diff --git a/src/parse/parser.rs b/src/parse/parser.rs
index aa5b26554ed..83325feee15 100644
--- a/src/parse/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parse/parser.rs
@@ -892,7 +892,6 @@ impl<'help, 'app> Parser<'help, 'app> {
     fn parse_help_subcommand(&self, cmds: &[OsString]) -> ClapResult<ParseResult> {
         debug!("Parser::parse_help_subcommand");
 
-        let mut help_help = false;
         let mut bin_name = self.app.bin_name.as_ref().unwrap_or(&self.app.name).clone();
 
         let mut sc = {
@@ -901,12 +900,6 @@ impl<'help, 'app> Parser<'help, 'app> {
             let mut sc = self.app.clone();
 
             for cmd in cmds.iter() {
-                if cmd == OsStr::new("help") {
-                    // cmd help help
-                    help_help = true;
-                    break; // Maybe?
-                }
-
                 sc = if let Some(c) = sc.find_subcommand(cmd) {
                     c
                 } else if let Some(c) = sc.find_subcommand(&cmd.to_string_lossy()) {
@@ -924,6 +917,16 @@ impl<'help, 'app> Parser<'help, 'app> {
                 }
                 .clone();
 
+                if cmd == OsStr::new("help") {
+                    let pb = Arg::new("subcommand")
+                        .index(1)
+                        .setting(ArgSettings::TakesValue)
+                        .setting(ArgSettings::MultipleValues)
+                        .value_name("SUBCOMMAND")
+                        .about("The subcommand whose help message to display");
+                    sc = sc.arg(pb);
+                }
+
                 sc._build();
                 bin_name.push(' ');
                 bin_name.push_str(&sc.name);
@@ -931,24 +934,10 @@ impl<'help, 'app> Parser<'help, 'app> {
 
             sc
         };
+        sc = sc.bin_name(bin_name);
 
         let parser = Parser::new(&mut sc);
 
-        if help_help {
-            let mut pb = Arg::new("subcommand")
-                .index(1)
-                .setting(ArgSettings::TakesValue)
-                .setting(ArgSettings::MultipleValues)
-                .about("The subcommand whose help message to display");
-
-            pb._build();
-            //parser.positionals.insert(1, pb.name);
-            parser.app.settings = parser.app.settings | self.app.g_settings;
-            parser.app.g_settings = self.app.g_settings;
-        }
-
-        parser.app.bin_name = Some(bin_name);
-
         Err(parser.help_err(self.app.is_set(AS::UseLongFormatForHelpSubcommand)))
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/help.rs b/tests/help.rs
index 7f098bb07f0..fee7af246c7 100644
--- a/tests/help.rs
+++ b/tests/help.rs
@@ -2137,6 +2137,62 @@ fn after_help_no_args() {
     assert_eq!(help, AFTER_HELP_NO_ARGS);
 }
 
+static HELP_SUBCMD_HELP: &str = "myapp-help 
+
+Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)
+
+USAGE:
+    myapp help [SUBCOMMAND]...
+
+ARGS:
+    <SUBCOMMAND>...    The subcommand whose help message to display
+
+OPTIONS:
+    -h, --help    Print custom help about text
+";
+
+#[test]
+fn help_subcmd_help() {
+    let app = App::new("myapp")
+        .mut_arg("help", |h| h.about("Print custom help about text"))
+        .subcommand(App::new("subcmd").subcommand(App::new("multi").version("1.0")));
+
+    assert!(utils::compare_output(
+        app.clone(),
+        "myapp help help",
+        HELP_SUBCMD_HELP,
+        false
+    ));
+}
+
+static SUBCMD_HELP_SUBCMD_HELP: &str = "myapp-subcmd-help 
+
+Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)
+
+USAGE:
+    myapp subcmd help [SUBCOMMAND]...
+
+ARGS:
+    <SUBCOMMAND>...    The subcommand whose help message to display
+
+OPTIONS:
+    -h, --help    Print custom help about text
+";
+
+#[test]
+fn subcmd_help_subcmd_help() {
+    let app = App::new("myapp")
+        .mut_arg("help", |h| h.about("Print custom help about text"))
+        .subcommand(App::new("subcmd").subcommand(App::new("multi").version("1.0")));
+
+    assert!(utils::compare_output(
+        app.clone(),
+        "myapp subcmd help help",
+        SUBCMD_HELP_SUBCMD_HELP,
+        false
+    ));
+}
+
 static HELP_ABOUT_MULTI_SC: &str = "myapp-subcmd-multi 1.0
 
 USAGE: