diff --git a/src/cli/list_keybinds.zig b/src/cli/list_keybinds.zig
index 1f5f4aa1f..56d6bb89a 100644
--- a/src/cli/list_keybinds.zig
+++ b/src/cli/list_keybinds.zig
@@ -7,15 +7,19 @@ const configpkg = @import("../config.zig");
 const Config = configpkg.Config;
 
 pub const Options = struct {
-    /// If true, print out the default keybinds instead of the ones
-    /// configured in the config file.
+    /// If `true`, print out the default keybinds instead of the ones configured
+    /// in the config file.
     default: bool = false,
 
+    /// If `true`, print out documenation about the action associated with the
+    /// keybinds.
+    docs: bool = false,
+
     pub fn deinit(self: Options) void {
         _ = self;
     }
 
-    /// Enables "-h" and "--help" to work.
+    /// Enables `-h` and `--help` to work.
     pub fn help(self: Options) !void {
         _ = self;
         return Action.help_error;
@@ -46,7 +50,7 @@ pub fn run(alloc: Allocator) !u8 {
     defer config.deinit();
 
     const stdout = std.io.getStdOut().writer();
-    try config.keybind.formatEntry(configpkg.entryFormatter("keybind", stdout));
+    try config.keybind.formatEntryDocs(opts.docs, configpkg.entryFormatter("keybind", stdout));
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/config/Config.zig b/src/config/Config.zig
index 5a8414cf8..cf80a38ab 100644
--- a/src/config/Config.zig
+++ b/src/config/Config.zig
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ const Key = @import("key.zig").Key;
 const KeyValue = @import("key.zig").Value;
 const ErrorList = @import("ErrorList.zig");
 const MetricModifier = fontpkg.face.Metrics.Modifier;
+const help_strings = @import("help_strings");
 
 const log = std.log.scoped(.config);
 
@@ -2717,7 +2718,7 @@ pub const Keybinds = struct {
     }
 
     /// Used by Formatter
-    pub fn formatEntry(self: Keybinds, formatter: anytype) !void {
+    pub fn formatEntryDocs(self: Keybinds, docs: bool, formatter: anytype) !void {
         if (self.set.bindings.size == 0) {
             try formatter.formatEntry(void, {});
             return;
@@ -2728,6 +2729,23 @@ pub const Keybinds = struct {
         while (iter.next()) |next| {
             const k = next.key_ptr.*;
             const v = next.value_ptr.*;
+            if (docs) {
+                try formatter.writer.writeAll("\n");
+                const name = @tagName(v);
+                inline for (@typeInfo(help_strings.KeybindAction).Struct.decls) |decl| {
+                    if (std.mem.eql(u8, decl.name, name)) {
+                        const help = @field(help_strings.KeybindAction, decl.name);
+                        try formatter.writer.writeAll("# " ++ decl.name ++ "\n");
+                        var lines = std.mem.splitScalar(u8, help, '\n');
+                        while (lines.next()) |line| {
+                            try formatter.writer.writeAll("#   ");
+                            try formatter.writer.writeAll(line);
+                            try formatter.writer.writeAll("\n");
+                        }
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
             try formatter.formatEntry(
                 []const u8,
                 std.fmt.bufPrint(
@@ -2739,6 +2757,10 @@ pub const Keybinds = struct {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn formatEntry(self: Keybinds, formatter: anytype) !void {
+        try self.formatEntryDocs(false, formatter);
+    }
+
     test "parseCLI" {
         const testing = std.testing;
         var arena = ArenaAllocator.init(testing.allocator);