diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Controller.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Controller.hs
index f3d60419b2..6c35d408d4 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Controller.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Controller.hs
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ data ChatController = ChatController
     contactMergeEnabled :: TVar Bool
   }
 
-data HelpSection = HSMain | HSFiles | HSGroups | HSContacts | HSMyAddress | HSIncognito | HSMarkdown | HSMessages | HSRemote | HSSettings | HSDatabase
+data HelpSection = HSMain | HSFiles | HSGroups | HSContacts | HSMyAddress | HSIncognito | HSMarkdown | HSMessages | HSRemote | HSSettings | HSDatabase | HSNames
   deriving (Show)
 
 data ChatCommand
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Help.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Help.hs
index 56ed65fb4b..08a8798b4e 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Help.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Help.hs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ module Simplex.Chat.Help
     markdownInfo,
     settingsInfo,
     databaseHelpInfo,
+    namesHelpInfo,
   )
 where
 
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ chatHelpInfo =
       green "Create your address: " <> highlight "/address",
       "",
       green "Other commands:",
-      indent <> highlight "/help <topic>    " <> " - help on: " <> listHighlight ["groups", "contacts", "messages", "files", "address", "incognito", "remote", "settings", "db"],
+      indent <> highlight "/help <topic>    " <> " - help on: " <> listHighlight ["groups", "contacts", "messages", "files", "address", "incognito", "remote", "settings", "db", "names"],
       indent <> highlight "/profile         " <> " - show / update user profile",
       indent <> highlight "/delete <contact>" <> " - delete contact and all messages with them",
       indent <> highlight "/chats           " <> " - most recent chats",
@@ -218,6 +219,26 @@ myAddressHelpInfo =
       "The commands may be abbreviated: " <> listHighlight ["/ad", "/da", "/sa", "/ac", "/rc"]
     ]
 
+namesHelpInfo :: [StyledString]
+namesHelpInfo =
+  map
+    styleMarkdown
+    [ green "SimpleX name commands:",
+      indent <> highlight "/name register <service> <name> <simplex_link>",
+      indent <> indent <> " - register a name for your address or channel",
+      "",
+      green "Arguments:",
+      indent <> highlight "<service>     " <> " - address of the names service to register with",
+      indent <> highlight "<name>        " <> " - the name to register, e.g. " <> highlight "alice.simplex",
+      indent <> highlight "<simplex_link>" <> " - the contact address or channel the name should resolve to",
+      "",
+      "Registration takes a few seconds: the name is committed first, and revealed",
+      "after a short wait, so the service cannot register it before you do.",
+      "",
+      "Please note: this is in development. The name is registered against a mock,",
+      "not a blockchain, and it cannot yet be edited, transferred or renewed."
+    ]
+
 incognitoHelpInfo :: [StyledString]
 incognitoHelpInfo =
   map
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Commands.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Commands.hs
index 4f7605f109..0ca9b0a38b 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Commands.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Commands.hs
@@ -5700,6 +5700,7 @@ chatCommandP =
       ("/help remote" <|> "/hr") $> ChatHelp HSRemote,
       ("/help settings" <|> "/hs") $> ChatHelp HSSettings,
       ("/help db" <|> "/hd") $> ChatHelp HSDatabase,
+      ("/help names" <|> "/help name" <|> "/hn") $> ChatHelp HSNames,
       ("/help" <|> "/h") $> ChatHelp HSMain,
       ("/group" <|> "/g") *> (NewGroup <$> incognitoP <* A.space <* char_ '#' <*> groupProfile),
       "/_group " *> (APINewGroup <$> A.decimal <*> incognitoOnOffP <* A.space <*> jsonP),
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/View.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/View.hs
index c9218edd41..b3274ae201 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/View.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/View.hs
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ chatResponseToView hu cfg@ChatConfig {logLevel, showReactions, showFullLinks, te
     HSRemote -> remoteHelpInfo
     HSSettings -> settingsInfo
     HSDatabase -> databaseHelpInfo
+    HSNames -> namesHelpInfo
   CRWelcome user -> chatWelcome user
   CRContactsList u cs -> ttyUser u $ viewContactsList cs
   CRUserContactLink u UserContactLink {connLinkContact, addressSettings} -> ttyUser u $ connReqContact_ showFullLinks "Your chat address:" connLinkContact <> viewAddressSettings addressSettings