diff --git a/linodecli/cli.py b/linodecli/cli.py
index 419b5e06e..230b9275d 100644
--- a/linodecli/cli.py
+++ b/linodecli/cli.py
@@ -25,7 +25,13 @@
 METHODS = ("get", "post", "put", "delete")
 
 logger = getLogger(__name__)
+args = sys.argv[1:]
 
+if len(args) > 0 and args[-1] == "help":
+    sys.argv = [sys.argv[0]] + args[:-1] + ["--help"]
+
+elif len(args) > 0 and args[0] == "help":
+    sys.argv = [sys.argv[0]] + args[1:] + ["--help"]
 
 class CLI:  # pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes
     """
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b444b8e10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "name": "linode-cli",
+  "lockfileVersion": 3,
+  "requires": true,
+  "packages": {}
+}
diff --git a/tests/test_help_alias.py b/tests/test_help_alias.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8254b8735
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_help_alias.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import subprocess
+import os
+def test_help_alias():
+    env = os.environ.copy()
+    env["LINODE_CLI_CONFIG"] = "/dev/null"
+    env["HOME"] = "/tmp"
+
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        ["python3", "-m", "linodecli", "instance", "help"],
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+        timeout=5,
+        env=env,
+        input="\n"
+    )
+
+    assert result.returncode == 0
+    assert "usage" in result.stdout.lower()
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