diff --git a/src/rpc/server.cpp b/src/rpc/server.cpp
index 51ac2adfe0dac..8b688648ed083 100644
--- a/src/rpc/server.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/server.cpp
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ bool ParseBool(const UniValue& o, std::string strKey)
  * Note: This interface may still be subject to change.
  */
 
-std::string CRPCTable::help(std::string strCommand) const
+std::string CRPCTable::help(const std::string& strCommand, const JSONRPCRequest& helpreq) const
 {
     std::string strRet;
     std::string category;
@@ -199,14 +199,17 @@ std::string CRPCTable::help(std::string strCommand) const
         vCommands.emplace_back(entry.second->category + entry.first, entry.second);
     std::sort(vCommands.begin(), vCommands.end());
 
+    JSONRPCRequest jreq(helpreq);
+    jreq.fHelp = true;
+    jreq.params = UniValue();
+
     for (const std::pair<std::string, const CRPCCommand*>& command : vCommands) {
         const CRPCCommand* pcmd = command.second;
         std::string strMethod = pcmd->name;
         if ((strCommand != "" || pcmd->category == "hidden") && strMethod != strCommand)
             continue;
+        jreq.strMethod = strMethod;
         try {
-            JSONRPCRequest jreq;
-            jreq.fHelp = true;
             rpcfn_type pfn = pcmd->actor;
             if (setDone.insert(pfn).second)
                 (*pfn)(jreq);
@@ -248,7 +251,7 @@ UniValue help(const JSONRPCRequest& jsonRequest)
     if (jsonRequest.params.size() > 0)
         strCommand = jsonRequest.params[0].get_str();
 
-    return tableRPC.help(strCommand);
+    return tableRPC.help(strCommand, jsonRequest);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/rpc/server.h b/src/rpc/server.h
index abb69c38fa217..9bbeb38f0a43e 100644
--- a/src/rpc/server.h
+++ b/src/rpc/server.h
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class CRPCTable
 public:
     CRPCTable();
     const CRPCCommand* operator[](const std::string& name) const;
-    std::string help(std::string name) const;
+    std::string help(const std::string& name, const JSONRPCRequest& helpreq) const;
 
     /**
      * Execute a method.