diff --git a/client/less/lib/bootstrap/modals.less b/client/less/lib/bootstrap/modals.less
index 3671ff0715..e2a0c6309a 100755
--- a/client/less/lib/bootstrap/modals.less
+++ b/client/less/lib/bootstrap/modals.less
@@ -81,10 +81,6 @@
   border-bottom: 1px solid @modal-header-border-color;
   min-height: (@modal-title-padding + @modal-title-line-height);
 }
-// Close icon
-.modal-header .close {
-  margin-top: -2px;
-}
 
 // Title text within header
 .modal-title {
diff --git a/client/less/main.less b/client/less/main.less
index 8c4c3c3bd6..d02dd193ce 100644
--- a/client/less/main.less
+++ b/client/less/main.less
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ form.update-email .btn{
   }
 }
 
-.challenge-list-header {
+.challenges-list-header {
   background-color: @brand-primary;
   color: @gray-lighter;
   font-size: 36px;
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ code {
   color: @night-text-color;
   .btn-group,
   .text-success,
-  .challenge-list-header,
+  .challenges-list-header,
   .fcc-footer {
     background-color: @night-body-bg;
   }
diff --git a/common/app/routes/Challenges/Help-Modal.jsx b/common/app/routes/Challenges/Help-Modal.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ebac1a5509
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/app/routes/Challenges/Help-Modal.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+import React, { PureComponent } from 'react';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import { connect } from 'react-redux';
+import { Button, Modal } from 'react-bootstrap';
+
+import ns from './ns.json';
+import {
+  createQuestion,
+  openHelpChatRoom,
+  closeHelpModal,
+  helpModalSelector
+} from './redux';
+
+const mapStateToProps = state => ({ isOpen: helpModalSelector(state) });
+const mapDispatchToProps = { createQuestion, openHelpChatRoom, closeHelpModal };
+const methodologyUrl = 'https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/the-read-search-ask-methodology-for-getting-unstuck/137307'; // eslint-disable-line max-len
+
+const propTypes = {
+  closeHelpModal: PropTypes.func,
+  createQuestion: PropTypes.func,
+  isOpen: PropTypes.bool,
+  openHelpChatRoom: PropTypes.func
+};
+
+export class HelpModal extends PureComponent {
+  render() {
+    const {
+      isOpen,
+      closeHelpModal,
+      openHelpChatRoom,
+      createQuestion
+    } = this.props;
+    return (
+      <Modal
+        show={ isOpen }
+        >
+        <Modal.Header className={ `${ns}-list-header` }>
+          Ask for help?
+          <span
+            className='close closing-x'
+            onClick={ closeHelpModal }
+            >
+            ×
+          </span>
+        </Modal.Header>
+        <Modal.Body className='text-center'>
+          <h3>
+          If you've already tried the&nbsp;Read-Search-Ask&nbsp;method,
+          then you can ask for help on the freeCodeCamp forum.
+          </h3>
+          <Button
+            block={ true }
+            bsSize='lg'
+            bsStyle='primary'
+            href={ methodologyUrl }
+            onClick={ closeHelpModal }
+            target='_blank'
+            >
+            Learn about the Read-Search-Ask Methodology
+          </Button>
+          <Button
+            block={ true }
+            bsSize='lg'
+            bsStyle='primary'
+            onClick={ createQuestion }
+            >
+            Create a help post on the forum
+          </Button>
+          <Button
+            block={ true }
+            bsSize='lg'
+            bsStyle='primary'
+            onClick={ openHelpChatRoom }
+            >
+            Ask for help in the Gitter Chatroom
+          </Button>
+          <Button
+            block={ true }
+            bsSize='lg'
+            bsStyle='primary'
+            onClick={ closeHelpModal }
+            >
+            Cancel
+          </Button>
+        </Modal.Body>
+      </Modal>
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+HelpModal.displayName = 'HelpModal';
+HelpModal.propTypes = propTypes;
+
+export default connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps)(HelpModal);
diff --git a/common/app/routes/Challenges/Side-Panel.jsx b/common/app/routes/Challenges/Side-Panel.jsx
index 0faa9bd992..bc6d87d408 100644
--- a/common/app/routes/Challenges/Side-Panel.jsx
+++ b/common/app/routes/Challenges/Side-Panel.jsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import ns from './ns.json';
 
 import BugModal from './Bug-Modal.jsx';
+import HelpModal from './Help-Modal.jsx';
 import ToolPanel from './Tool-Panel.jsx';
 import ChallengeTitle from './Challenge-Title.jsx';
 import ChallengeDescription from './Challenge-Description.jsx';
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ import TestSuite from './Test-Suite.jsx';
 import Output from './Output.jsx';
 import {
   openBugModal,
+  openHelpModal,
   updateHint,
   executeChallenge,
   unlockUntrustedCode,
@@ -22,8 +24,7 @@ import {
   testsSelector,
   outputSelector,
   hintIndexSelector,
-  codeLockedSelector,
-  chatRoomSelector
+  codeLockedSelector
 } from './redux';
 
 import { descriptionRegex } from './utils';
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = {
   executeChallenge,
   updateHint,
   openBugModal,
+  openHelpModal,
   unlockUntrustedCode
 };
 const mapStateToProps = createSelector(
@@ -44,7 +46,6 @@ const mapStateToProps = createSelector(
   outputSelector,
   hintIndexSelector,
   codeLockedSelector,
-  chatRoomSelector,
   (
     { description },
     { title },
@@ -52,24 +53,22 @@ const mapStateToProps = createSelector(
     output,
     hintIndex,
     isCodeLocked,
-    helpChatRoom
   ) => ({
     title,
     description,
     tests,
     output,
-    isCodeLocked,
-    helpChatRoom
+    isCodeLocked
   })
 );
 const propTypes = {
   description: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.string),
   executeChallenge: PropTypes.func,
-  helpChatRoom: PropTypes.string,
   hint: PropTypes.string,
   isCodeLocked: PropTypes.bool,
   makeToast: PropTypes.func,
   openBugModal: PropTypes.func,
+  openHelpModal: PropTypes.func,
   output: PropTypes.string,
   tests: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.object),
   title: PropTypes.string,
@@ -125,8 +124,8 @@ export class SidePanel extends PureComponent {
       executeChallenge,
       updateHint,
       makeToast,
-      helpChatRoom,
       openBugModal,
+      openHelpModal,
       isCodeLocked,
       unlockUntrustedCode
     } = this.props;
@@ -147,15 +146,16 @@ export class SidePanel extends PureComponent {
         </div>
         <ToolPanel
           executeChallenge={ executeChallenge }
-          helpChatRoom={ helpChatRoom }
           hint={ hint }
           isCodeLocked={ isCodeLocked }
           makeToast={ makeToast }
           openBugModal={ openBugModal }
+          openHelpModal={ openHelpModal }
           unlockUntrustedCode={ unlockUntrustedCode }
           updateHint={ updateHint }
         />
         <BugModal />
+        <HelpModal />
         <Output
           defaultOutput={
 `/**
diff --git a/common/app/routes/Challenges/Tool-Panel.jsx b/common/app/routes/Challenges/Tool-Panel.jsx
index 22f5c0efb6..1c52429ab8 100644
--- a/common/app/routes/Challenges/Tool-Panel.jsx
+++ b/common/app/routes/Challenges/Tool-Panel.jsx
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import React, { PureComponent } from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { Button, ButtonGroup, Tooltip, OverlayTrigger } from 'react-bootstrap';
 
+import ns from './ns.json';
+
 const unlockWarning = (
   <Tooltip id='tooltip'>
     <h4>
@@ -12,11 +14,11 @@ const unlockWarning = (
 
 const propTypes = {
   executeChallenge: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-  helpChatRoom: PropTypes.string,
   hint: PropTypes.string,
   isCodeLocked: PropTypes.bool,
   makeToast: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   openBugModal: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  openHelpModal: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   unlockUntrustedCode: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   updateHint: PropTypes.func.isRequired
 };
@@ -93,10 +95,10 @@ export default class ToolPanel extends PureComponent {
   render() {
     const {
       executeChallenge,
-      helpChatRoom,
       hint,
       isCodeLocked,
       openBugModal,
+      openHelpModal,
       unlockUntrustedCode
     } = this.props;
     return (
@@ -111,13 +113,12 @@ export default class ToolPanel extends PureComponent {
         }
         <div className='button-spacer' />
         <ButtonGroup
-          className='input-group'
+          className={`input-group ${ns}-tool-panel-btn-grp`}
           justified={ true }
           >
           <Button
             bsSize='large'
             bsStyle='primary'
-            componentClass='label'
             onClick={ this.makeReset }
             >
             Reset
@@ -125,16 +126,13 @@ export default class ToolPanel extends PureComponent {
           <Button
             bsSize='large'
             bsStyle='primary'
-            componentClass='a'
-            href={ `https://gitter.im/freecodecamp/${helpChatRoom}` }
-            target='_blank'
+            onClick={ openHelpModal }
             >
             Help
           </Button>
           <Button
             bsSize='large'
             bsStyle='primary'
-            componentClass='label'
             onClick={ openBugModal }
             >
             Bug
diff --git a/common/app/routes/Challenges/challenges.less b/common/app/routes/Challenges/challenges.less
index 1e8fdcf89f..9d15cea115 100644
--- a/common/app/routes/Challenges/challenges.less
+++ b/common/app/routes/Challenges/challenges.less
@@ -216,4 +216,12 @@
   width: 100%;
 }
 
+.@{ns}-tool-panel-btn-grp {
+  display: flex;
+
+  .btn {
+    flex-grow: 1;
+  }
+}
+
 &{ @import "./views/index.less"; }
diff --git a/common/app/routes/Challenges/redux/bug-epic.js b/common/app/routes/Challenges/redux/bug-epic.js
deleted file mode 100644
index b75715605f..0000000000
--- a/common/app/routes/Challenges/redux/bug-epic.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-import { ofType } from 'redux-epic';
-import {
-  types,
-  closeBugModal
-} from '../redux';
-
-import { filesSelector } from '../../../files';
-import { currentChallengeSelector } from '../../../redux';
-
-function filesToMarkdown(files = {}) {
-  const moreThenOneFile = Object.keys(files).length > 1;
-  return Object.keys(files).reduce((fileString, key) => {
-    const file = files[key];
-    if (!file) {
-      return fileString;
-    }
-    const fileName = moreThenOneFile ? `\\ file: ${file.contents}` : '';
-    const fileType = file.ext;
-    return fileString +
-      '\`\`\`' +
-      fileType +
-      '\n' +
-      fileName +
-      '\n' +
-      file.contents +
-      '\n' +
-      '\`\`\`\n\n';
-  }, '\n');
-}
-
-export default function bugEpic(actions, { getState }, { window }) {
-  return actions::ofType(types.openIssueSearch, types.createIssue)
-    .map(({ type }) => {
-      const state = getState();
-      const files = filesSelector(state);
-      const challengeName = currentChallengeSelector(state);
-      const {
-        navigator: { userAgent },
-        location: { href }
-      } = window;
-      let titleText = challengeName;
-      if (type === types.openIssueSearch) {
-        window.open(
-          'https://forum.freecodecamp.org/search?q=' +
-          window.encodeURIComponent(titleText)
-        );
-      } else {
-        titleText = 'Need assistance in ' + challengeName;
-        let textMessage = [
-          '#### Challenge Name\n',
-          '[',
-          challengeName,
-          '](',
-          href,
-          ') has an issue.\n',
-          '#### Issue Description\n',
-          '<!-- Describe below when the issue happens and how to ',
-          'reproduce it -->\n\n\n',
-          '#### Browser Information\n',
-          '<!-- Describe your workspace in which you are having issues-->\n',
-          'User Agent is: <code>',
-          userAgent,
-          '</code>.\n\n',
-          '#### Screenshot\n',
-          '<!-- Add a screenshot of your issue -->\n\n\n',
-          '#### Your Code'
-        ].join('');
-        const body = filesToMarkdown(files);
-        if (body.length > 10) {
-          textMessage = textMessage + body;
-        }
-        window.open(
-          'https://forum.freecodecamp.org/new-topic?category=General&title=' +
-          window.encodeURIComponent(titleText) + '&body=' +
-          window.encodeURIComponent(textMessage),
-          '_blank'
-        );
-      }
-
-      return closeBugModal();
-    });
-}
diff --git a/common/app/routes/Challenges/redux/index.js b/common/app/routes/Challenges/redux/index.js
index e758706287..3b3fadbbc8 100644
--- a/common/app/routes/Challenges/redux/index.js
+++ b/common/app/routes/Challenges/redux/index.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
 import { createSelector } from 'reselect';
 import noop from 'lodash/noop';
 
-import bugEpic from './bug-epic';
+import modalEpic from './modal-epic';
 import completionEpic from './completion-epic.js';
 import challengeEpic from './challenge-epic.js';
 import executeChallengeEpic from './execute-challenge-epic.js';
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ const challengeToFilesMetaCreator =
   _.flow(challengeToFiles, createFilesMetaCreator);
 
 export const epics = [
-  bugEpic,
+  modalEpic,
   challengeEpic,
   codeStorageEpic,
   completionEpic,
@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@ export const types = createTypes([
   'openIssueSearch',
   'createIssue',
 
+  // help
+  'openHelpModal',
+  'closeHelpModal',
+  'createQuestion',
+  'openHelpChatRoom',
+
   // panes
   'toggleClassicEditor',
   'toggleMain',
@@ -157,6 +163,12 @@ export const closeBugModal = createAction(types.closeBugModal);
 export const openIssueSearch = createAction(types.openIssueSearch);
 export const createIssue = createAction(types.createIssue);
 
+// help
+export const openHelpModal = createAction(types.openHelpModal);
+export const closeHelpModal = createAction(types.closeHelpModal);
+export const createQuestion = createAction(types.createQuestion);
+export const openHelpChatRoom = createAction(types.openHelpChatRoom);
+
 // code storage
 export const storedCodeFound = createAction(
   types.storedCodeFound,
@@ -174,6 +186,7 @@ const initialUiState = {
   output: null,
   isChallengeModalOpen: false,
   isBugOpen: false,
+  isHelpOpen: false,
   successMessage: 'Happy Coding!'
 };
 
@@ -206,6 +219,7 @@ export const challengeModalSelector =
   state => getNS(state).isChallengeModalOpen;
 
 export const bugModalSelector = state => getNS(state).isBugOpen;
+export const helpModalSelector = state => getNS(state).isHelpOpen;
 
 export const challengeRequiredSelector = state =>
   challengeSelector(state).required || [];
@@ -318,9 +332,10 @@ export default combineReducers(
         ...state,
         output: (state.output || '') + output
       }),
-
       [types.openBugModal]: state => ({ ...state, isBugOpen: true }),
-      [types.closeBugModal]: state => ({ ...state, isBugOpen: false })
+      [types.closeBugModal]: state => ({ ...state, isBugOpen: false }),
+      [types.openHelpModal]: state => ({ ...state, isHelpOpen: true }),
+      [types.closeHelpModal]: state => ({ ...state, isHelpOpen: false })
     }),
     initialState,
     ns
diff --git a/common/app/routes/Challenges/redux/modal-epic.js b/common/app/routes/Challenges/redux/modal-epic.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8cbf28d503
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/app/routes/Challenges/redux/modal-epic.js
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+import { combineEpics, ofType } from 'redux-epic';
+import {
+  types,
+  chatRoomSelector,
+  closeBugModal,
+  closeHelpModal
+} from '../redux';
+
+import { filesSelector } from '../../../files';
+import { currentChallengeSelector } from '../../../redux';
+
+function filesToMarkdown(files = {}) {
+  const moreThenOneFile = Object.keys(files).length > 1;
+  return Object.keys(files).reduce((fileString, key) => {
+    const file = files[key];
+    if (!file) {
+      return fileString;
+    }
+    const fileName = moreThenOneFile ? `\\ file: ${file.contents}` : '';
+    const fileType = file.ext;
+    return fileString +
+      '\`\`\`' +
+      fileType +
+      '\n' +
+      fileName +
+      '\n' +
+      file.contents +
+      '\n' +
+      '\`\`\`\n\n';
+  }, '\n');
+}
+
+export function openIssueSearchEpic(actions, { getState }, { window }) {
+  return actions::ofType(types.openIssueSearch).map(() => {
+    const state = getState();
+    const challengeName = currentChallengeSelector(state);
+
+    window.open(
+      'https://forum.freecodecamp.org/search?q=' +
+      window.encodeURIComponent(challengeName)
+    );
+
+    return closeBugModal();
+  });
+}
+
+export function createIssueEpic(actions, { getState }, { window }) {
+  return actions::ofType(types.createIssue).map(() => {
+    const state = getState();
+    const files = filesSelector(state);
+    const challengeName = currentChallengeSelector(state);
+    const {
+      navigator: { userAgent },
+      location: { href }
+    } = window;
+    const titleText = 'Need assistance in ' + challengeName;
+    let textMessage = [
+      '#### Challenge Name\n',
+      '[',
+      challengeName,
+      '](',
+      href,
+      ') has an issue.\n',
+      '#### Issue Description\n',
+      '<!-- Describe below when the issue happens and how to ',
+      'reproduce it -->\n\n\n',
+      '#### Browser Information\n',
+      '<!-- Describe your workspace in which you are having issues-->\n',
+      'User Agent is: <code>',
+      userAgent,
+      '</code>.\n\n',
+      '#### Screenshot\n',
+      '<!-- Add a screenshot of your issue -->\n\n\n',
+      '#### Your Code'
+    ].join('');
+
+    const body = filesToMarkdown(files);
+    if (body.length > 10) {
+      textMessage += body;
+    }
+
+    window.open(
+      'https://forum.freecodecamp.org/new-topic'
+      + '?category=General'
+      + '&title=' + window.encodeURIComponent(titleText)
+      + '&body=' + window.encodeURIComponent(textMessage),
+      '_blank'
+    );
+
+    return closeBugModal();
+  });
+}
+
+export function openHelpChatRoomEpic(actions, { getState }, { window }) {
+  return actions::ofType(types.openHelpChatRoom).map(() => {
+    const state = getState();
+    const helpChatRoom = chatRoomSelector(state);
+
+    window.open(
+      'https://gitter.im/freecodecamp/' +
+      window.encodeURIComponent(helpChatRoom)
+    );
+
+    return closeHelpModal();
+  });
+}
+
+export function createQuestionEpic(actions, { getState }, { window }) {
+  return actions::ofType(types.createQuestion).map(() => {
+    const state = getState();
+    const files = filesSelector(state);
+    const challengeName = currentChallengeSelector(state);
+    const {
+      navigator: { userAgent },
+      location: { href }
+    } = window;
+    const textMessage = [
+      '**Tell us what\'s happening:**\n\n\n\n',
+      '**Your code so far**\n',
+      filesToMarkdown(files),
+      '**Your browser information:**\n\n',
+      'User Agent is: <code>',
+      userAgent,
+      '</code>.\n\n',
+      '**Link to the challenge:**\n',
+      href
+    ].join('');
+
+    window.open(
+      'https://forum.freecodecamp.org/new-topic'
+      + '?category=help'
+      + '&title=' + window.encodeURIComponent(challengeName)
+      + '&body=' + window.encodeURIComponent(textMessage),
+      '_blank'
+    );
+
+    return closeHelpModal();
+  });
+}
+
+export default combineEpics(
+  openIssueSearchEpic,
+  createIssueEpic,
+  openHelpChatRoomEpic,
+  createQuestionEpic
+);