diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/help_menu/help_menu.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/help_menu/help_menu.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5cf95c773ef8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/help_menu/help_menu.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+import React, { FC, useEffect } from 'react';
+import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
+import { useMlKibana } from '../../contexts/kibana';
+
+interface HelpMenuProps {
+  docLink: string;
+}
+
+// Component for adding a documentation link to the help menu
+export const HelpMenu: FC<HelpMenuProps> = React.memo(({ docLink }) => {
+  const { chrome } = useMlKibana().services;
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    chrome.setHelpExtension({
+      appName: i18n.translate('xpack.ml.chrome.help.appName', {
+        defaultMessage: 'Machine Learning',
+      }),
+      links: [
+        {
+          href: docLink,
+          linkType: 'documentation',
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+  }, []);
+
+  return null;
+});
+
+HelpMenu.displayName = 'HelpMenu';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/help_menu/index.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/help_menu/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..47682169c51e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/help_menu/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+export { HelpMenu } from './help_menu';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/overview/overview_page.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/overview/overview_page.tsx
index 1e8b057381362..bf293ee38ea1a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/overview/overview_page.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/overview/overview_page.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import { OverviewContent } from './components/content';
 import { NodeAvailableWarning } from '../components/node_available_warning';
 import { SavedObjectsWarning } from '../components/saved_objects_warning';
 import { UpgradeWarning } from '../components/upgrade';
+import { HelpMenu } from '../components/help_menu';
+import { useMlKibana } from '../contexts/kibana';
 
 export const OverviewPage: FC = () => {
   const disableCreateAnomalyDetectionJob = !checkPermission('canCreateJob') || !mlNodesAvailable();
@@ -21,6 +23,10 @@ export const OverviewPage: FC = () => {
     !mlNodesAvailable() ||
     !checkPermission('canCreateDataFrameAnalytics') ||
     !checkPermission('canStartStopDataFrameAnalytics');
+  const {
+    services: { docLinks },
+  } = useMlKibana();
+  const helpLink = docLinks.links.ml.guide;
   return (
     <Fragment>
       <NavigationMenu tabId="overview" />
@@ -39,6 +45,7 @@ export const OverviewPage: FC = () => {
           </EuiFlexGroup>
         </EuiPageBody>
       </EuiPage>
+      <HelpMenu docLink={helpLink} />
     </Fragment>
   );
 };