diff --git a/tools/lammps-gui/lammpsgui.cpp b/tools/lammps-gui/lammpsgui.cpp
index def0dbf4b8..da0f1ed82f 100644
--- a/tools/lammps-gui/lammpsgui.cpp
+++ b/tools/lammps-gui/lammpsgui.cpp
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ LammpsGui::LammpsGui(QWidget *parent, const char *filename) :
     connect(ui->actionRun_Buffer, &QAction::triggered, this, &LammpsGui::run_buffer);
     connect(ui->actionStop_LAMMPS, &QAction::triggered, this, &LammpsGui::stop_run);
     connect(ui->actionAbout_LAMMPS_GUI, &QAction::triggered, this, &LammpsGui::about);
+    connect(ui->action_Help, &QAction::triggered, this, &LammpsGui::help);
 
 #if !QT_CONFIG(clipboard)
     ui->actionCut->setEnabled(false);
@@ -425,6 +426,12 @@ void LammpsGui::about()
     msg.exec();
 }
 
+void LammpsGui::help()
+{
+    QString helpmsg = "This is LAMMPS-GUI version " LAMMPS_GUI_VERSION;
+    QMessageBox::information(this, "LAMMPS-GUI Help", helpmsg);
+}
+
 void LammpsGui::start_lammps()
 {
     char *args[] = {(char *)"LAMMPS GUI", (char *)"-log", (char *)"none"};
diff --git a/tools/lammps-gui/lammpsgui.h b/tools/lammps-gui/lammpsgui.h
index 3b4939f62b..5a7b4fb0e6 100644
--- a/tools/lammps-gui/lammpsgui.h
+++ b/tools/lammps-gui/lammpsgui.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ private slots:
     void run_buffer();
     void stop_run();
     void about();
+    void help();
     void logupdate();
 
 private:
diff --git a/tools/lammps-gui/lammpsgui.ui b/tools/lammps-gui/lammpsgui.ui
index 4283b55008..d2d1cc9bad 100644
--- a/tools/lammps-gui/lammpsgui.ui
+++ b/tools/lammps-gui/lammpsgui.ui
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@
     </property>
     <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
      <item>
-      <widget class="CodeEditor" name="textEdit" native="true">
-      </widget>
+      <widget class="CodeEditor" name="textEdit" native="true"/>
      </item>
     </layout>
    </widget>
@@ -70,10 +69,17 @@
     <addaction name="actionRun_Buffer"/>
     <addaction name="actionStop_LAMMPS"/>
    </widget>
+   <widget class="QMenu" name="menuAbout">
+    <property name="title">
+     <string>&amp;About</string>
+    </property>
+    <addaction name="actionAbout_LAMMPS_GUI"/>
+    <addaction name="action_Help"/>
+   </widget>
    <addaction name="menuFile"/>
    <addaction name="menuEdit"/>
    <addaction name="menu_Run"/>
-   <addaction name="actionAbout_LAMMPS_GUI"/>
+   <addaction name="menuAbout"/>
   </widget>
   <widget class="QStatusBar" name="statusbar"/>
   <action name="actionNew">
@@ -243,7 +249,8 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionRun_Buffer">
    <property name="icon">
-    <iconset theme="emblem-default"/>
+    <iconset theme="emblem-default">
+     <normaloff>.</normaloff>.</iconset>
    </property>
    <property name="text">
     <string>&amp;Run LAMMPS</string>
@@ -257,7 +264,8 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionStop_LAMMPS">
    <property name="icon">
-    <iconset theme="process-stop"/>
+    <iconset theme="process-stop">
+     <normaloff>.</normaloff>.</iconset>
    </property>
    <property name="text">
     <string>&amp;Stop LAMMPS</string>
@@ -270,13 +278,27 @@
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionAbout_LAMMPS_GUI">
+   <property name="icon">
+    <iconset theme="help-about"/>
+   </property>
    <property name="text">
-    <string>&amp;About</string>
+    <string>&amp;About LAMMPS-GUI</string>
    </property>
    <property name="toolTip">
     <string>About LAMMPS-GUI</string>
    </property>
   </action>
+  <action name="action_Help">
+   <property name="icon">
+    <iconset theme="help-faq"/>
+   </property>
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>&amp;Help</string>
+   </property>
+   <property name="toolTip">
+    <string>Short Help</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
  </widget>
  <customwidgets>
   <customwidget>