diff --git a/termui/bug_table.go b/termui/bug_table.go
index 4c7ade77..b2361907 100644
--- a/termui/bug_table.go
+++ b/termui/bug_table.go
@@ -23,6 +23,16 @@ const bugTableInstructionView = "bugTableInstructionView"
 const defaultRemote = "origin"
 const defaultQuery = "status:open"
 
+var bugTableHelp = helpBar{
+	{"q", "Quit"},
+	{"s", "Search"},
+	{"←↓↑→,hjkl", "Navigation"},
+	{"↵", "Open bug"},
+	{"n", "New bug"},
+	{"i", "Pull"},
+	{"o", "Push"},
+}
+
 type bugTable struct {
 	repo         *cache.RepoCache
 	queryStr     string
@@ -117,9 +127,8 @@ func (bt *bugTable) layout(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 
 		v.Frame = false
 		v.FgColor = gocui.ColorWhite
-		v.BgColor = gocui.ColorBlue
 
-		_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(v, "[q] Quit [s] Search [←↓↑→,hjkl] Navigation [↵] Open bug [n] New bug [i] Pull [o] Push")
+		_, _ = fmt.Fprint(v, bugTableHelp.Render(maxX))
 	}
 
 	_, err = g.SetCurrentView(bugTableView)
diff --git a/termui/help_bar.go b/termui/help_bar.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..78f8ebca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/termui/help_bar.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package termui
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	text "github.com/MichaelMure/go-term-text"
+
+	"github.com/MichaelMure/git-bug/util/colors"
+)
+
+type helpBar []struct {
+	keys string
+	text string
+}
+
+func (hb helpBar) Render(maxX int) string {
+	var builder strings.Builder
+	for _, entry := range hb {
+		builder.WriteString(colors.BlueBg(fmt.Sprintf("[%s] %s", entry.keys, entry.text)))
+		builder.WriteByte(' ')
+	}
+
+	l := text.Len(builder.String())
+	if l < maxX {
+		builder.WriteString(colors.BlueBg(strings.Repeat(" ", maxX-l)))
+	}
+
+	return builder.String()
+}
diff --git a/termui/label_select.go b/termui/label_select.go
index db0486e4..dfba20a6 100644
--- a/termui/label_select.go
+++ b/termui/label_select.go
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ import (
 const labelSelectView = "labelSelectView"
 const labelSelectInstructionsView = "labelSelectInstructionsView"
 
+var labelSelectHelp = helpBar{
+	{"q", "Save and close"},
+	{"↓↑,jk", "Nav"},
+	{"a", "Add item"},
+}
+
 type labelSelect struct {
 	cache       *cache.RepoCache
 	bug         *cache.BugCache
@@ -132,7 +138,7 @@ func (ls *labelSelect) layout(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 		lc := label.Color()
 		lc256 := lc.Term256()
 		labelStr := lc256.Escape() + "◼ " + lc256.Unescape() + label.String()
-		fmt.Fprint(v, selectBox, labelStr)
+		_, _ = fmt.Fprint(v, selectBox, labelStr)
 
 		y0 += 2
 	}
@@ -145,10 +151,9 @@ func (ls *labelSelect) layout(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 		}
 		v.Frame = false
 		v.FgColor = gocui.ColorWhite
-		v.BgColor = gocui.ColorBlue
 	}
 	v.Clear()
-	fmt.Fprint(v, "[q] Save and close [↓↑,jk] Nav [a] Add item")
+	_, _ = fmt.Fprint(v, labelSelectHelp.Render(maxX))
 	if _, err = g.SetViewOnTop(labelSelectInstructionsView); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/termui/show_bug.go b/termui/show_bug.go
index 23b82c73..6296c445 100644
--- a/termui/show_bug.go
+++ b/termui/show_bug.go
@@ -21,6 +21,15 @@ const showBugHeaderView = "showBugHeaderView"
 
 const timeLayout = "Jan 2 2006"
 
+var showBugHelp = helpBar{
+	{"q", "Save and return"},
+	{"←↓↑→,hjkl", "Navigation"},
+	{"o", "Toggle open/close"},
+	{"e", "Edit"},
+	{"c", "Comment"},
+	{"t", "Change title"},
+}
+
 type showBug struct {
 	cache              *cache.RepoCache
 	bug                *cache.BugCache
@@ -93,11 +102,10 @@ func (sb *showBug) layout(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 		sb.childViews = append(sb.childViews, showBugInstructionView)
 		v.Frame = false
 		v.FgColor = gocui.ColorWhite
-		v.BgColor = gocui.ColorBlue
 	}
 
 	v.Clear()
-	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(v, "[q] Save and return [←↓↑→,hjkl] Navigation [o] Toggle open/close [e] Edit [c] Comment [t] Change title")
+	_, _ = fmt.Fprint(v, showBugHelp.Render(maxX))
 
 	_, err = g.SetViewOnTop(showBugInstructionView)
 	if err != nil {