diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/instances/QInstanceHelpContentManager.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/instances/QInstanceHelpContentManager.java
index b0e618ce..ed5d69da 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/instances/QInstanceHelpContentManager.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/instances/QInstanceHelpContentManager.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.help.HelpFormat;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.help.HelpRole;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.help.QHelpContent;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.help.QHelpRole;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.processes.QFrontendStepMetaData;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.processes.QProcessMetaData;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.tables.QFieldSection;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.tables.QTableMetaData;
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ public class QInstanceHelpContentManager
          String processName = nameValuePairs.get("process");
          String fieldName   = nameValuePairs.get("field");
          String sectionName = nameValuePairs.get("section");
+         String stepName = nameValuePairs.get("step");
          String widgetName  = nameValuePairs.get("widget");
          String slotName    = nameValuePairs.get("slot");
 
@@ -145,7 +147,7 @@ public class QInstanceHelpContentManager
          }
          else if(StringUtils.hasContent(processName))
          {
-            processHelpContentForProcess(key, processName, fieldName, roles, helpContent);
+            processHelpContentForProcess(key, processName, fieldName, stepName, roles, helpContent);
          }
          else if(StringUtils.hasContent(widgetName))
          {
@@ -208,6 +210,10 @@ public class QInstanceHelpContentManager
             optionalSection.get().removeHelpContent(roles);
          }
       }
+      else
+      {
+         LOG.info("Unrecognized key format for table help content", logPair("key", key));
+      }
    }
 
 
@@ -215,7 +221,7 @@ public class QInstanceHelpContentManager
    /*******************************************************************************
     **
     *******************************************************************************/
-   private static void processHelpContentForProcess(String key, String processName, String fieldName, Set<HelpRole> roles, QHelpContent helpContent)
+   private static void processHelpContentForProcess(String key, String processName, String fieldName, String stepName, Set<HelpRole> roles, QHelpContent helpContent)
    {
       QProcessMetaData process = QContext.getQInstance().getProcess(processName);
       if(process == null)
@@ -244,6 +250,30 @@ public class QInstanceHelpContentManager
             optionalField.get().removeHelpContent(roles);
          }
       }
+      else if(StringUtils.hasContent(stepName))
+      {
+         /////////////////////////////
+         // handle a process screen //
+         /////////////////////////////
+         QFrontendStepMetaData frontendStep = process.getFrontendStep(stepName);
+
+         if(frontendStep == null)
+         {
+            LOG.info("Unrecognized process step in help content", logPair("key", key));
+         }
+         else if(helpContent != null)
+         {
+            frontendStep.withHelpContent(helpContent);
+         }
+         else
+         {
+            frontendStep.removeHelpContent(roles);
+         }
+      }
+      else
+      {
+         LOG.info("Unrecognized key format for process help content", logPair("key", key));
+      }
    }
 
 
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/processes/QFrontendStepMetaData.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/processes/QFrontendStepMetaData.java
index 68b7c8db..9de7595a 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/processes/QFrontendStepMetaData.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/processes/QFrontendStepMetaData.java
@@ -26,8 +26,12 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnore;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.instances.QInstanceHelpContentManager;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.fields.QFieldMetaData;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.help.HelpRole;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.help.QHelpContent;
 
 
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -43,6 +47,8 @@ public class QFrontendStepMetaData extends QStepMetaData
    private List<QFieldMetaData>             recordListFields;
    private Map<String, QFieldMetaData>      formFieldMap;
 
+   private List<QHelpContent> helpContents;
+
 
 
    /*******************************************************************************
@@ -340,4 +346,61 @@ public class QFrontendStepMetaData extends QStepMetaData
       return (rs);
    }
 
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Getter for helpContents
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public List<QHelpContent> getHelpContents()
+   {
+      return (this.helpContents);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Setter for helpContents
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public void setHelpContents(List<QHelpContent> helpContents)
+   {
+      this.helpContents = helpContents;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Fluent setter for helpContents
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public QFrontendStepMetaData withHelpContents(List<QHelpContent> helpContents)
+   {
+      this.helpContents = helpContents;
+      return (this);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Fluent setter for adding 1 helpContent
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public QFrontendStepMetaData withHelpContent(QHelpContent helpContent)
+   {
+      if(this.helpContents == null)
+      {
+         this.helpContents = new ArrayList<>();
+      }
+
+      QInstanceHelpContentManager.putHelpContentInList(helpContent, this.helpContents);
+      return (this);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** remove a single helpContent based on its set of roles
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public void removeHelpContent(Set<HelpRole> roles)
+   {
+      QInstanceHelpContentManager.removeHelpContentByRoleSetFromList(roles, this.helpContents);
+   }
+
 }
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/instances/QInstanceHelpContentManagerTest.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/instances/QInstanceHelpContentManagerTest.java
index 1015412c..3148b508 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/instances/QInstanceHelpContentManagerTest.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/instances/QInstanceHelpContentManagerTest.java
@@ -167,6 +167,36 @@ class QInstanceHelpContentManagerTest extends BaseTest
       QInstance qInstance = QContext.getQInstance();
       new HelpContentMetaDataProvider().defineAll(qInstance, TestUtils.MEMORY_BACKEND_NAME, null);
 
+      HelpContent recordEntity = new HelpContent()
+         .withId(1)
+         .withKey("process:" + TestUtils.PROCESS_NAME_GREET_PEOPLE_INTERACTIVE + ";step:setup")
+         .withContent("v1")
+         .withRole(HelpContentRole.PROCESS_SCREEN.getId());
+      new InsertAction().execute(new InsertInput(HelpContent.TABLE_NAME).withRecordEntity(recordEntity));
+
+      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      // now - post-insert customizer should have automatically added help content to the instance //
+      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      List<QHelpContent> helpContents = qInstance.getProcess(TestUtils.PROCESS_NAME_GREET_PEOPLE_INTERACTIVE).getFrontendStep("setup").getHelpContents();
+      assertEquals(1, helpContents.size());
+      assertEquals("v1", helpContents.get(0).getContent());
+      assertEquals(Set.of(QHelpRole.PROCESS_SCREEN), helpContents.get(0).getRoles());
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void testProcessStep() throws QException
+   {
+      /////////////////////////////////////
+      // get the instance from base test //
+      /////////////////////////////////////
+      QInstance qInstance = QContext.getQInstance();
+      new HelpContentMetaDataProvider().defineAll(qInstance, TestUtils.MEMORY_BACKEND_NAME, null);
+
       //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
       // first, assert there's no help content on the section //
       //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////