diff --git a/.changes/disable-sethelpmenu.md b/.changes/disable-sethelpmenu.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..91b762e6735d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/disable-sethelpmenu.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"tauri": patch:bug
+"@tauri-apps/api": patch:bug
+---
+
+Fix macOS help menu detection. If you have a submenu labeled "Help", macOS will automatically show the macOS help menu search box.
diff --git a/crates/tauri/src/menu/menu.rs b/crates/tauri/src/menu/menu.rs
index 1431b8b1b717..b36c82318a26 100644
--- a/crates/tauri/src/menu/menu.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri/src/menu/menu.rs
@@ -177,10 +177,11 @@ impl<R: Runtime> Menu<R> {
       HELP_SUBMENU_ID,
       "Help",
       true,
-      &[
-        #[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
-        &PredefinedMenuItem::about(app_handle, None, Some(about_metadata))?,
-      ],
+      &[&PredefinedMenuItem::about(
+        app_handle,
+        None,
+        Some(about_metadata.clone()),
+      )?],
     )?;
 
     let menu = Menu::with_items(
diff --git a/crates/tauri/src/menu/plugin.rs b/crates/tauri/src/menu/plugin.rs
index 6db48a3d10ad..7e6863f93beb 100644
--- a/crates/tauri/src/menu/plugin.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri/src/menu/plugin.rs
@@ -824,12 +824,13 @@ fn set_as_help_menu_for_nsapp<R: Runtime>(
   webview: Webview<R>,
   rid: ResourceId,
 ) -> crate::Result<()> {
-  #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-  {
-    let resources_table = webview.resources_table();
-    let submenu = resources_table.get::<Submenu<R>>(rid)?;
-    submenu.set_as_help_menu_for_nsapp()?;
-  }
+  // Broken: https://github.com/tauri-apps/muda/issues/263
+  // #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+  // {
+  //   let resources_table = webview.resources_table();
+  //   let submenu = resources_table.get::<Submenu<R>>(rid)?;
+  //   submenu.set_as_help_menu_for_nsapp()?;
+  // }
 
   let _ = rid;
   let _ = webview;
diff --git a/crates/tauri/src/menu/submenu.rs b/crates/tauri/src/menu/submenu.rs
index 0bac9d4ca99e..d75d1abb4888 100644
--- a/crates/tauri/src/menu/submenu.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri/src/menu/submenu.rs
@@ -404,6 +404,9 @@ impl<R: Runtime> Submenu<R> {
     Ok(())
   }
 
+  /// ⚠️ This is currently broken. Instead, create a menu with the label "Help"
+  /// so that macOS will handle this automatically
+  ///
   /// Set this submenu as the Help menu for the application on macOS.
   ///
   /// This will cause macOS to automatically add a search box to the menu.
@@ -412,9 +415,16 @@ impl<R: Runtime> Submenu<R> {
   /// which has a title matching the localized word "Help".
   #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
   pub fn set_as_help_menu_for_nsapp(&self) -> crate::Result<()> {
-    run_item_main_thread!(self, |self_: Self| {
-      (*self_.0).as_ref().set_as_help_menu_for_nsapp()
-    })?;
+    // Broken: https://github.com/tauri-apps/muda/issues/263
+    //
+    // Do not uncomment this code unless the issue is fixed!
+    // As of writing, `set_as_help_menu_for_nsapp` causes the help search to
+    // never show at all. By commenting it out, we let macOS handle it's usual
+    // auto-detection which is expected behaviour and works fine for most apps.
+    //
+    // run_item_main_thread!(self, |self_: Self| {
+    //   (*self_.0).as_ref().set_as_help_menu_for_nsapp()
+    // })?;
     Ok(())
   }
 
diff --git a/examples/helloworld/main.rs b/examples/helloworld/main.rs
index ee822803b95c..b3c5950e7fd9 100644
--- a/examples/helloworld/main.rs
+++ b/examples/helloworld/main.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ fn greet(name: &str) -> String {
 
 fn main() {
   tauri::Builder::default()
+    .menu(tauri::menu::Menu::default)
     .invoke_handler(tauri::generate_handler![greet])
     .run(tauri::generate_context!(
       "../../examples/helloworld/tauri.conf.json"
diff --git a/packages/api/src/menu/submenu.ts b/packages/api/src/menu/submenu.ts
index 118bb9a5d8e6..5f4345360466 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/menu/submenu.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/menu/submenu.ts
@@ -277,6 +277,9 @@ export class Submenu extends MenuItemBase {
   }
 
   /**
+   * ⚠️ This is currently broken. Instead, create a menu with the label "Help"
+   * so that macOS will handle this automatically
+   *
    * Set this submenu as the Help menu for the application on macOS.
    *
    * This will cause macOS to automatically add a search box to the menu.