diff --git a/doc_src/cmds/true.rst b/doc_src/cmds/true.rst
index 9ffa1667f..d1be24be2 100644
--- a/doc_src/cmds/true.rst
+++ b/doc_src/cmds/true.rst
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ Description
 
 ``true`` sets the exit status to 0.
 
+**:** (a single colon) is an alias for the ``true`` command.
+
 See Also
 --------
 
diff --git a/share/functions/help.fish b/share/functions/help.fish
index 876852bd5..a1437cb40 100644
--- a/share/functions/help.fish
+++ b/share/functions/help.fish
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ function help --description 'Show help for the fish shell'
     switch "$fish_help_item"
         case "."
             set fish_help_page "cmds/source.html"
+        case ":"
+            set fish_help_page "cmds/true.html"
+        case "["
+            set fish_help_page "cmds/test.html"
         case globbing
             set fish_help_page "language.html#expand"
         case 'completion-*'