diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index ef17d2c2..56a58e87 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -128,3 +128,7 @@ set_property(TEST subcom_in_files PROPERTY PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION
 add_cli_exe(formatter formatter.cpp)
 
 add_cli_exe(nested nested.cpp)
+
+add_cli_exe(subcom_help subcom_help.cpp)
+add_test(NAME subcom_help_normal COMMAND subcom_help sub --help)
+add_test(NAME subcom_help_reversed COMMAND subcom_help --help sub)
diff --git a/examples/subcom_help.cpp b/examples/subcom_help.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0d8997d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/subcom_help.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#include <CLI/CLI.hpp>
+#include <iostream>
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+    CLI::App cli_global{"Demo app"};
+    auto &cli_sub = *cli_global.add_subcommand("sub", "Some subcommand");
+    std::string sub_arg;
+    cli_sub.add_option("sub_arg", sub_arg, "Argument for subcommand")->required();
+    CLI11_PARSE(cli_global, argc, argv);
+    if(cli_sub) {
+        std::cout << "Got: " << sub_arg << std::endl;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/include/CLI/App.hpp b/include/CLI/App.hpp
index eebab3bf..2bd8b8f6 100644
--- a/include/CLI/App.hpp
+++ b/include/CLI/App.hpp
@@ -1341,6 +1341,10 @@ class App {
 
         // Verify required options
         for(const Option_p &opt : options_) {
+            // Exit if a help flag was passed (requirements not required in that case)
+            if(_any_help_flag())
+                break;
+
             // Required or partially filled
             if(opt->get_required() || opt->count() != 0) {
                 // Make sure enough -N arguments parsed (+N is already handled in parsing function)
@@ -1379,6 +1383,21 @@ class App {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Return True if a help flag detected (checks all parents)
+    bool _any_help_flag() const {
+        bool result = false;
+        const Option *help_ptr = get_help_ptr();
+        const Option *help_all_ptr = get_help_all_ptr();
+        if(help_ptr != nullptr && help_ptr->count() > 0)
+            result = true;
+        if(help_all_ptr != nullptr && help_all_ptr->count() > 0)
+            result = true;
+        if(parent_ != nullptr)
+            return result || parent_->_any_help_flag();
+        else
+            return result;
+    }
+
     /// Parse one config param, return false if not found in any subcommand, remove if it is
     ///
     /// If this has more than one dot.separated.name, go into the subcommand matching it