diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 645a67e54db8f469d6845ef3d7871eae2faad003..4df48f2c304fafee16b92ad3983732ebed8d9df0 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ CVS code -
   check_writable_directory()
 	- Stat full_path, not path (Steven Kneizys).
 - nano.c:
+  help_init()
+	- Capitalize Meta altkeys.
   main()
 	- Put NANO_SMALL defines around toggle pointer (noticed by Jordi);
 - rcfile.c:
diff --git a/nano.c b/nano.c
index 49ba10b30399494571a81c308f4630b36bdf334e..9042dbb22fd6dacc7e9792ba0abb3ca6400a1737 100644
--- a/nano.c
+++ b/nano.c
@@ -2622,6 +2622,10 @@ void help_init(void)
 	    sofar += snprintf(&buf[sofar], BUFSIZ - sofar,
 	    (meta_shortcut ? "M-%c	" : "(M-%c)	"),
 	    s->altval - 32);
+	else if (s->altval >= 'a')
+	    sofar += snprintf(&buf[sofar], BUFSIZ - sofar,
+	    (meta_shortcut ? "M-%c	" : "(M-%c)	"),
+	    s->altval - 32);
 	else if (s->altval > 0)
 	    sofar += snprintf(&buf[sofar], BUFSIZ - sofar,
 	    (meta_shortcut ? "M-%c	" : "(M-%c)	"),