diff --git a/share/functions/help.fish b/share/functions/help.fish
index 90c962363..15c5c19e2 100644
--- a/share/functions/help.fish
+++ b/share/functions/help.fish
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ function help --description 'Show help for the fish shell'
     set -l fish_browser $fish_help_browser
 
     # A list of graphical browsers we know about.
-    set -l graphical_browsers htmlview x-www-browser firefox galeon mozilla
+    set -l graphical_browsers htmlview x-www-browser firefox galeon mozilla xdg-open
     set -a graphical_browsers konqueror epiphany opera netscape rekonq google-chrome chromium-browser
 
     # On mac we may have to write a temporary file that redirects to the desired