diff --git a/tdeui/tdecmodule.cpp b/tdeui/tdecmodule.cpp
index 1c718273a..48a72b6b3 100644
--- a/tdeui/tdecmodule.cpp
+++ b/tdeui/tdecmodule.cpp
@@ -208,6 +208,11 @@ TQString TDECModule::quickHelp() const
     return d->_quickHelp;
 }
 
+TQString TDECModule::handbookDocPath() const
+{
+    return TQString::null;
+}
+
 TQString TDECModule::handbookSection() const
 {
     return TQString::null;
diff --git a/tdeui/tdecmodule.h b/tdeui/tdecmodule.h
index b4d7f6d88..186ee6656 100644
--- a/tdeui/tdecmodule.h
+++ b/tdeui/tdecmodule.h
@@ -177,6 +177,16 @@ public:
    */
   virtual TQString quickHelp() const;
 
+  /**
+   * If the handbook's docPath string of the currently displayed content
+   * (for example in tabbed control center modules) differs from the docPath string
+   * of the currently displaying container, this method returns the relevant docPath string
+   *
+   * @returns a TQString containing the relevant handbook's docPath string or TQString::null 
+   *          if no specific docPath string is required (i.e. the container docPath is sufficient)
+   */
+  virtual TQString handbookDocPath() const;
+  
   /**
    * If a specific handbook section is relevant to the currently displayed content
    * (for example tabbed control center modules) this method returns the relevant section name
diff --git a/tdeutils/kcmultidialog.cpp b/tdeutils/kcmultidialog.cpp
index 0ba07fe6b..cbdffaa7d 100644
--- a/tdeutils/kcmultidialog.cpp
+++ b/tdeutils/kcmultidialog.cpp
@@ -189,10 +189,14 @@ void KCMultiDialog::slotHelp()
     for( ModuleList::Iterator it = m_modules.begin(); it != end; ++it ) {
         if( pageIndex( ( TQWidget * )( *it ).kcm->parent() ) == curPageIndex )
         {
-            docPath = ( *it ).kcm->moduleInfo().docPath();
-            TDECModuleProxy * m = ( *it ).kcm;
+            TDECModuleProxy *m = (*it).kcm;
+            
+            docPath = m->handbookDocPath();
+            if (docPath == TQString::null)
+              docPath = m->moduleInfo().docPath();
+                        
             TQString section = m->handbookSection();
-            if (section != "") {
+            if (section != TQString::null) {
                 docPath = TQString( "%1#%2" ).arg( docPath ).arg( section );
             }
             break;
diff --git a/tdeutils/tdecmoduleproxy.cpp b/tdeutils/tdecmoduleproxy.cpp
index 75da38e02..d074b8c02 100644
--- a/tdeutils/tdecmoduleproxy.cpp
+++ b/tdeutils/tdecmoduleproxy.cpp
@@ -598,6 +598,18 @@ const TDEAboutData * TDECModuleProxy::aboutData() const
 	}
 }
 
+TQString TDECModuleProxy::handbookDocPath() const
+{
+	if( !d->rootMode ) {
+		return realModule() ? realModule()->handbookDocPath() : TQString::null;
+	}
+	else {
+	/* This needs fixing, perhaps cache a handbookSection() copy
+	 * while in root mode? */
+		return TQString::null;
+	}
+}
+
 TQString TDECModuleProxy::handbookSection() const
 {
 	if( !d->rootMode ) {
diff --git a/tdeutils/tdecmoduleproxy.h b/tdeutils/tdecmoduleproxy.h
index 3d2b1ca82..f5b570125 100644
--- a/tdeutils/tdecmoduleproxy.h
+++ b/tdeutils/tdecmoduleproxy.h
@@ -157,6 +157,11 @@ public:
 	 */
 	const TDEAboutData * aboutData() const;
 
+	/**
+	 * @return the module's handbookDocPath()
+	 */
+	TQString handbookDocPath() const;
+
 	/**
 	 * @return the module's handbookSection()
 	 */