diff --git a/indra/llui/llfloater.cpp b/indra/llui/llfloater.cpp
index a17e3063258f65d0c51ce7effbcef99be130e81b..980cd2abd7bea1c820570181c352d70d8e7e8aea 100644
--- a/indra/llui/llfloater.cpp
+++ b/indra/llui/llfloater.cpp
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ LLFloater::LLFloater(const LLSD& key, const LLFloater::Params& p)
 	mAutoFocus(TRUE), // automatically take focus when opened
 	mCanDock(false),
 	mDocked(false),
+	mTornOff(false),
 	mHasBeenDraggedWhileMinimized(FALSE),
 	mPreviousMinimizedBottom(0),
 	mPreviousMinimizedLeft(0)
@@ -1456,6 +1457,7 @@ void LLFloater::onClickTearOff(LLFloater* self)
 		}
 		self->setTornOff(false);
 	}
+	self->updateButtons();
 }
 
 // static
@@ -1748,8 +1750,8 @@ void LLFloater::updateButtons()
 		if (i == BUTTON_HELP)
 		{
 			// don't show the help button if the floater is minimized
-			// or if it is a tear-off hosted floater
-			if (isMinimized() || mButtonsEnabled[BUTTON_TEAR_OFF])
+			// or if it is a docked tear-off floater
+			if (isMinimized() || (mButtonsEnabled[BUTTON_TEAR_OFF] && ! mTornOff))
 			{
 				enabled = false;
 			}
diff --git a/indra/llui/llfloater.h b/indra/llui/llfloater.h
index daf558de24f05f10d05012356faa266d1cf21759..f70495c0f03bf4d2fe4dcccbee615e1f239d5651 100644
--- a/indra/llui/llfloater.h
+++ b/indra/llui/llfloater.h
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ friend class LLMultiFloater;
 	bool            isDocked() const { return mDocked; }
 	virtual void    setDocked(bool docked, bool pop_on_undock = true);
 
-	virtual void    setTornOff(bool torn_off) {}
+	virtual void    setTornOff(bool torn_off) { mTornOff = torn_off; }
 
 	// Return a closeable floater, if any, given the current focus.
 	static LLFloater* getClosableFloaterFromFocus(); 
@@ -387,6 +387,7 @@ friend class LLMultiFloater;
 
 	bool            mCanDock;
 	bool            mDocked;
+	bool            mTornOff;
 
 	static LLMultiFloater* sHostp;
 	static BOOL		sQuitting;