diff --git a/contrib/scalar/scalar.c b/contrib/scalar/scalar.c
index a91059c1ed983e..70a376cd7da70b 100644
--- a/contrib/scalar/scalar.c
+++ b/contrib/scalar/scalar.c
@@ -829,6 +829,25 @@ static int cmd_delete(int argc, const char **argv)
 	return res;
 }
 
+static int cmd_help(int argc, const char **argv)
+{
+	struct option options[] = {
+		OPT_END(),
+	};
+	const char * const usage[] = {
+		N_("scalar help"),
+		NULL
+	};
+
+	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, NULL, options,
+			     usage, 0);
+
+	if (argc != 0)
+		usage_with_options(usage, options);
+
+	return run_git("help", "scalar", NULL);
+}
+
 static int cmd_version(int argc, const char **argv)
 {
 	int verbose = 0, build_options = 0;
@@ -868,6 +887,7 @@ static struct {
 	{ "run", cmd_run },
 	{ "reconfigure", cmd_reconfigure },
 	{ "delete", cmd_delete },
+	{ "help", cmd_help },
 	{ "version", cmd_version },
 	{ "diagnose", cmd_diagnose },
 	{ NULL, NULL},