diff --git a/src/cli_util.rs b/src/cli_util.rs
index bffbc1d51..7ba597be4 100644
--- a/src/cli_util.rs
+++ b/src/cli_util.rs
@@ -2168,6 +2168,10 @@ pub fn handle_command_result(
         }
         Err(CommandError::ConfigError(message)) => {
             writeln!(ui.error(), "Config error: {message}")?;
+            writeln!(
+                ui.hint(),
+                "For help, see https://github.com/martinvonz/jj/blob/main/docs/config.md."
+            )?;
             Ok(ExitCode::from(1))
         }
         Err(CommandError::CliError(message)) => {
diff --git a/tests/test_global_opts.rs b/tests/test_global_opts.rs
index ccf9c7963..91105d16b 100644
--- a/tests/test_global_opts.rs
+++ b/tests/test_global_opts.rs
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ fn test_invalid_config() {
     let stderr = test_env.jj_cmd_failure(test_env.env_root(), &["init", "repo"]);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr.replace('\\', "/"), @r###"
     Config error: expected newline, found an identifier at line 1 column 10 in config/config0001.toml
+    For help, see https://github.com/martinvonz/jj/blob/main/docs/config.md.
     "###);
 }