diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/HelpMenu.tsx b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/HelpMenu.tsx
index b508d39d8d6..b4b92b85208 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/HelpMenu.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/HelpMenu.tsx
@@ -2,15 +2,13 @@ import { forwardRef, useRef } from 'react';
 import { useHotkeys } from 'react-hotkeys-hook';
 import { Trans, useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
-import { useLocation } from 'react-router-dom';
 
 import { useToggle } from 'usehooks-ts';
 
+import { openDocsForCurrentPage } from 'loot-core/client/actions';
 import { pushModal } from 'loot-core/client/actions/modals';
 
 import { SvgHelp } from '../icons/v2/Help';
-import { getPageDocs } from '../util/help';
-import { openUrl } from '../util/router-tools';
 
 import { Button } from './common/Button2';
 import { Menu } from './common/Menu';
@@ -52,12 +50,11 @@ export const HelpMenu = () => {
   const menuButtonRef = useRef(null);
 
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
-  const page = useLocation().pathname;
 
   const handleItemSelect = (item: HelpMenuItem) => {
     switch (item) {
       case 'docs':
-        openUrl(getPageDocs(page));
+        dispatch(openDocsForCurrentPage());
         break;
       case 'keyboard-shortcuts':
         dispatch(pushModal('keyboard-shortcuts'));
diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/util/help.ts b/packages/desktop-client/src/util/help.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 0f11daf9159..00000000000
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/util/help.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-export const getPageDocs = (page: string) => {
-  switch (page) {
-    case '/budget':
-      return 'https://actualbudget.org/docs/getting-started/envelope-budgeting';
-    case '/reports':
-      return 'https://actualbudget.org/docs/reports/';
-    case '/schedules':
-      return 'https://actualbudget.org/docs/schedules';
-    case '/payees':
-      return 'https://actualbudget.org/docs/transactions/payees';
-    case '/rules':
-      return 'https://actualbudget.org/docs/budgeting/rules';
-    case '/settings':
-      return 'https://actualbudget.org/docs/settings';
-    default:
-      // All pages under /accounts, plus any missing pages
-      return 'https://actualbudget.org/docs';
-  }
-};
diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/util/router-tools.ts b/packages/desktop-client/src/util/router-tools.ts
index b47386270e9..1bba51ee678 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/util/router-tools.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/util/router-tools.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,3 @@ export function ExposeNavigate() {
   }, [navigate]);
   return null;
 }
-
-export function openUrl(url: string) {
-  window.open(url, '_blank', 'noopener,noreferrer');
-}
diff --git a/packages/desktop-electron/menu.ts b/packages/desktop-electron/menu.ts
index f9c57d18b5c..5897cd22d0b 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-electron/menu.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop-electron/menu.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,4 @@
-import { getPageDocs } from '@actual-app/web/src/util/help';
-import {
-  MenuItemConstructorOptions,
-  Menu,
-  ipcMain,
-  app,
-  shell,
-} from 'electron';
+import { MenuItemConstructorOptions, Menu, ipcMain, app } from 'electron';
 
 export function getMenu(
   isDev: boolean,
@@ -175,11 +168,10 @@ export function getMenu(
       submenu: [
         {
           label: 'Documentation',
-          async click(_menuItem, focusedWin) {
-            const page = await focusedWin?.webContents.executeJavaScript(
-              'window.location.pathname',
+          click(_menuItem, focusedWin) {
+            focusedWin?.webContents.executeJavaScript(
+              'window.__actionsForMenu && window.__actionsForMenu.openDocsForCurrentPage()',
             );
-            shell.openExternal(getPageDocs(page));
           },
         },
         {
diff --git a/packages/loot-core/src/client/actions/app.ts b/packages/loot-core/src/client/actions/app.ts
index e586f55dc69..6f322b196c6 100644
--- a/packages/loot-core/src/client/actions/app.ts
+++ b/packages/loot-core/src/client/actions/app.ts
@@ -52,3 +52,29 @@ export function reloadApp() {
     global.Actual.reload();
   };
 }
+
+const getPageDocs = (page: string) => {
+  switch (page) {
+    case '/budget':
+      return 'https://actualbudget.org/docs/getting-started/envelope-budgeting';
+    case '/reports':
+      return 'https://actualbudget.org/docs/reports/';
+    case '/schedules':
+      return 'https://actualbudget.org/docs/schedules';
+    case '/payees':
+      return 'https://actualbudget.org/docs/transactions/payees';
+    case '/rules':
+      return 'https://actualbudget.org/docs/budgeting/rules';
+    case '/settings':
+      return 'https://actualbudget.org/docs/settings';
+    default:
+      // All pages under /accounts, plus any missing pages
+      return 'https://actualbudget.org/docs';
+  }
+};
+
+export function openDocsForCurrentPage() {
+  return () => {
+    global.Actual.openURLInBrowser(getPageDocs(window.location.pathname));
+  };
+}