diff --git a/tokio-console/src/input.rs b/tokio-console/src/input.rs
index 8df557d1c..53fdba7b8 100644
--- a/tokio-console/src/input.rs
+++ b/tokio-console/src/input.rs
@@ -31,3 +31,13 @@ pub(crate) fn is_space(input: &Event) -> bool {
         })
     )
 }
+
+pub(crate) fn is_help_toggle(event: &Event) -> bool {
+    matches!(
+        event,
+        Event::Key(KeyEvent {
+            code: KeyCode::Char('?'),
+            ..
+        })
+    )
+}
diff --git a/tokio-console/src/view/help.rs b/tokio-console/src/view/help.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d02004b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tokio-console/src/view/help.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+use tui::{
+    layout::{self, Constraint, Direction, Layout},
+    text::Text,
+    widgets::{Clear, Paragraph, Wrap},
+};
+
+use crate::{state::State, view};
+
+/// Simple view for help popup
+pub(crate) struct HelpView<T> {
+    help_text: Option<T>,
+}
+
+impl<T> HelpView<T>
+where
+    T: Into<Text<'static>>,
+{
+    pub(super) fn new(help_text: T) -> Self {
+        HelpView {
+            help_text: Some(help_text),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn render<B: tui::backend::Backend>(
+        &mut self,
+        styles: &view::Styles,
+        frame: &mut tui::terminal::Frame<B>,
+        _area: layout::Rect,
+        _state: &mut State,
+    ) {
+        let r = frame.size();
+        let content = self
+            .help_text
+            .take()
+            .expect("help_text should be initialized")
+            .into();
+
+        let popup_layout = Layout::default()
+            .direction(Direction::Vertical)
+            .constraints(
+                [
+                    Constraint::Percentage(40),
+                    Constraint::Percentage(20),
+                    Constraint::Percentage(40),
+                ]
+                .as_ref(),
+            )
+            .split(r);
+
+        let popup_area = Layout::default()
+            .direction(Direction::Horizontal)
+            .constraints(
+                [
+                    Constraint::Percentage(20),
+                    Constraint::Percentage(60),
+                    Constraint::Percentage(20),
+                ]
+                .as_ref(),
+            )
+            .split(popup_layout[1])[1];
+
+        let display_text = Paragraph::new(content)
+            .block(styles.border_block().title("Help"))
+            .wrap(Wrap { trim: true });
+
+        // Clear the help block area and render the popup
+        frame.render_widget(Clear, popup_area);
+        frame.render_widget(display_text, popup_area);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tokio-console/src/view/mod.rs b/tokio-console/src/view/mod.rs
index e22d239af..ac6355119 100644
--- a/tokio-console/src/view/mod.rs
+++ b/tokio-console/src/view/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use crate::view::help::HelpView;
 use crate::view::{resources::ResourcesTable, table::TableListState, tasks::TasksTable};
 use crate::{input, state::State};
 use std::{borrow::Cow, cmp};
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ use tui::{
 };
 
 mod async_ops;
+mod help;
 mod mini_histogram;
 mod resource;
 mod resources;
@@ -15,8 +17,10 @@ mod styles;
 mod table;
 mod task;
 mod tasks;
+use self::resource::ResourceView;
 pub(crate) use self::styles::{Palette, Styles};
 pub(crate) use self::table::SortBy;
+use self::task::TaskView;
 
 const DUR_LEN: usize = 10;
 // This data is only updated every second, so it doesn't make a ton of
@@ -36,6 +40,7 @@ pub struct View {
     tasks_list: TableListState<TasksTable, 11>,
     resources_list: TableListState<ResourcesTable, 9>,
     state: ViewState,
+    show_help_toggle: bool,
     pub(crate) styles: Styles,
 }
 
@@ -89,6 +94,7 @@ impl View {
             state: ViewState::TasksList,
             tasks_list: TableListState::<TasksTable, 11>::default(),
             resources_list: TableListState::<ResourcesTable, 9>::default(),
+            show_help_toggle: false,
             styles,
         }
     }
@@ -96,6 +102,9 @@ impl View {
     pub(crate) fn update_input(&mut self, event: input::Event, state: &State) -> UpdateKind {
         use ViewState::*;
         let mut update_kind = UpdateKind::Other;
+
+        self.handl_help_popup(event);
+
         match self.state {
             TasksList => {
                 // The enter key changes views, so handle here since we can
@@ -168,32 +177,56 @@ impl View {
         update_kind
     }
 
+    fn handl_help_popup(&mut self, event: crossterm::event::Event) {
+        if input::is_help_toggle(&event) {
+            // TODO: Pause state if we are about to show the help toggle
+            self.show_help_toggle = !self.show_help_toggle;
+        }
+        if self.show_help_toggle && !input::is_help_toggle(&event) {
+            // We have some other key pressed; clear the help popup.
+            self.show_help_toggle = !self.show_help_toggle;
+        }
+    }
+
     pub(crate) fn render<B: tui::backend::Backend>(
         &mut self,
         frame: &mut tui::terminal::Frame<B>,
         area: layout::Rect,
         state: &mut State,
     ) {
+        let mut help_content;
         match self.state {
             ViewState::TasksList => {
                 self.tasks_list.render(&self.styles, frame, area, state, ());
+                help_content = HelpView::new(TableListState::<TasksTable>::render_help_content(
+                    &self.styles,
+                ));
             }
             ViewState::ResourcesList => {
                 self.resources_list
                     .render(&self.styles, frame, area, state, ());
+                help_content = HelpView::new(
+                    TableListState::<ResourcesTable>::render_help_content(&self.styles),
+                );
             }
             ViewState::TaskInstance(ref mut view) => {
                 let now = state
                     .last_updated_at()
                     .expect("task view implies we've received an update");
                 view.render(&self.styles, frame, area, now);
+                help_content = HelpView::new(TaskView::render_help_content(&self.styles));
             }
             ViewState::ResourceInstance(ref mut view) => {
                 view.render(&self.styles, frame, area, state);
+                help_content = HelpView::new(ResourceView::render_help_content(&self.styles));
             }
         }
 
         state.retain_active();
+
+        if self.show_help_toggle {
+            help_content.render(&self.styles, frame, area, state);
+        }
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn current_view(&self) -> &ViewState {
diff --git a/tokio-console/src/view/resource.rs b/tokio-console/src/view/resource.rs
index 87129121d..1d2e1e01f 100644
--- a/tokio-console/src/view/resource.rs
+++ b/tokio-console/src/view/resource.rs
@@ -118,4 +118,8 @@ impl ResourceView {
             .render(styles, frame, async_ops_area, state, ctx);
         self.initial_render = false;
     }
+
+    pub(in crate::view) fn render_help_content(_styles: &view::Styles) -> Spans<'static> {
+        Spans::from(vec![Span::raw("A view to display help data for a resource")])
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tokio-console/src/view/table.rs b/tokio-console/src/view/table.rs
index fd124fb81..50520f74f 100644
--- a/tokio-console/src/view/table.rs
+++ b/tokio-console/src/view/table.rs
@@ -180,6 +180,30 @@ impl<T: TableList<N>, const N: usize> TableListState<T, N> {
     ) {
         T::render(self, styles, frame, area, state, ctx)
     }
+
+    pub(in crate::view) fn render_help_content(styles: &view::Styles) -> Spans<'static> {
+        Spans::from(vec![
+            Span::raw("controls: "),
+            bold(styles.if_utf8("\u{2190}\u{2192}", "left, right")),
+            Span::raw(" or "),
+            bold("h, l"),
+            text::Span::raw(" = select column (sort),\n"),
+            bold(styles.if_utf8("\u{2191}\u{2193}", "up, down")),
+            Span::raw(" or "),
+            bold("k, j"),
+            text::Span::raw(" = scroll, "),
+            bold(styles.if_utf8("\u{21B5}", "enter")),
+            text::Span::raw(" = view details, "),
+            bold("i"),
+            text::Span::raw(" = invert sort (highest/lowest), "),
+            bold("q"),
+            text::Span::raw(" = quit "),
+            bold("gg"),
+            text::Span::raw(" = scroll to top, "),
+            bold("G"),
+            text::Span::raw(" = scroll to bottom"),
+        ])
+    }
 }
 
 impl<T, const N: usize> Default for TableListState<T, N>
diff --git a/tokio-console/src/view/task.rs b/tokio-console/src/view/task.rs
index 0ee97e8aa..4275e79ae 100644
--- a/tokio-console/src/view/task.rs
+++ b/tokio-console/src/view/task.rs
@@ -267,6 +267,10 @@ impl TaskView {
         frame.render_widget(fields_widget, fields_area);
         frame.render_widget(percentiles_widget, percentiles_area);
     }
+
+    pub(in crate::view) fn render_help_content(_styles: &view::Styles) -> Spans<'static> {
+        Spans::from(vec![Span::raw("A view to diplay help data for a task")])
+    }
 }
 
 impl Details {