diff --git a/src/interactive/app.rs b/src/interactive/app.rs
index 4e9dc58e..321c795b 100644
--- a/src/interactive/app.rs
+++ b/src/interactive/app.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::{
-    interactive::widgets::{DrawState, MainWindow},
+    interactive::widgets::{DrawState, HelpPaneState, MainWindow},
     path_of, sorted_entries,
     traverse::{Traversal, TreeIndex},
     ByteFormat, WalkOptions, WalkResult,
@@ -56,9 +56,6 @@ impl Default for FocussedPane {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Copy, Clone)]
-pub struct HelpPaneState;
-
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct AppState {
     pub root: TreeIndex,
diff --git a/src/interactive/widgets/entries.rs b/src/interactive/widgets/entries.rs
index b95edfc7..f37804ed 100644
--- a/src/interactive/widgets/entries.rs
+++ b/src/interactive/widgets/entries.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ pub struct Entries<'a, 'b> {
     pub sorting: SortMode,
     pub selected: Option<TreeIndex>,
     pub list: &'b mut ListState,
+    pub borders: Borders,
 }
 
 impl<'a, 'b> Widget for Entries<'a, 'b> {
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Widget for Entries<'a, 'b> {
             display,
             sorting,
             selected,
+            borders,
             list,
         } = self;
         let is_top = |node_idx| {
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Widget for Entries<'a, 'b> {
             p => p,
         };
         let title = format!(" {} ", title);
-        let block = Block::default().borders(Borders::ALL).title(&title);
+        let block = Block::default().borders(*borders).title(&title);
         let offset = list
             .update(
                 selected.map(|selected| {
diff --git a/src/interactive/widgets/help.rs b/src/interactive/widgets/help.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d239499b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/interactive/widgets/help.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+use tui::{buffer::Buffer, layout::Rect, widgets::Block, widgets::Borders, widgets::Widget};
+
+#[derive(Copy, Clone)]
+pub struct HelpPaneState;
+
+pub struct HelpPane {
+    pub state: HelpPaneState,
+    pub borders: Borders,
+}
+
+impl Widget for HelpPane {
+    fn draw(&mut self, area: Rect, buf: &mut Buffer) {
+        Block::default()
+            .title("Help")
+            .borders(self.borders)
+            .draw(area, buf);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/interactive/widgets/main.rs b/src/interactive/widgets/main.rs
index 203dad7a..a9b4f19a 100644
--- a/src/interactive/widgets/main.rs
+++ b/src/interactive/widgets/main.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 use crate::{
     interactive::{
-        widgets::{Entries, Footer, ListState},
-        AppState, DisplayOptions,
+        widgets::{Entries, Footer, HelpPane, ListState},
+        AppState, DisplayOptions, FocussedPane,
     },
     traverse::Traversal,
 };
-use tui::widgets::Block;
 use tui::{
     buffer::Buffer,
     layout::{Constraint, Direction, Layout, Rect},
-    widgets::Widget,
+    widgets::{Borders, Widget},
 };
 
 /// The state that can be mutated while drawing
@@ -46,25 +45,36 @@ impl<'a, 'b, 'c> Widget for MainWindow<'a, 'b, 'c> {
             .split(area);
         let (entries_area, footer_area) = (regions[0], regions[1]);
         let (entries_area, help_area_state) = match state.help_pane {
-            Some(state) => (entries_area, Some((entries_area, state))),
+            Some(state) => {
+                let regions = Layout::default()
+                    .direction(Direction::Horizontal)
+                    .constraints([Constraint::Percentage(50), Constraint::Percentage(50)].as_ref())
+                    .split(entries_area);
+                (regions[0], Some((regions[1], state)))
+            }
             None => (entries_area, None),
         };
+        let (entries_borders, help_borders) = match state.focussed {
+            FocussedPane::Main => (Borders::ALL, Borders::NONE),
+            FocussedPane::Help => (Borders::NONE, Borders::ALL),
+        };
         Entries {
             tree: &tree,
             root: state.root,
             display: *display,
             sorting: state.sorting,
             selected: state.selected,
+            borders: entries_borders,
             list: &mut draw_state.entries_list,
         }
         .draw(entries_area, buf);
 
-        if let Some((help_area, _)) = help_area_state {
-            use tui::widgets::Borders;
-            Block::default()
-                .title("Help")
-                .borders(Borders::ALL)
-                .draw(help_area, buf);
+        if let Some((help_area, state)) = help_area_state {
+            HelpPane {
+                state,
+                borders: help_borders,
+            }
+            .draw(help_area, buf);
         }
 
         Footer {
diff --git a/src/interactive/widgets/mod.rs b/src/interactive/widgets/mod.rs
index b5b3bc5b..c0b6d1cb 100644
--- a/src/interactive/widgets/mod.rs
+++ b/src/interactive/widgets/mod.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 mod entries;
 mod footer;
+mod help;
 mod list;
 mod main;
 
 pub use entries::*;
 pub use footer::*;
+pub use help::*;
 pub use list::*;
 pub use main::*;