diff --git a/expand.c b/expand.c
index b511f62d6..0faa5ff8b 100644
--- a/expand.c
+++ b/expand.c
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ parameter expansion.
 */
 #define COMPLETE_LAST_DESC _( L"Last background job")
 
-#define COMPLETE_VAR_DESC _( L"The '$' character begins a variable name. The character '%lc', which directly followed a '$', is not allowed as a part of a variable name, and variable names may not be zero characters long.")
+#define COMPLETE_VAR_DESC _( L"The '$' character begins a variable name. The character '%lc', which directly followed a '$', is not allowed as a part of a variable name, and variable names may not be zero characters long. To learn more about variable expansion in fish, type 'help expand-variable'.")
 
-#define COMPLETE_VAR_NULL_DESC _( L"The '$' begins a variable name. It was given at the end of an argument. Variable names may not be zero characters long.")
+#define COMPLETE_VAR_NULL_DESC _( L"The '$' begins a variable name. It was given at the end of an argument. Variable names may not be zero characters long. To learn more about variable expansion in fish, type 'help expand-variable'.")
 
-#define COMPLETE_VAR_BRACKET_DESC _( L"Did you mean {$VARIABLE}? The '$' character begins a variable name. A bracket, which directly followed a '$', is not allowed as a part of a variable name, and variable names may not be zero characters long. To learn about variable expansion in fish, type 'help expand-variable'." )
+#define COMPLETE_VAR_BRACKET_DESC _( L"Did you mean {$VARIABLE}? The '$' character begins a variable name. A bracket, which directly followed a '$', is not allowed as a part of a variable name, and variable names may not be zero characters long. To learn more about variable expansion in fish, type 'help expand-variable'." )
 
 #define COMPLETE_VAR_PARAN_DESC _( L"Did you mean (COMMAND)? In fish, the '$' character is only used for accessing variables. To learn more about command substitution in fish, type 'help expand-command-substitution'.")