diff --git a/awesomerc.lua b/awesomerc.lua
index 4073796f..6d085b52 100644
--- a/awesomerc.lua
+++ b/awesomerc.lua
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ local beautiful = require("beautiful")
 -- Notification library
 local naughty = require("naughty")
 local menubar = require("menubar")
-local hotkeys_popup = require("awful.hotkeys_popup").widget
+local hotkeys_popup = require("awful.hotkeys_popup")
 -- Enable hotkeys help widget for VIM and other apps
 -- when client with a matching name is opened:
 require("awful.hotkeys_popup.keys")
@@ -104,11 +104,11 @@ end
 -- @DOC_MENU@
 -- Create a launcher widget and a main menu
 myawesomemenu = {
-   { "hotkeys", function() return false, hotkeys_popup.show_help end},
+   { "hotkeys", function() hotkeys_popup.show_help(nil, awful.screen.focused()) end },
    { "manual", terminal .. " -e man awesome" },
    { "edit config", editor_cmd .. " " .. awesome.conffile },
    { "restart", awesome.restart },
-   { "quit", function() awesome.quit() end}
+   { "quit", function() awesome.quit() end },
 }
 
 mymainmenu = awful.menu({ items = { { "awesome", myawesomemenu, beautiful.awesome_icon },
diff --git a/lib/awful/hotkeys_popup/init.lua b/lib/awful/hotkeys_popup/init.lua
index 359149a7..182fe5ab 100644
--- a/lib/awful/hotkeys_popup/init.lua
+++ b/lib/awful/hotkeys_popup/init.lua
@@ -6,10 +6,27 @@
 -- @module awful.hotkeys_popup
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-
 local hotkeys_popup = {
   widget = require("awful.hotkeys_popup.widget"),
 }
+
+--- This is the same as awful.hotkeys_popup.widget.show_help.
+--
+-- example usage:
+--
+--     local hotkeys_popup = require("awful.hotkeys_popup")
+--     myawesomemenu = {{ "hotkeys", function() hotkeys_popup.show_help() end },
+--                      -- <more entries>
+--     }
+--
+-- see `awful.hotkeys_popup.widget.show_help` for more information
+-- @tparam[opt] client c The hostkeys for the client "c".
+-- @tparam[opt] screen s The screen.
+-- @tparam[opt=true] boolean show_args.show_awesome_keys Show AwesomeWM hotkeys.
+-- When set to `false` only app-specific hotkeys will be shown.
+-- @function awful.hotkeys_popup.show_help
+-- @see awful.hotkeys_popup.widget.show_help
+
 hotkeys_popup.show_help = hotkeys_popup.widget.show_help
 return hotkeys_popup