diff --git a/hathor/sysctl/protocol.py b/hathor/sysctl/protocol.py
index 45c879dc7..c84b10900 100644
--- a/hathor/sysctl/protocol.py
+++ b/hathor/sysctl/protocol.py
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+import inspect
 import json
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Callable, List, Optional
 
 from pydantic import ValidationError
 from twisted.protocols.basic import LineReceiver
@@ -35,7 +36,11 @@ def lineReceived(self, raw: bytes) -> None:
             line = raw.decode('utf-8').strip()
         except UnicodeDecodeError:
             self.sendError('command is not utf-8 valid')
-        if line == '!backup':
+        if line.startswith('!help'):
+            _, _, path = line.partition(' ')
+            self.help(path)
+            return
+        elif line == '!backup':
             self.backup()
             return
         head, separator, tail = line.partition('=')
@@ -89,6 +94,28 @@ def backup(self) -> None:
             output = f'{key}={self._serialize(value)}'
             self.sendLine(output.encode('utf-8'))
 
+    def help(self, path: str) -> None:
+        """Show all available commands."""
+        if path == '':
+            self._send_all_commands()
+            return
+        try:
+            cmd = self.root.get_command(path)
+        except SysctlEntryNotFound:
+            self.sendError(f'{path} not found')
+            return
+
+        output: List[str] = []
+        output.extend(self._get_method_help('getter', cmd.getter))
+        output.append('')
+        output.extend(self._get_method_help('setter', cmd.setter))
+        self.sendLine('\n'.join(output).encode('utf-8'))
+
+    def _send_all_commands(self) -> None:
+        all_paths = list(self.root.get_all_paths())
+        for path in sorted(all_paths):
+            self.sendLine(path.encode('utf-8'))
+
     def _serialize(self, value: Any) -> str:
         """Serialize the return of a sysctl getter."""
         output: str
@@ -107,3 +134,16 @@ def _deserialize(self, value_str: str) -> Any:
         if len(parts) > 1:
             return tuple(json.loads(x) for x in parts)
         return json.loads(value_str)
+
+    def _get_method_help(self, method_name: str, method: Optional[Callable]) -> List[str]:
+        """Return a list of strings with the help for `method`."""
+        if method is None:
+            return [f'{method_name}: not available']
+
+        output: List[str] = []
+        doc: str = inspect.getdoc(method) or '(no help found)'
+        signature = inspect.signature(method)
+        output.append(f'{method_name}{signature}:')
+        for line in doc.splitlines():
+            output.append(f'    {line.strip()}')
+        return output
diff --git a/hathor/sysctl/sysctl.py b/hathor/sysctl/sysctl.py
index c45f62667..a2f40a778 100644
--- a/hathor/sysctl/sysctl.py
+++ b/hathor/sysctl/sysctl.py
@@ -102,3 +102,10 @@ def get_all(self, prefix: str = '') -> Iterator[Tuple[str, Any]]:
                 continue
             value = cmd.getter()
             yield (self.path_join(prefix, path), value)
+
+    def get_all_paths(self, prefix: str = '') -> Iterator[str]:
+        """Return all available paths."""
+        for path, child in self._children.items():
+            yield from child.get_all_paths(self.path_join(prefix, path))
+        for path, cmd in self._commands.items():
+            yield self.path_join(prefix, path)
diff --git a/tests/sysctl/test_sysctl.py b/tests/sysctl/test_sysctl.py
index ead97371c..6e0e80ab5 100644
--- a/tests/sysctl/test_sysctl.py
+++ b/tests/sysctl/test_sysctl.py
@@ -16,11 +16,16 @@ class SysctlTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self) -> None:
         super().setUp()
 
+        getter_max_connections = MagicMock(return_value=3)
+        getter_max_connections.__doc__ = 'Return the number of maximum connections.'
+        setter_max_connections = MagicMock()
+        setter_max_connections.__doc__ = 'Set the number of maximum connections.'
+
         net = Sysctl()
         net.register(
             'max_connections',
-            MagicMock(return_value=3),  # int
-            MagicMock(),
+            getter_max_connections,  # int
+            setter_max_connections,
         )
         net.register(
             'readonly',
@@ -141,6 +146,17 @@ def test_get_all(self) -> None:
             ('net.readonly', 0.25),
         })
 
+    def test_get_all_paths(self) -> None:
+        all_items = set(self.root.get_all_paths())
+        self.assertEqual(all_items, {
+            'net.max_connections',
+            'core.writeonly',
+            'core.loglevel',
+            'net.rate_limit',
+            'net.readonly',
+            'ab.bc.cd.useless',
+        })
+
     ##################
     # Protocol: Get
     ##################
@@ -228,3 +244,30 @@ def test_proto_backup(self) -> None:
             b'net.readonly=0.25',
             b'',    # output ends with a new line (\n)
         })
+
+    def test_proto_help(self) -> None:
+        self.proto.lineReceived(b'!help')
+        output = self.tr.value()
+        lines = set(output.split(b'\n'))
+        self.assertEqual(lines, {
+            b'net.max_connections',
+            b'core.writeonly',
+            b'core.loglevel',
+            b'net.rate_limit',
+            b'net.readonly',
+            b'ab.bc.cd.useless',
+            b'',    # output ends with a new line (\n)
+        })
+
+    def test_proto_help_method(self) -> None:
+        self.proto.lineReceived(b'!help net.max_connections')
+        output = self.tr.value()
+        lines = output.split(b'\n')
+        self.assertEqual(lines, [
+            b'getter(*args, **kwargs):',
+            b'    Return the number of maximum connections.',
+            b'',
+            b'setter(*args, **kwargs):',
+            b'    Set the number of maximum connections.',
+            b''
+        ])