diff --git a/hgext/amend.py b/hgext/amend.py
--- a/hgext/amend.py
+++ b/hgext/amend.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
     _(b'[OPTION]... [FILE]...'),
     helpcategory=command.CATEGORY_COMMITTING,
     inferrepo=True,
+    helpbasic=True,
 )
 def amend(ui, repo, *pats, **opts):
     """amend the working copy parent with all or specified outstanding changes