diff --git a/mercurial/templates/gitweb/helptopics.tmpl b/mercurial/templates/gitweb/helptopics.tmpl
--- a/mercurial/templates/gitweb/helptopics.tmpl
+++ b/mercurial/templates/gitweb/helptopics.tmpl
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@
 <a href="{url|urlescape}bookmarks{sessionvars%urlparameter}">bookmarks</a> |
 <a href="{url|urlescape}branches{sessionvars%urlparameter}">branches</a> |
 <a href="{url|urlescape}file{sessionvars%urlparameter}">files</a> |
-help
+{if(subindex,
+  '<a href="{url|urlescape}help{sessionvars%urlparameter}">help</a>',
+  'help'
+)}
 <br/>
 </div>
 
diff --git a/mercurial/templates/monoblue/helptopics.tmpl b/mercurial/templates/monoblue/helptopics.tmpl
--- a/mercurial/templates/monoblue/helptopics.tmpl
+++ b/mercurial/templates/monoblue/helptopics.tmpl
@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@
             <li><a href="{url|urlescape}bookmarks{sessionvars%urlparameter}">bookmarks</a></li>
             <li><a href="{url|urlescape}branches{sessionvars%urlparameter}">branches</a></li>
             <li><a href="{url|urlescape}file{sessionvars%urlparameter}">files</a></li>
-            <li class="current">help</li>
+            {if(subindex,
+              '<li><a href="{url|urlescape}help{sessionvars%urlparameter}">help</a></li>',
+              '<li class="current">help</li>'
+            )}
         </ul>
     </div>
 
diff --git a/mercurial/templates/paper/helptopics.tmpl b/mercurial/templates/paper/helptopics.tmpl
--- a/mercurial/templates/paper/helptopics.tmpl
+++ b/mercurial/templates/paper/helptopics.tmpl
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@
 <li><a href="{url|urlescape}branches{sessionvars%urlparameter}">branches</a></li>
 </ul>
 <ul>
-<li class="active">help</li>
+{if(subindex,
+  '<li><a href="{url|urlescape}help{sessionvars%urlparameter}">help</a></li>',
+  '<li class="active">help</li>'
+)}
 </ul>
 </div>