diff --git a/python/console/console.py b/python/console/console.py
index 396a1d1de707..27cefb19fd17 100644
--- a/python/console/console.py
+++ b/python/console/console.py
@@ -29,11 +29,12 @@
 from .console_output import ShellOutputScintilla
 from .console_editor import EditorTabWidget
 from .console_settings import optionsDialog
-from qgis.core import QgsApplication, QgsSettings
+from qgis.core import Qgis, QgsApplication, QgsSettings
 from qgis.gui import QgsFilterLineEdit, QgsHelp, QgsDockWidget
 from functools import partial
 
 import sys
+import re
 
 _console = None
 
@@ -336,16 +337,30 @@ def __init__(self, parent=None):
         self.runButton.setIconVisibleInMenu(True)
         self.runButton.setToolTip(runBt)
         self.runButton.setText(runBt)
-        # Help action
+
+        # Help button
+        self.helpConsoleAction = QAction(self)
+        self.helpConsoleAction.setEnabled(True)
+        self.helpConsoleAction.setText(QCoreApplication.translate("PythonConsole", "Python Console Help"))
+        self.helpAPIAction = QAction(self)
+        self.helpAPIAction.setEnabled(True)
+        self.helpAPIAction.setText(QCoreApplication.translate("PythonConsole", "PyQGIS API Documentation"))
+        self.helpCookbookAction = QAction(self)
+        self.helpCookbookAction.setEnabled(True)
+        self.helpCookbookAction.setText(QCoreApplication.translate("PythonConsole", "PyQGIS Cookbook"))
+
+        self.helpMenu = QMenu(self)
+        self.helpMenu.addAction(self.helpConsoleAction)
+        self.helpMenu.addAction(self.helpAPIAction)
+        self.helpMenu.addAction(self.helpCookbookAction)
+
         helpBt = QCoreApplication.translate("PythonConsole", "Help…")
-        self.helpButton = QAction(self)
-        self.helpButton.setCheckable(False)
+        self.helpButton = QToolButton(self)
+        self.helpButton.setPopupMode(QToolButton.InstantPopup)
         self.helpButton.setEnabled(True)
         self.helpButton.setIcon(QgsApplication.getThemeIcon("console/iconHelpConsole.svg"))
-        self.helpButton.setMenuRole(QAction.PreferencesRole)
-        self.helpButton.setIconVisibleInMenu(True)
         self.helpButton.setToolTip(helpBt)
-        self.helpButton.setText(helpBt)
+        self.helpButton.setMenu(self.helpMenu)
 
         self.toolBar = QToolBar()
         self.toolBar.setEnabled(True)
@@ -361,7 +376,7 @@ def __init__(self, parent=None):
         self.toolBar.addAction(self.showEditorButton)
         self.toolBar.addSeparator()
         self.toolBar.addAction(self.optionsButton)
-        self.toolBar.addAction(self.helpButton)
+        self.toolBar.addWidget(self.helpButton)
 
         self.toolBarEditor = QToolBar()
         self.toolBarEditor.setEnabled(False)
@@ -492,7 +507,9 @@ def __init__(self, parent=None):
         self.openInEditorButton.triggered.connect(self.openScriptFileExtEditor)
         self.saveFileButton.triggered.connect(self.saveScriptFile)
         self.saveAsFileButton.triggered.connect(self.saveAsScriptFile)
-        self.helpButton.triggered.connect(self.openHelp)
+        self.helpConsoleAction.triggered.connect(self.openHelpConsole)
+        self.helpAPIAction.triggered.connect(self.openHelpAPI)
+        self.helpCookbookAction.triggered.connect(self.openHelpCookbook)
         self.listClassMethod.itemClicked.connect(self.onClickGoToLine)
         self.lineEditFind.returnPressed.connect(self._findNext)
         self.findNextButton.triggered.connect(self._findNext)
@@ -656,9 +673,19 @@ def saveAsScriptFile(self, index=None):
             if not fileNone:
                 self.updateTabListScript(pathFileName, action='remove')
 
-    def openHelp(self):
+    def openHelpConsole(self):
         QgsHelp.openHelp("plugins/python_console.html")
 
+    def openHelpAPI(self):
+        m = re.search(r'^([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.', Qgis.QGIS_VERSION)
+        if m:
+            QDesktopServices.openUrl(QUrl('https://qgis.org/pyqgis/{}.{}/'.format(m.group(1), m.group(2))))
+
+    def openHelpCookbook(self):
+        m = re.search(r'^([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.', Qgis.QGIS_VERSION)
+        if m:
+            QDesktopServices.openUrl(QUrl('https://docs.qgis.org/{}.{}/en/docs/pyqgis_developer_cookbook/index.html'.format(m.group(1), m.group(2))))
+
     def openSettings(self):
         if optionsDialog(self).exec_():
             self.shell.refreshSettingsShell()