diff --git a/apps/cli/cli_common.c b/apps/cli/cli_common.c
index adc94bd2..e3c6ad54 100644
--- a/apps/cli/cli_common.c
+++ b/apps/cli/cli_common.c
@@ -1243,3 +1243,13 @@ cli_debug(clicon_handle h,
   done:
     return 0;
 }
+
+int
+cli_help(clicon_handle h, cvec *vars, cvec *argv)
+{
+    cligen_handle ch = cli_cligen(h);
+    parse_tree   *pt;
+
+    pt = cligen_tree_active_get(ch);
+    return cligen_help(stdout, *pt);
+}
diff --git a/apps/cli/clixon_cli_api.h b/apps/cli/clixon_cli_api.h
index 8d3c7be2..473b4865 100644
--- a/apps/cli/clixon_cli_api.h
+++ b/apps/cli/clixon_cli_api.h
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ int cli_lock(clicon_handle h, cvec *cvv, cvec *argv);
 int cli_unlock(clicon_handle h, cvec *cvv, cvec *argv);
 int cli_copy_config(clicon_handle h, cvec *cvv, cvec *argv);
 
+int cli_help(clicon_handle h, cvec *vars, cvec *argv);
+
 /* In cli_show.c */
 int expand_dir(char *dir, int *nr, char ***commands, mode_t flags, int detail);
 int expand_dbvar(void *h, char *name, cvec *cvv, cvec *argv,