diff --git a/ports/mimxrt/main.c b/ports/mimxrt/main.c
index 7832afffcb..387c96ef33 100644
--- a/ports/mimxrt/main.c
+++ b/ports/mimxrt/main.c
@@ -108,3 +108,27 @@ void MP_WEAK __assert_func(const char *file, int line, const char *func, const c
     }
 }
 #endif
+
+const char mimxrt_help_text[] =
+    "Welcome to MicroPython!\n"
+    "\n"
+    "For online help please visit https://micropython.org/help/.\n"
+    "\n"
+    "For access to the hardware use the 'machine' module. \n"
+    "\n"
+    "Quick overview of some objects:\n"
+    "  machine.Pin(pin) -- get a pin, eg machine.Pin(0)\n"
+    "  machine.Pin(pin, m, [p]) -- get a pin and configure it for IO mode m, pull mode p\n"
+    "    methods: init(..), value([v]), high(), low())\n"
+    "\n"
+    "Pin IO modes are: Pin.IN, Pin.OUT\n"
+    "Pin pull modes are: Pin.PULL_UP, Pin.PULL_UP_47K, Pin.PULL_UP_22K, Pin.PULL_DOWN, Pin.PULL_HOLD\n"
+    "\n"
+    "Useful control commands:\n"
+    "  CTRL-C -- interrupt a running program\n"
+    "  CTRL-D -- on a blank line, do a soft reset of the board\n"
+    "  CTRL-E -- on a blank line, enter paste mode\n"
+    "\n"
+    "For further help on a specific object, type help(obj)\n"
+    "For a list of available modules, type help('modules')\n"
+;
diff --git a/ports/mimxrt/mpconfigport.h b/ports/mimxrt/mpconfigport.h
index e6b15e1b71..72e804f676 100644
--- a/ports/mimxrt/mpconfigport.h
+++ b/ports/mimxrt/mpconfigport.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #define MICROPY_ENABLE_GC                   (1)
 #define MICROPY_KBD_EXCEPTION               (1)
 #define MICROPY_HELPER_REPL                 (1)
+#define MICROPY_REPL_AUTO_INDENT            (1)
 #define MICROPY_LONGINT_IMPL                (MICROPY_LONGINT_IMPL_MPZ)
 #define MICROPY_ENABLE_SOURCE_LINE          (1)
 #define MICROPY_ERROR_REPORTING             (MICROPY_ERROR_REPORTING_TERSE)
@@ -59,6 +60,8 @@
 #define MICROPY_PY_BUILTINS_REVERSED        (1)
 #define MICROPY_PY_BUILTINS_MIN_MAX         (0)
 #define MICROPY_PY_BUILTINS_HELP            (1)
+#define MICROPY_PY_BUILTINS_HELP_MODULES    (1)
+#define MICROPY_PY_BUILTINS_HELP_TEXT       mimxrt_help_text
 #define MICROPY_PY___FILE__                 (0)
 #define MICROPY_PY_MICROPYTHON_MEM_INFO     (1)
 #define MICROPY_PY_ARRAY_SLICE_ASSIGN       (1)