diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/shortdoc.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/shortdoc.el
index ebf3c6b1fe9..340fe766c1e 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/shortdoc.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/shortdoc.el
@@ -1298,16 +1298,20 @@ A FUNC form can have any number of `:no-eval' (or `:no-value'),
    :eval (keymap-lookup (current-global-map) "C-x x g")))
 
 ;;;###autoload
-(defun shortdoc-display-group (group &optional function)
+(defun shortdoc-display-group (group &optional function same-window)
   "Pop to a buffer with short documentation summary for functions in GROUP.
-If FUNCTION is non-nil, place point on the entry for FUNCTION (if any)."
+If FUNCTION is non-nil, place point on the entry for FUNCTION (if any).
+If SAME-WINDOW, don't pop to a new window."
   (interactive (list (completing-read "Show summary for functions in: "
                                       (mapcar #'car shortdoc--groups))))
   (when (stringp group)
     (setq group (intern group)))
   (unless (assq group shortdoc--groups)
     (error "No such documentation group %s" group))
-  (pop-to-buffer (format "*Shortdoc %s*" group))
+  (funcall (if same-window
+               #'pop-to-buffer-same-window
+             #'pop-to-buffer)
+           (format "*Shortdoc %s*" group))
   (let ((inhibit-read-only t)
         (prev nil))
     (erase-buffer)
diff --git a/lisp/help-fns.el b/lisp/help-fns.el
index 0cb2c6d5d77..927a4f0d2c4 100644
--- a/lisp/help-fns.el
+++ b/lisp/help-fns.el
@@ -837,7 +837,8 @@ the C sources, too."
            (insert-text-button
             (symbol-name group)
             'action (lambda (_)
-                      (shortdoc-display-group group object))
+                      (shortdoc-display-group group object
+                                              help-window-keep-selected))
             'follow-link t
             'help-echo (purecopy "mouse-1, RET: show documentation group")))
          groups)