diff --git a/extensions/transient/popup.lisp b/extensions/transient/popup.lisp
index 15463d62c..fe045b7eb 100644
--- a/extensions/transient/popup.lisp
+++ b/extensions/transient/popup.lisp
@@ -539,4 +539,8 @@ prefixes marked as :intermediate-p are flattened and shown with concatenated key
     (let ((resolved (resolve-transient-keymap)))
       (if resolved
           (show-transient resolved)
-          (hide-transient)))))
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+          (hide-transient)))))
+
+(define-command transient-always-show () ()
+  "Show all current keybindings in a perpetual transient."
+  (setf *transient-always-show* (not *transient-always-show*)))
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diff --git a/extensions/transient/readme.org b/extensions/transient/readme.org
index 28eea28a2..98750170d 100644
--- a/extensions/transient/readme.org
+++ b/extensions/transient/readme.org
@@ -7,13 +7,14 @@ screen, that shows keybindings and their associated commands.
 The pop-up can stay in place when the user presses a key, which allows
 to always show help on-screen.
 
-#+html: <div style="text-align: center;">[[ <img src="transient-dashboard.png"/> ]]</div>
+#+html: <div style="text-align: center;"> <img src="transient-dashboard.png"/> </div>
 
 
 * Default behavior
 
-Setting ~lem/transient:*transient-always-show*~ to ~t~ makes it show
-everything but its not the default behavior.
+Using `Alt-x transient-always-show` or setting ~lem/transient:*transient-always-show*~ to ~t~
+displays a transient that shows
+every keybinding bound in the current keymap(s) (as seen in the screenshot above).
 
 Unless a specific mode enforces a transient keymap the default
 behavior is to not show anything.
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ Defining a keymap with a few keys can be done like:
 Now when pressing =C-c t= you see the transient, offering you to press
 one key (and one is grayed out):
 
-#+html: <div style="text-align: center;">[[ <img src="transient-simple.png"/> ]]</div>
+#+html: <div style="text-align: center;"> <img src="transient-simple.png"/> </div>
 
 When you press =a=, the command =example-command= is called.