diff --git a/doc/emacs/help.texi b/doc/emacs/help.texi
index 657356cd825..8c4c2c82692 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/help.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/help.texi
@@ -422,7 +422,8 @@ search for noninteractive functions too.
 Search for functions and variables.  Both interactive functions
 (commands) and noninteractive functions can be found by this.
 
-@item M-x apropos-user-option
+@item C-h u
+@kindex C-h u
 @findex apropos-user-option
 Search for user-customizable variables.  With a prefix argument,
 search for non-customizable variables too.
diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 98059ef15f6..68cb6c642fb 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -684,6 +684,11 @@ project, during completion.  That makes some items shorter.
 The category defaults are the same as for 'buffer' but any user
 customizations would need to be re-added.
 
+** Help
+
++++
+*** New keybinding 'C-h u' for 'apropos-user-option'.
+
 ** IDLWAVE has been moved to GNU ELPA.
 The version bundled with Emacs is out-of-date, and is now marked as
 obsolete.  Use 'M-x list-packages' to install the 'idlwave' package from
diff --git a/lisp/help.el b/lisp/help.el
index 0bb1053fa6a..76c3770fbba 100644
--- a/lisp/help.el
+++ b/lisp/help.el
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ buffer.")
   "f"    #'describe-function
   "g"    #'describe-gnu-project
   "h"    #'view-hello-file
+  "u"    #'apropos-user-option
 
   "i"    #'info
   "4 i"  #'info-other-window