diff --git a/src/builtins/shared.rs b/src/builtins/shared.rs
index d6717fae1..a1d502adf 100644
--- a/src/builtins/shared.rs
+++ b/src/builtins/shared.rs
@@ -649,7 +649,13 @@ pub fn builtin_print_help(parser: &Parser, streams: &mut IoStreams, cmd: &wstr)
     }
     let name_esc = escape(cmd);
     let cmd = sprintf!("__fish_print_help %s ", &name_esc);
-    let res = parser.eval(&cmd, streams.io_chain);
+    let res = parser.eval_with(
+        &cmd,
+        streams.io_chain,
+        streams.job_group.as_ref(),
+        BlockType::top,
+        false,
+    );
     if res.status.normal_exited() && res.status.exit_code() == 2 {
         streams
             .err
diff --git a/tests/checks/tmux-abbr.fish b/tests/checks/tmux-abbr.fish
index 52e1fd3b6..b5a10a72f 100644
--- a/tests/checks/tmux-abbr.fish
+++ b/tests/checks/tmux-abbr.fish
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #RUN: %fish %s
 #REQUIRES: command -v tmux
+#REQUIRES: command -v less
 
 isolated-tmux-start -C '
     set -g fish_autosuggestion_enabled 0
@@ -8,6 +9,14 @@ isolated-tmux-start -C '
     abbr -g abbr-test "abbr-test [expanded]"
 '
 
+isolated-tmux send-keys "abbr --help | sed 1q | less" Enter
+tmux-sleep
+isolated-tmux capture-pane -p
+# CHECK: (END)
+# CHECK: prompt 0> abbr --help | sed 1q | less
+# CHECK: Documentation for abbr
+isolated-tmux send-keys q
+
 # Expand abbreviations on space.
 isolated-tmux send-keys abbr-test Space arg1 Enter
 tmux-sleep