diff --git a/hsfm.cabal b/hsfm.cabal
index 79def1f..862e05a 100644
--- a/hsfm.cabal
+++ b/hsfm.cabal
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ data-files:          data/Gtk/builder.xml
                      data/Gtk/icons/gtk-directory.png
                      data/Gtk/icons/gtk-file.png
                      data/Gtk/icons/hsfm.png
+                     LICENSE
 
 
 library
diff --git a/src/GUI/Gtk/Callbacks.hs b/src/GUI/Gtk/Callbacks.hs
index 148e0e2..ef13ae3 100644
--- a/src/GUI/Gtk/Callbacks.hs
+++ b/src/GUI/Gtk/Callbacks.hs
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ setCallbacks mygui myview = do
   _ <- menubarEditCut mygui `on` menuItemActivated $
     liftIO $ withRow mygui myview moveInit
 
+  -- menubar-help
+  _ <- menubarHelpAbout mygui `on` menuItemActivated $
+    liftIO showAboutDialog
+
   -- righ-click
   _ <- treeView mygui `on` buttonPressEvent $ do
     eb <- eventButton
diff --git a/src/GUI/Gtk/Dialogs.hs b/src/GUI/Gtk/Dialogs.hs
index 04c2493..4fc838d 100644
--- a/src/GUI/Gtk/Dialogs.hs
+++ b/src/GUI/Gtk/Dialogs.hs
@@ -75,6 +75,28 @@ showCopyModeChooserDialog = do
     ResponseUser 2 -> return Replace
 
 
+-- |Shows the about dialog from the help menu.
+showAboutDialog :: IO ()
+showAboutDialog = do
+  ad <- aboutDialogNew
+  licensestr <- readFile "LICENSE"
+  hsfmicon <- pixbufNewFromFile "data/Gtk/icons/hsfm.png"
+  set ad
+    [ aboutDialogProgramName  := "hsfm"
+    , aboutDialogName         := "hsfm"
+    , aboutDialogVersion      := "0.0.0.1"
+    , aboutDialogCopyright    := "Copyright: (c) 2015 Julian Ospald"
+    , aboutDialogComments     := "A file manager written in Haskell"
+    , aboutDialogLicense      := Just licensestr
+    , aboutDialogWebsite      := "https://github.com/hasufell/hsfm"
+    , aboutDialogAuthors      := ["Julian Ospald <hasufell@hasufell.de>"]
+    , aboutDialogLogo         := Just hsfmicon
+    , aboutDialogWrapLicense  := True
+    ]
+  _ <- dialogRun ad
+  widgetDestroy ad
+
+
 -- |Carry out an IO action with a confirmation dialog.
 -- If the user presses "No", then do nothing.
 withConfirmationDialog :: String -> IO () -> IO ()