diff --git a/core/modules/link/link.module b/core/modules/link/link.module
index 82840b3..20ced06 100644
--- a/core/modules/link/link.module
+++ b/core/modules/link/link.module
@@ -13,7 +13,18 @@ function link_help($path, $arg) {
     case 'admin/help#link':
       $output = '';
       $output .= '<h3>' . t('About') . '</h3>';
-      $output .= '<p>' . t('The Link module defines a simple link field type for the Field module. Links are external URLs, can have an optional link text for each link, and they can be formatted when displayed. See the <a href="@field-help">Field module help page</a> for more information about fields.', array('@field-help' => url('admin/help/field'))) . '</p>';
+      $output .= '<p>' . t('The Link module allows you to create fields that contain external URLs and optional link text. See the <a href="@field">Field module help</a> and the <a href="@field_ui">Field UI help</a> pages for general information on fields and how to create and manage them. For more information on the Link field, see the <a href="@link_documentation">online documentation for the Link module</a>.', array('@field' => url('admin/help/field'), '@field_ui' => url('admin/help/field_ui'), '@link_documentation' => 'https://drupal.org/documentation/modules/link')) . '</p>';
+$output .= '<h3>' . t('Uses') . '</h3>';
+$output .= '<dl>';
+$output .= '<dt>' . t('Managing and displaying link fields') . '</dt>';
+$output .= '<dd>' . t('The <em>settings</em> and the <em>display</em> of the link field can be configured separately. See the <a href="@field_ui">Field UI help</a> for more information on how to manage fields and their display.', array('@field_ui' => url('admin/help/field_ui'))) . '</dd>';
+$output .= '<dt>' . t('Using link texts') . '</dt>';
+$output .= '<dd>' . t('To allow the addition of link text to a URL, select <em>Optional</em> or <em>Required</em>. By default, link text is displayed instead of the URL. If you want to display both, choose the appropriate link format from the drop-down menu. If you only want to display the URL even if link text has been submitted, choose <em>Link</em> as format, and click on the cog icon to check <em>URL only</em>.') . '</dd>';
+$output .= '<dt>' . t('Adding attributes to links') . '</dt>';
+$output .= '<dd>' . t('If you want to add attributes to the display of links, click on the cog icon and check the appropriate boxes. Adding <em>rel="nofollow"</em> notifies search engines that links should not be followed.') . '</dd>';
+$output .= '<dt>' . t('Validating URLs') . '</dt>';
+$output .= '<dd>' . t('All links are validated after a link field is filled in. Links need to start with <em>http</em> or <em>https</em>, and they can include anchors or query strings. Other scheme names (for example ftp or git) are not supported.') . '</dd>';
+$output .= '</dl>';
       return $output;
   }
 }