diff --git a/tests/rules/test_man.py b/tests/rules/test_man.py
index 01eab173..c4714881 100644
--- a/tests/rules/test_man.py
+++ b/tests/rules/test_man.py
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ def test_not_match(command):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('command, new_command', [
-    (Command('man read'), ['man 3 read', 'man 2 read']),
+    (Command('man read'), ['man 3 read', 'man 2 read', 'read --help']),
+    (Command('man missing', stderr="No manual entry for missing\n"), ['missing --help']),
     (Command('man 2 read'), 'man 3 read'),
     (Command('man 3 read'), 'man 2 read'),
     (Command('man -s2 read'), 'man -s3 read'),
diff --git a/thefuck/rules/man.py b/thefuck/rules/man.py
index ead1361b..e4ec54d9 100644
--- a/thefuck/rules/man.py
+++ b/thefuck/rules/man.py
@@ -12,10 +12,22 @@ def get_new_command(command):
     if '2' in command.script:
         return command.script.replace("2", "3")
 
+    last_arg = command.script_parts[-1]
+    help_command = last_arg + ' --help'
+
+    # If there are no man pages for last_arg, suggest `last_arg --help` instead.
+    # Otherwise, suggest `--help` after suggesting other man page sections.
+    if command.stderr.strip() == 'No manual entry for ' + last_arg:
+        return [help_command]
+
     split_cmd2 = command.script_parts
     split_cmd3 = split_cmd2[:]
 
     split_cmd2.insert(1, ' 2 ')
     split_cmd3.insert(1, ' 3 ')
 
-    return ["".join(split_cmd3), "".join(split_cmd2)]
+    return [
+        "".join(split_cmd3),
+        "".join(split_cmd2),
+        help_command,
+    ]