diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/help_view.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/help_view.rs
index 972d6bd859..51efd1f4a8 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/help_view.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/help_view.rs
@@ -157,6 +157,11 @@ impl BottomPaneView for SlashHelpView {
             } => self.scroll_by(MAX_POPUP_ROWS as isize),
             KeyEvent {
                 code: KeyCode::Esc, ..
+            }
+            | KeyEvent {
+                code: KeyCode::Char('q'),
+                modifiers: KeyModifiers::NONE,
+                ..
             } => {
                 self.on_ctrl_c();
             }
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests.rs
index 17c390ef47..ccfedc0801 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests.rs
@@ -6035,6 +6035,18 @@ async fn slash_help_esc_dismisses_popup() {
     assert!(!chat.bottom_pane.has_active_view());
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn slash_help_q_dismisses_popup() {
+    let (mut chat, _rx, _op_rx) = make_chatwidget_manual(None).await;
+
+    chat.dispatch_command(SlashCommand::Help);
+    assert!(chat.bottom_pane.has_active_view());
+
+    chat.handle_key_event(KeyEvent::from(KeyCode::Char('q')));
+
+    assert!(!chat.bottom_pane.has_active_view());
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn slash_copy_state_is_preserved_during_running_task() {
     let (mut chat, _rx, _op_rx) = make_chatwidget_manual(None).await;