diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
index 588b55f9f61832e30094e550c3dbf40f24babddd..2f1a59fa51694262e270a8228fe18fd835690af7 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ localyesconfig localmodconfig: $(obj)/conf
 #  syncconfig has become an internal implementation detail and is now
 #  deprecated for external use
 simple-targets := oldconfig allnoconfig allyesconfig allmodconfig \
-	alldefconfig randconfig listnewconfig olddefconfig syncconfig
+	alldefconfig randconfig listnewconfig olddefconfig syncconfig \
+	helpnewconfig
+
 PHONY += $(simple-targets)
 
 $(simple-targets): $(obj)/conf
@@ -134,6 +136,7 @@ help:
 	@echo  '  alldefconfig    - New config with all symbols set to default'
 	@echo  '  randconfig	  - New config with random answer to all options'
 	@echo  '  listnewconfig   - List new options'
+	@echo  '  helpnewconfig   - List new options and help text'
 	@echo  '  olddefconfig	  - Same as oldconfig but sets new symbols to their'
 	@echo  '                    default value without prompting'
 	@echo  '  kvmconfig	  - Enable additional options for kvm guest kernel support'
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/conf.c b/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
index 40e16e871ae2514d672421ad6cf100b4ecea15fd..1f89bf1558ce2f02239867a292b02e636c8be29c 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ enum input_mode {
 	defconfig,
 	savedefconfig,
 	listnewconfig,
+	helpnewconfig,
 	olddefconfig,
 };
 static enum input_mode input_mode = oldaskconfig;
@@ -434,6 +435,11 @@ static void check_conf(struct menu *menu)
 						printf("%s%s=%s\n", CONFIG_, sym->name, str);
 					}
 				}
+			} else if (input_mode == helpnewconfig) {
+				printf("-----\n");
+				print_help(menu);
+				printf("-----\n");
+
 			} else {
 				if (!conf_cnt++)
 					printf("*\n* Restart config...\n*\n");
@@ -459,6 +465,7 @@ static struct option long_opts[] = {
 	{"alldefconfig",    no_argument,       NULL, alldefconfig},
 	{"randconfig",      no_argument,       NULL, randconfig},
 	{"listnewconfig",   no_argument,       NULL, listnewconfig},
+	{"helpnewconfig",   no_argument,       NULL, helpnewconfig},
 	{"olddefconfig",    no_argument,       NULL, olddefconfig},
 	{NULL, 0, NULL, 0}
 };
@@ -469,6 +476,7 @@ static void conf_usage(const char *progname)
 	printf("Usage: %s [-s] [option] <kconfig-file>\n", progname);
 	printf("[option] is _one_ of the following:\n");
 	printf("  --listnewconfig         List new options\n");
+	printf("  --helpnewconfig         List new options and help text\n");
 	printf("  --oldaskconfig          Start a new configuration using a line-oriented program\n");
 	printf("  --oldconfig             Update a configuration using a provided .config as base\n");
 	printf("  --syncconfig            Similar to oldconfig but generates configuration in\n"
@@ -543,6 +551,7 @@ int main(int ac, char **av)
 		case allmodconfig:
 		case alldefconfig:
 		case listnewconfig:
+		case helpnewconfig:
 		case olddefconfig:
 			break;
 		case '?':
@@ -576,6 +585,7 @@ int main(int ac, char **av)
 	case oldaskconfig:
 	case oldconfig:
 	case listnewconfig:
+	case helpnewconfig:
 	case olddefconfig:
 		conf_read(NULL);
 		break;
@@ -657,6 +667,7 @@ int main(int ac, char **av)
 		/* fall through */
 	case oldconfig:
 	case listnewconfig:
+	case helpnewconfig:
 	case syncconfig:
 		/* Update until a loop caused no more changes */
 		do {
@@ -675,7 +686,7 @@ int main(int ac, char **av)
 				defconfig_file);
 			return 1;
 		}
-	} else if (input_mode != listnewconfig) {
+	} else if (input_mode != listnewconfig && input_mode != helpnewconfig) {
 		if (!no_conf_write && conf_write(NULL)) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "\n*** Error during writing of the configuration.\n\n");
 			exit(1);