diff --git a/src/services/hidden_subtree.ts b/src/services/hidden_subtree.ts
index 59feb595e..bf5af3fa7 100644
--- a/src/services/hidden_subtree.ts
+++ b/src/services/hidden_subtree.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import noteService from "./notes.js";
 import log from "./log.js";
 import migrationService from "./migration.js";
 import { t } from "i18next";
+import app_path from "./app_path.js";
+import { getHelpHiddenSubtreeData } from "./in_app_help.js";
 
 const LBTPL_ROOT = "_lbTplRoot";
 const LBTPL_BASE = "_lbTplBase";
@@ -16,21 +18,21 @@ const LBTPL_BUILTIN_WIDGET = "_lbTplBuiltinWidget";
 const LBTPL_SPACER = "_lbTplSpacer";
 const LBTPL_CUSTOM_WIDGET = "_lbTplCustomWidget";
 
-interface Attribute {
+interface HiddenSubtreeAttribute {
     type: AttributeType;
     name: string;
     isInheritable?: boolean;
     value?: string;
 }
 
-interface Item {
+export interface HiddenSubtreeItem {
     notePosition?: number;
     id: string;
     title: string;
     type: NoteType;
     icon?: string;
-    attributes?: Attribute[];
-    children?: Item[];
+    attributes?: HiddenSubtreeAttribute[];
+    children?: HiddenSubtreeItem[];
     isExpanded?: boolean;
     baseSize?: string;
     growthFactor?: string;
@@ -54,9 +56,9 @@ enum Command {
  * duplicate subtrees. This way, all instances will generate the same structure with the same IDs.
  */
 
-let hiddenSubtreeDefinition: Item;
+let hiddenSubtreeDefinition: HiddenSubtreeItem;
 
-function buildHiddenSubtreeDefinition(): Item {
+function buildHiddenSubtreeDefinition(): HiddenSubtreeItem {
     return {
         id: "_hidden",
         title: t("hidden-subtree.root-title"),
@@ -350,7 +352,8 @@ function buildHiddenSubtreeDefinition(): Item {
                 id: "_help",
                 title: t("hidden-subtree.user-guide"),
                 type: "book",
-                icon: "bx-help-circle"
+                icon: "bx-help-circle",
+                children: getHelpHiddenSubtreeData()
             }
         ]
     };
@@ -374,7 +377,7 @@ function checkHiddenSubtree(force = false, extraOpts: CheckHiddenExtraOpts = {})
     checkHiddenSubtreeRecursively("root", hiddenSubtreeDefinition, extraOpts);
 }
 
-function checkHiddenSubtreeRecursively(parentNoteId: string, item: Item, extraOpts: CheckHiddenExtraOpts = {}) {
+function checkHiddenSubtreeRecursively(parentNoteId: string, item: HiddenSubtreeItem, extraOpts: CheckHiddenExtraOpts = {}) {
     if (!item.id || !item.type || !item.title) {
         throw new Error(`Item does not contain mandatory properties: ${JSON.stringify(item)}`);
     }
diff --git a/src/services/in_app_help.ts b/src/services/in_app_help.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f53380af3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/services/in_app_help.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import path from "path";
+import fs from "fs";
+import type { HiddenSubtreeItem } from "./hidden_subtree.js";
+import type NoteMeta from "./meta/note_meta.js";
+import type { NoteMetaFile } from "./meta/note_meta.js";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
+import { isDev } from "./utils.js";
+
+export function getHelpHiddenSubtreeData() {
+    const srcRoot = path.join(path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), "..");
+    const appDir = path.join(srcRoot, "public", isDev ? "app" : "app-dist");
+    const helpDir = path.join(appDir, "doc_notes", "en", "User Guide");
+    const metaFilePath = path.join(helpDir, "!!!meta.json");
+    const metaFileContent = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(metaFilePath).toString("utf-8"));
+
+    try {
+        return parseNoteMetaFile(metaFileContent as NoteMetaFile);
+    } catch (e) {
+        console.warn(e);
+        return [];
+    }
+}
+
+function parseNoteMetaFile(noteMetaFile: NoteMetaFile): HiddenSubtreeItem[] {
+    if (!noteMetaFile.files) {
+        return [];
+    }
+
+    const metaRoot = noteMetaFile.files[0];
+    const items: HiddenSubtreeItem[] = [];
+
+    for (const childMeta of metaRoot.children ?? []) {
+        items.push(parseNoteMeta(childMeta));
+    }
+
+    return items;
+}
+
+function parseNoteMeta(noteMeta: NoteMeta): HiddenSubtreeItem {
+    const item: HiddenSubtreeItem = {
+        id: `_help_${noteMeta.noteId}`,
+        title: noteMeta.title,
+        type: "doc"
+    };
+
+    return item;
+}
diff --git a/src/services/meta/note_meta.ts b/src/services/meta/note_meta.ts
index 0aaafb6b5..39051a88e 100644
--- a/src/services/meta/note_meta.ts
+++ b/src/services/meta/note_meta.ts
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ export interface NoteMetaFile {
 }
 
 export default interface NoteMeta {
-    noteId?: string;
+    noteId: string;
     notePath?: string[];
     isClone?: boolean;
-    title?: string;
+    title: string;
     notePosition?: number;
     prefix?: string | null;
     isExpanded?: boolean;