diff --git a/awesomerc.lua b/awesomerc.lua
index 4073796f..dd01ec98 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")
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ 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 },
diff --git a/lib/awful/hotkeys_popup/init.lua b/lib/awful/hotkeys_popup/init.lua
index 359149a7..2e61e5cc 100644
--- a/lib/awful/hotkeys_popup/init.lua
+++ b/lib/awful/hotkeys_popup/init.lua
@@ -6,10 +6,20 @@
 -- @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
+
 hotkeys_popup.show_help = hotkeys_popup.widget.show_help
 return hotkeys_popup