diff --git a/lib/mayaUsd/resources/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/mayaUsd/resources/CMakeLists.txt
index 9f7e4e171e..3f4fbec8f5 100644
--- a/lib/mayaUsd/resources/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/mayaUsd/resources/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 add_subdirectory(ae)
+add_subdirectory(helpTable)
 add_subdirectory(icons)
 add_subdirectory(scripts)
diff --git a/lib/mayaUsd/resources/helpTable/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/mayaUsd/resources/helpTable/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c261ba7e46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/mayaUsd/resources/helpTable/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# install
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+install(FILES "helpTableMayaUSD"
+		DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib/helpTable"
+    )
+
diff --git a/lib/mayaUsd/resources/helpTable/helpTableMayaUSD b/lib/mayaUsd/resources/helpTable/helpTableMayaUSD
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..88128f41d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/mayaUsd/resources/helpTable/helpTableMayaUSD
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+UsdEditDuplicateAsMaya
+?contextId=UsdEditDuplicateAsMaya
+UsdHierarchyView
+?contextId=UsdHierarchyView
+UsdImportOptionsConfig
+?contextId=UsdImportOptionsConfig
+UsdLayerEditor
+?contextId=UsdLayerEditor
+UsdMergeMayaEditsToUsd
+?contextId=UsdMergeMayaEditsToUsd
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/mayaUsd/resources/scripts/mayaUsdDuplicateAsUsdDataOptions.py b/lib/mayaUsd/resources/scripts/mayaUsdDuplicateAsUsdDataOptions.py
index 8eb61916eb..4284ec8b78 100644
--- a/lib/mayaUsd/resources/scripts/mayaUsdDuplicateAsUsdDataOptions.py
+++ b/lib/mayaUsd/resources/scripts/mayaUsdDuplicateAsUsdDataOptions.py
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 
 from mayaUsdLibRegisterStrings import getMayaUsdLibString
 from mayaUsdMergeToUSDOptions import getDefaultMergeToUSDOptionsDict
+from mayaUsdUtils import showHelpMayaUSD
 import mayaUsdOptions
-
 from functools import partial
 
 
@@ -72,9 +72,8 @@ def _createDuplicateAsUsdDataOptionsDialog(window):
     cmds.menuItem(label=getMayaUsdLibString("kResetSettingsMenuItem"), command=partial(_resetDuplicateAsUsdDataOptions, subLayout))
 
     cmds.setParent(menuBarLayout)
-    if _hasDuplicateAsUsdDataOptionsHelp():
-        menu = cmds.menu(label=getMayaUsdLibString("kHelpMenu"), parent=menuBarLayout)
-        cmds.menuItem(label=getMayaUsdLibString("kHelpDuplicateAsUsdDataOptionsMenuItem"), command=_helpDuplicateAsUsdDataOptions)
+    menu = cmds.menu(label=getMayaUsdLibString("kHelpMenu"), parent=menuBarLayout)
+    cmds.menuItem(label=getMayaUsdLibString("kHelpDuplicateAsUsdDataOptionsMenuItem"), command=_helpDuplicateAsUsdDataOptions)
 
     buttonsLayout = cmds.formLayout(parent=windowFormLayout)
 
@@ -150,22 +149,11 @@ def _fillDuplicateAsUsdDataOptionsDialog(subLayout, optionsText, action):
         mayaUsdTranslatorExport("{subLayout}", "{action}=all;!output", "{optionsText}", "")
         '''.format(optionsText=optionsText, subLayout=subLayout, action=action))
 
-
-def _hasDuplicateAsUsdDataOptionsHelp():
-    """
-    Returns True if the help topic for the options is available in Maya.
-    """
-    # Note: catchQuiet returns 0 or 1, not the value, so we use a dummy assignment
-    #       to produce the value to be returned by eval().
-    url = mel.eval('''catchQuiet($url = `showHelp -q "''' + _kDuplicateAsUsdDataOptionsHelpContentId + '''"`); $a = $url;''')
-    return bool(url)
-
 def _helpDuplicateAsUsdDataOptions(data=None):
     """
     Shows help on the duplicate-as-Usd-data options dialog.
     """
-    cmds.showHelp(_kDuplicateAsUsdDataOptionsHelpContentId)
-
+    showHelpMayaUSD(_kDuplicateAsUsdDataOptionsHelpContentId);
 
 def _getDuplicateAsUsdDataOptionsVarName():
     """
diff --git a/lib/mayaUsd/resources/scripts/mayaUsdMergeToUSDOptions.py b/lib/mayaUsd/resources/scripts/mayaUsdMergeToUSDOptions.py
index 9175a761ae..079a902d08 100644
--- a/lib/mayaUsd/resources/scripts/mayaUsdMergeToUSDOptions.py
+++ b/lib/mayaUsd/resources/scripts/mayaUsdMergeToUSDOptions.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import maya.mel as mel
 
 from mayaUsdLibRegisterStrings import getMayaUsdLibString
+from mayaUsdUtils import showHelpMayaUSD
 import mayaUsdOptions
 
 from functools import partial
@@ -90,9 +91,8 @@ def _createMergeToUSDOptionsDialog(window, target):
     cmds.menuItem(label=getMayaUsdLibString("kResetSettingsMenuItem"), command=partial(_resetMergeToUSDOptions, target, subLayout))
 
     cmds.setParent(menuBarLayout)
-    if _hasMergeToUSDOptionsHelp():
-        menu = cmds.menu(label=getMayaUsdLibString("kHelpMenu"), parent=menuBarLayout)
-        cmds.menuItem(label=getMayaUsdLibString("kHelpMergeToUSDOptionsMenuItem"), command=_helpMergeToUSDOptions)
+    menu = cmds.menu(label=getMayaUsdLibString("kHelpMenu"), parent=menuBarLayout)
+    cmds.menuItem(label=getMayaUsdLibString("kHelpMergeToUSDOptionsMenuItem"), command=_helpMergeToUSDOptions)
 
     buttonsLayout = cmds.formLayout(parent=windowFormLayout)
 
@@ -218,22 +218,11 @@ def _fillMergeToUSDOptionsDialog(target, subLayout, optionsText, action):
         mayaUsdTranslatorExport("{subLayout}", "{action}=all;!output", "{optionsText}", "")
         '''.format(optionsText=optionsText, subLayout=subLayout, action=action))
 
-
-def _hasMergeToUSDOptionsHelp():
-    """
-    Returns True if the help topic for the options is available in Maya.
-    """
-    # Note: catchQuiet returns 0 or 1, not the value, so we use a dummy assignment
-    #       to produce the value to be returned by eval().
-    url = mel.eval('''catchQuiet($url = `showHelp -q "''' + _kMergeToUSDOptionsHelpContentId + '''"`); $a = $url;''')
-    return bool(url)
-
 def _helpMergeToUSDOptions(data=None):
     """
     Shows help on the merge-to-USD options dialog.
     """
-    # TODO: add help about the options UI instead of the merge command
-    cmds.showHelp(_kMergeToUSDOptionsHelpContentId)
+    showHelpMayaUSD(_kMergeToUSDOptionsHelpContentId)
 
 
 def _getMergeToUSDOptionsVarName():
diff --git a/lib/mayaUsd/resources/scripts/mayaUsdUtils.py b/lib/mayaUsd/resources/scripts/mayaUsdUtils.py
index 57efddd474..b642ed9cb7 100644
--- a/lib/mayaUsd/resources/scripts/mayaUsdUtils.py
+++ b/lib/mayaUsd/resources/scripts/mayaUsdUtils.py
@@ -193,4 +193,38 @@ def saveWantPayloadLoaded(want):
     opVarName = "mayaUsd_WantPayloadLoaded"
     cmds.optionVar(iv=(opVarName, want))
 
+def showHelpMayaUSD(contentId):
+    """
+    Helper method to display help content.
+
+    Note that this is a wrapper around Maya's showHelp() method and showHelpMayaUSD()
+    should be used for all help contents in Maya USD.
+
+    Example usage of this method:
+    
+    - In Python scripts:
+    from mayaUsdUtils import showHelpMayaUSD
+    showHelpMayaUSD("someContentId");
+
+    - In MEL scripts:
+    python(\"from mayaUsdUtils import showHelpMayaUSD; showHelpMayaUSD('someContentId');\")
+    
+    - In C++:
+    MGlobal::executePythonCommand(
+    "from mayaUsdUtils import showHelpMayaUSD; showHelpMayaUSD(\"someContentId\");");
+
+    Input contentId refers to the contentId that is registered in helpTableMayaUSD
+    file which is used to open help pages.
+    """
+    import os
     
+    try:
+        # Finding the path to helpTableMayaUSD file.
+        helpTablePath = os.path.join(os.environ['MAYAUSD_LIB_LOCATION'], 'helpTable/helpTableMayaUSD');
+        # Setting the default helpTable to helpTableMayaUSD
+        cmds.showHelp(helpTablePath, helpTable=True)
+        # Showing the help content
+        cmds.showHelp(contentId)
+    finally:
+        # Restoring Maya's default helpTable
+        cmds.showHelp('helpTable', helpTable=True)    
diff --git a/lib/usd/ui/importDialog/USDImportDialog.cpp b/lib/usd/ui/importDialog/USDImportDialog.cpp
index 17d18d1799..34c77f6d38 100644
--- a/lib/usd/ui/importDialog/USDImportDialog.cpp
+++ b/lib/usd/ui/importDialog/USDImportDialog.cpp
@@ -218,7 +218,8 @@ void USDImportDialog::onResetFileTriggered()
 
 void USDImportDialog::onHierarchyViewHelpTriggered()
 {
-    MGlobal::executeCommand("showHelp \"UsdHierarchyView\"");
+    MGlobal::executePythonCommand(
+        "from mayaUsdUtils import showHelpMayaUSD; showHelpMayaUSD(\"UsdHierarchyView\");");
 }
 
 void USDImportDialog::onCheckedStateChanged(int nbChecked)
diff --git a/lib/usd/ui/layerEditor/mayaCommandHook.cpp b/lib/usd/ui/layerEditor/mayaCommandHook.cpp
index b35357c3e8..b5388acda3 100644
--- a/lib/usd/ui/layerEditor/mayaCommandHook.cpp
+++ b/lib/usd/ui/layerEditor/mayaCommandHook.cpp
@@ -211,7 +211,11 @@ void MayaCommandHook::muteSubLayer(UsdLayer usdLayer, bool muteIt)
 }
 
 // Help menu callback
-void MayaCommandHook::showLayerEditorHelp() { executeMel("showHelp UsdLayerEditor"); }
+void MayaCommandHook::showLayerEditorHelp()
+{
+    MGlobal::executePythonCommand(
+        "from mayaUsdUtils import showHelpMayaUSD; showHelpMayaUSD(\"UsdLayerEditor\");");
+}
 
 // this method is used to select the prims with spec in a layer
 void MayaCommandHook::selectPrimsWithSpec(UsdLayer usdLayer)
diff --git a/modules/mayaUSD.mod.template b/modules/mayaUSD.mod.template
index 7ac4a0ad5c..26d06b063d 100644
--- a/modules/mayaUSD.mod.template
+++ b/modules/mayaUSD.mod.template
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ ${PXR_OVERRIDE_PLUGINPATH_NAME}+:=lib/usd
 MAYAUSD_VERSION=${MAYAUSD_VERSION}
 PXR_MTLX_STDLIB_SEARCH_PATHS+:=libraries
 ${MAYAUSD_GTEST_PATH}
+MAYAUSD_LIB_LOCATION:=lib
 
 + MayaUSD ${MAYAUSD_VERSION} ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/plugin/adsk
 plug-ins: plugin
diff --git a/modules/mayaUSD_Win.mod.template b/modules/mayaUSD_Win.mod.template
index 853d086be5..6080893317 100644
--- a/modules/mayaUSD_Win.mod.template
+++ b/modules/mayaUSD_Win.mod.template
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ ${PXR_OVERRIDE_PLUGINPATH_NAME}+:=lib/usd
 MAYAUSD_VERSION=${MAYAUSD_VERSION}
 PXR_MTLX_STDLIB_SEARCH_PATHS+:=libraries
 ${MAYAUSD_GTEST_PATH}
+MAYAUSD_LIB_LOCATION:=lib
 
 + MayaUSD ${MAYAUSD_VERSION} ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/plugin/adsk
 plug-ins: plugin
diff --git a/plugin/adsk/scripts/USDMenuProc.mel b/plugin/adsk/scripts/USDMenuProc.mel
index aeb9314b67..0c259a8e54 100644
--- a/plugin/adsk/scripts/USDMenuProc.mel
+++ b/plugin/adsk/scripts/USDMenuProc.mel
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ global proc mayaUsdMenu_EditAsMayaDataOptions(string $obj)
 	if ($helpItem != "") {
 		menuItem -edit 
 			-label `getMayaUsdString("kHelpOnEditAsMayaDataOptions")`
-            -command ( "showHelp UsdImportOptionsConfig" )
+            -command ("python(\"from mayaUsdUtils import showHelpMayaUSD; showHelpMayaUSD('UsdImportOptionsConfig');\")")
 			$helpItem;
 	}