diff --git a/core/modules/history/history.module b/core/modules/history/history.module
index e40c44c..a3842fc 100644
--- a/core/modules/history/history.module
+++ b/core/modules/history/history.module
@@ -20,6 +20,18 @@
 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 <a href="!views-help">Views</a>  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 documentation for the <a href="!url">History module</a>.', array('!views-help' => \Drupal::url('help.page', array ('name' => 'views')), '!url' => 'https://drupal.org/documentation/modules/history')) . '</p>';
+      return $output;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
  * Retrieves the timestamp for the current user's last view of a specified node.
  *
  * @param int $nid