diff --git a/core/core-editor.el b/core/core-editor.el
index 92c104561..2c56c2004 100644
--- a/core/core-editor.el
+++ b/core/core-editor.el
@@ -284,6 +284,13 @@ successfully sets indent_style/indent_size.")
     [remap describe-key]      #'helpful-key
     [remap describe-symbol]   #'doom/describe-symbol)
 
+  (defun doom-use-helpful-a (orig-fn &rest args)
+    "Force ORIG-FN to use helpful instead of the old describe-* commands."
+    (cl-letf (((symbol-function #'describe-function) #'helpful-function)
+              ((symbol-function #'describe-variable) #'helpful-variable)
+              ((symbol-function #'help-buffer) #'current-buffer))
+      (apply orig-fn args)))
+
   (after! apropos
     ;; patch apropos buttons to call helpful instead of help
     (dolist (fun-bt '(apropos-function apropos-macro apropos-command))
diff --git a/modules/lang/emacs-lisp/config.el b/modules/lang/emacs-lisp/config.el
index ef9510310..a2d8d3fab 100644
--- a/modules/lang/emacs-lisp/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/emacs-lisp/config.el
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ This marks a foldable marker for `outline-minor-mode' in elisp buffers.")
       (lisp-indent-defform state indent-point)))
   (put 'add-hook 'lisp-indent-function #'+emacs-lisp--indent-add-hook-fn)
 
+  ;; Use helpful instead of describe-* from `company'
+  (advice-add #'elisp--company-doc-buffer :around #'doom-use-helpful-a)
+
   (add-hook! 'emacs-lisp-mode-hook
     #'(outline-minor-mode
        ;; fontificiation