diff --git a/doc_src/index.hdr.in b/doc_src/index.hdr.in
index fdceee1b2..4118cee86 100644
--- a/doc_src/index.hdr.in
+++ b/doc_src/index.hdr.in
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ Similar to bash, fish has Emacs and Vi editing modes. The default editing mode i
 
 - @key{Alt,U} makes the current word uppercase.
 
-- @key{F1} shows the manual page for the current command, if one exists.
+- @key{Alt,H} (or @key{F1}) shows the manual page for the current command, if one exists.
 
 You can change these key bindings using the <a href="commands.html#bind">bind</a> builtin command.
 
diff --git a/share/functions/__fish_man_page.fish b/share/functions/__fish_man_page.fish
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..17a903153
--- /dev/null
+++ b/share/functions/__fish_man_page.fish
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+function __fish_man_page
+	man (basename (commandline -po; echo)[1]) ^/dev/null
+	or printf \a
+end
diff --git a/share/functions/fish_default_key_bindings.fish b/share/functions/fish_default_key_bindings.fish
index d33f7b53e..120a35731 100644
--- a/share/functions/fish_default_key_bindings.fish
+++ b/share/functions/fish_default_key_bindings.fish
@@ -111,8 +111,9 @@ function fish_default_key_bindings -d "Default (Emacs-like) key bindings for fis
 	bind \ed forward-kill-word
 	bind \ed kill-word
 
-	# Allow reading manpages by pressing F1
-	bind $argv -k f1 'man (basename (commandline -po; echo)[1]) ^/dev/null; or echo -n \a'
+	# Allow reading manpages by pressing F1 (many GUI applications) or Alt+h (like in zsh)
+	bind $argv -k f1 __fish_man_page
+	bind $argv \eh __fish_man_page
 
 	# This will make sure the output of the current command is paged using the less pager when you press Meta-p
 	bind $argv \ep '__fish_paginate'