diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/message-handler.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/message-handler.c
index ca1c17cf5..fdbe3ac5d 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/message-handler.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/message-handler.c
@@ -93,7 +93,19 @@ static int core_object_message_handler(struct client *client, struct pw_manager_
 {
 	pw_log_debug(": core %p object message:'%s' params:'%s'", o, message, params);
 
-	if (spa_streq(message, "list-handlers")) {
+	if (spa_streq(message, "help")) {
+		fprintf(response,
+				"/core <command> [<params>]\n"
+				"available commands:\n"
+				"  help                           this help\n"
+				"  list-handlers                  show available object handlers\n"
+				"  pipewire-pulse:malloc-info     show malloc_info\n"
+				"  pipewire-pulse:malloc-trim     run malloc_trim\n"
+				"  pipewire-pulse:log-level       update log level with <params>\n"
+				"  pipewire-pulse:list-modules    list all module names\n"
+				"  pipewire-pulse:describe-module describe module info for <params>"
+				);
+	} else if (spa_streq(message, "list-handlers")) {
 		bool first = true;
 
 		fputc('[', response);