diff --git a/scripts/committer b/scripts/committer
index 1fa16ea3c53..5b7956e1da9 100755
--- a/scripts/committer
+++ b/scripts/committer
@@ -4,10 +4,19 @@ set -euo pipefail
 # Disable glob expansion to handle brackets in file paths
 set -f
 usage() {
-  printf 'Usage: %s [--force] [--fast] "commit message" "file" ["file" ...]\n' "$(basename "$0")" >&2
-  exit 2
+  local exit_code=${1:-2}
+  if [ "$exit_code" -eq 0 ]; then
+    printf 'Usage: %s [--force] [--fast] "commit message" "file" ["file" ...]\n' "$(basename "$0")"
+  else
+    printf 'Usage: %s [--force] [--fast] "commit message" "file" ["file" ...]\n' "$(basename "$0")" >&2
+  fi
+  exit "$exit_code"
 }
 
+if [[ "${1:-}" == "--help" || "${1:-}" == "-h" ]]; then
+  usage 0
+fi
+
 if [ "$#" -lt 2 ]; then
   usage
 fi
@@ -24,6 +33,9 @@ while [[ "${1:-}" == --* ]]; do
       fast_commit=true
       shift
       ;;
+    --help|-h)
+      usage 0
+      ;;
     *)
       usage
       ;;
diff --git a/test/scripts/committer.test.ts b/test/scripts/committer.test.ts
index 3b0dee53a43..d943a66fb7e 100644
--- a/test/scripts/committer.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/committer.test.ts
@@ -160,4 +160,14 @@ describe("scripts/committer", () => {
     expect(output).toContain('Committed "test: fast hook env" with 1 files');
     expect(committedPaths(repo)).toEqual(["note.txt"]);
   });
+
+  it("prints usage for --help", () => {
+    const repo = createRepo();
+
+    const output = commitWithHelperArgs(repo, "--help");
+
+    expect(output).toContain(
+      'Usage: committer [--force] [--fast] "commit message" "file" ["file" ...]',
+    );
+  });
 });