history.module
index e40c44c1fa90017475bc97199dc3a1bee427d7fc..25c75cb46f83cf999c76b9f3b6a74204b01c797e 100644
--- a/core/modules/history/history.module
+++ b/core/modules/history/history.module
@@ -19,6 +19,18 @@
  */
 define('HISTORY_READ_LIMIT', REQUEST_TIME - 30 * 24 * 60 * 60);
 
+/**
+ * Implements hook_help().
+ */
+function history_help($path, $arg) {
+  switch ($path) {
+    case 'admin/help#history':
+      $output  = '<h3>' . t('About') . '</h3>';
+      $output .= '<p>'  . t('The History module keeps track of which content a user has read. Its data is available through the Views module. The History module marks content as <em>new</em> or <em>updated</em> depending on the last time the user viewed that content. It also provides a filter to Views to show new or updated content. History records older than one month will be removed during cron. This means that content older than one month will always be considered <em>read</em>. The module does not provide a user interface  For more information, see the online handbook entry for the <a href="@url">History module</a>.', array('@url' => 'https://drupal.org/documentation/modules/history')) . '</p>';
+      return $output;
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Retrieves the timestamp for the current user's last view of a specified node.
  *