diff --git a/docs/nse-scripts.dtd b/docs/nse-scripts.dtd
index 9847060e6..86fbec3bd 100644
--- a/docs/nse-scripts.dtd
+++ b/docs/nse-scripts.dtd
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 <!-- DTD for Nmap XML -&#45;script-help output.
      nmap -&#45;script-help "<rules>" -oX - -->
 
-<!ELEMENT nse-scripts (script*)>
+<!ELEMENT nse-scripts (directory*, script*)>
+
+<!ELEMENT directory EMPTY>
+
+<!ATTLIST directory name (scripts|nselib) #REQUIRED path CDATA #REQUIRED>
 
 <!ELEMENT script (categories?, description?)>
 
diff --git a/nse_main.lua b/nse_main.lua
index c92da6e1e..92acd6774 100644
--- a/nse_main.lua
+++ b/nse_main.lua
@@ -850,6 +850,18 @@ local function script_help_xml(chosen_scripts)
   cnse.xml_start_tag("nse-scripts");
   cnse.xml_newline();
 
+  local t, scripts_dir, nselib_dir
+  t, scripts_dir = cnse.fetchfile_absolute("scripts/")
+  assert(t == 'directory', 'could not locate scripts directory');
+  t, nselib_dir = cnse.fetchfile_absolute("nselib/")
+  assert(t == 'directory', 'could not locate nselib directory');
+  cnse.xml_start_tag("directory", { name = "scripts", path = scripts_dir });
+  cnse.xml_end_tag();
+  cnse.xml_newline();
+  cnse.xml_start_tag("directory", { name = "nselib", path = nselib_dir });
+  cnse.xml_end_tag();
+  cnse.xml_newline();
+
   for i, script in ipairs(chosen_scripts) do
     cnse.xml_start_tag("script", { filename = script.filename });
     cnse.xml_newline();