diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 46414b06..34b7e62d 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ clean-tables: check-topdir
 	$(MAKE) -C ./tables -f Makefile.tables mrproper
 
 clean-apidocs: check-topdir
-	-rm docs/api/*.html docs/api/*.png
+	-rm docs/api/*.*
 
 distclean: check-topdir clean clean-config-files
 
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index eb18337d..cc357551 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -664,6 +664,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([yate.spec
                  engine/Makefile
                  modules/Makefile
                  modules/skin/Makefile
+                 modules/help/Makefile
                  clients/Makefile
                  scripts/Makefile
                  conf.d/Makefile
diff --git a/docs/api/.cvsignore b/docs/api/.cvsignore
index 3407310f..8a35d187 100644
--- a/docs/api/.cvsignore
+++ b/docs/api/.cvsignore
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
 core*
-*.html
-*.png
-*.orig
+*.*
 *~
-.*.swp
diff --git a/modules/Makefile.in b/modules/Makefile.in
index ff60b791..e11cc0a2 100644
--- a/modules/Makefile.in
+++ b/modules/Makefile.in
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ MODRELAX:= @MODULE_LDRELAX@
 MODSTRIP:= @MODULE_SYMBOLS@
 INCFILES := @top_srcdir@/yateclass.h @top_srcdir@/yatengine.h @top_srcdir@/yatephone.h ../yateversn.h
 
-SUBDIRS := skin gtk2
+SUBDIRS := skin help gtk2
 MKDEPS  := ../config.status
 PROGS := cdrbuild.yate cdrfile.yate \
 	regexroute.yate regfile.yate accfile.yate register.yate \
diff --git a/modules/help/.cvsignore b/modules/help/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6f7092ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/help/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Makefile
+.xvpics
+core*
+*.orig
+*~
+.*.swp
diff --git a/modules/help/Makefile.in b/modules/help/Makefile.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3df6d2ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/help/Makefile.in
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# Makefile
+# This file holds the make rules for the Telephony Engine modules
+
+# override DESTDIR at install time to prefix the install directory
+DESTDIR :=
+
+# override DEBUG at compile time to enable full debug or remove it all
+DEBUG :=
+
+SUBDIRS := gtk2
+MKDEPS  := ../../config.status
+
+basedir = @libdir@/yate
+prefix = @prefix@
+exec_prefix = @exec_prefix@
+moddir = $(basedir)/modules
+helpdir = $(moddir)/help
+
+.PHONY: all clean install uninstall
+all clean:
+
+install:
+	@lst="`cd @srcdir@; ls -1 -d *.yhlp`" ; \
+	mkdir -p "$(DESTDIR)$(helpdir)/" && \
+	for i in $$lst ; do \
+	    install -D -m 0644 "@srcdir@/$$i" "$(DESTDIR)$(helpdir)/$$i" ; \
+	done;
+
+uninstall:
+	@-rm "$(DESTDIR)$(helpdir)/"*.yhlp
+	@-rmdir "$(DESTDIR)$(helpdir)"
+	@-rmdir "$(DESTDIR)$(moddir)"
+	@-rmdir "$(DESTDIR)$(basedir)"
+
+Makefile: @srcdir@/Makefile.in $(MKDEPS)
+	cd ../.. && ./config.status
diff --git a/yate.spec.in b/yate.spec.in
index e159cf4f..cbc52ec7 100644
--- a/yate.spec.in
+++ b/yate.spec.in
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ The yate-client package includes the files needed to use YATE as a VoIP client
 /usr/bin/yate-gtk2
 %dir /usr/lib/yate/modules/skin
 /usr/lib/yate/modules/skin/*
+%dir /usr/lib/yate/modules/help
+/usr/lib/yate/modules/help/*
 %dir /usr/lib/yate/modules/gtk2
 /usr/lib/yate/modules/gtk2/*