diff --git a/frontend/components/side_panels/SiteNavSidePanel/navItems.js b/frontend/components/side_panels/SiteNavSidePanel/navItems.js
index 3b40e93572..75aab49a01 100644
--- a/frontend/components/side_panels/SiteNavSidePanel/navItems.js
+++ b/frontend/components/side_panels/SiteNavSidePanel/navItems.js
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ export default (admin) => {
       name: 'Help',
       location: {
         regex: /^\/help/,
+        pathname: 'https://docs.kolide.co/using-kolide/master',
       },
       subItems: [],
     },
diff --git a/frontend/layouts/CoreLayout/CoreLayout.jsx b/frontend/layouts/CoreLayout/CoreLayout.jsx
index 6856cf888c..6a60911166 100644
--- a/frontend/layouts/CoreLayout/CoreLayout.jsx
+++ b/frontend/layouts/CoreLayout/CoreLayout.jsx
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ export class CoreLayout extends Component {
 
       const { dispatch } = this.props;
 
+      if (path.indexOf('http') !== -1) {
+        global.window.open(path, '_blank');
+
+        return false;
+      }
+
       dispatch(push(path));
 
       return false;