diff --git a/src/analyze/analyze.c b/src/analyze/analyze.c
index 271f74ef6f..38c17606d7 100644
--- a/src/analyze/analyze.c
+++ b/src/analyze/analyze.c
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ COMMAND(
         "systemd-analyze\0",
         .abstract = "Profile systemd, show unit dependencies, check unit files.",
         .man_pages = "systemd-analyze.1\0",
+        .pager_flags = &arg_pager_flags,
 );
 
 VERB_COMMON_HELP_AUTO_HIDDEN("systemd-analyze");
diff --git a/src/dissect/dissect.c b/src/dissect/dissect.c
index 00a38b9367..ed0182950d 100644
--- a/src/dissect/dissect.c
+++ b/src/dissect/dissect.c
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ COMMAND(
                "--shift IMAGE UIDBASE\0",
         .man_pages = "systemd-dissect.1\0",
         .option_namespace = "systemd-dissect",
+        .pager_flags = &arg_pager_flags,
 );
 
 static int parse_image_path_argument(const char *path, char **ret_root, char **ret_image) {
diff --git a/src/home/homectl.c b/src/home/homectl.c
index b2f2882c72..e5c2857134 100644
--- a/src/home/homectl.c
+++ b/src/home/homectl.c
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ COMMAND(
         "homectl\0",
         "Create, manipulate or inspect home directories.",
         .man_pages = "homectl.1\0",
+        .pager_flags = &arg_pager_flags,
         .flags = COMMAND_HELP_SEPARATE,  /* the option table is very wide */
 );
 
diff --git a/src/id128/id128.c b/src/id128/id128.c
index a65ba3b66d..54d41b24c9 100644
--- a/src/id128/id128.c
+++ b/src/id128/id128.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ COMMAND(
         "systemd-id128\0",
         "Generate and print 128-bit identifiers.",
         .man_pages = "systemd-id128.1\0",
+        .pager_flags = &arg_pager_flags,
 );
 
 static int print_id(sd_id128_t id) {
diff --git a/src/resolve/resolvectl.c b/src/resolve/resolvectl.c
index c774d93211..4336c4f90b 100644
--- a/src/resolve/resolvectl.c
+++ b/src/resolve/resolvectl.c
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ COMMAND(
         "resolve domain names, IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, DNS records, and services.",
         .man_pages = "resolvectl.1\0",
         .option_namespace = "resolvectl",
+        .pager_flags = &arg_pager_flags,
 );
 
 typedef enum StatusMode {
@@ -3225,6 +3226,7 @@ COMMAND(
         "This command is deprecated. Use resolvectl.1 instead.",
         .man_pages = "resolvectl.1\0",
         .option_namespace = "systemd-resolve",
+        .pager_flags = &arg_pager_flags,
 );
 
 static int compat_parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[], char ***remaining_args) {
diff --git a/src/shared/verbs.c b/src/shared/verbs.c
index d6804a9154..ec8bfaf518 100644
--- a/src/shared/verbs.c
+++ b/src/shared/verbs.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "log.h"
 #include "nulstr-util.h"
 #include "options.h"
+#include "pager.h"
 #include "pretty-print.h"
 #include "string-util.h"
 #include "strv.h"
@@ -444,6 +445,9 @@ int _command_print_help(
 
         const CommandDescription *cmd = (const CommandDescription*) ASSERT_PTR(cmdverb->data);
 
+        if (cmd->pager_flags)
+                pager_open(*cmd->pager_flags);
+
         if (cmd->argspec)
                 NULSTR_FOREACH(spec, cmd->argspec) {
                         _cleanup_free_ char *line = strjoin("[OPTION…] ", spec);
diff --git a/src/shared/verbs.h b/src/shared/verbs.h
index 7ae669dc8a..cbe5b4e9cb 100644
--- a/src/shared/verbs.h
+++ b/src/shared/verbs.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ typedef struct CommandDescription {
         const char *footer;            /* optional footer to print right above man page links */
         const char *man_pages;         /* nulstr with man page names */
         const char *option_namespace;  /* to be used when the options are in a namespace */
+        const PagerFlags *pager_flags; /* optional pointer to the runtime pager flags variable */
         CommandFlags flags;
 } CommandDescription;
 
diff --git a/src/timedate/timedatectl.c b/src/timedate/timedatectl.c
index 06595792bd..9926748cbc 100644
--- a/src/timedate/timedatectl.c
+++ b/src/timedate/timedatectl.c
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ COMMAND(
         "timedatectl\0",
         .abstract = "Query or change system time and date settings.",
         .man_pages = "timedatectl.1\0",
+        .pager_flags = &arg_pager_flags,
 );
 
 VERB_DEFAULT_NOARG(verb_status, "status", "Show current time settings");
diff --git a/src/varlinkctl/varlinkctl.c b/src/varlinkctl/varlinkctl.c
index dafda83152..2a1c9a1ce2 100644
--- a/src/varlinkctl/varlinkctl.c
+++ b/src/varlinkctl/varlinkctl.c
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ COMMAND(
         .man_pages = "varlinkctl.1\0",
         .footer = "With --exec, specify the command to invoke:\n"
                   "  varlinkctl --exec call ADDRESS METHOD PARAMS -- CMDLINE…",
+        .pager_flags = &arg_pager_flags,
 );
 
 VERB(verb_info, "info", "ADDRESS", 2, 2, 0, "Show service information");