diff --git a/book/src/keymap.md b/book/src/keymap.md
index 5ece2afc6..60ad82550 100644
--- a/book/src/keymap.md
+++ b/book/src/keymap.md
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ This layer is a kludge of mappings, mostly pickers.
 | `g`     | Open changed file picker                                                | `changed_file_picker`                      |
 | `G`     | Debug (experimental)                                                    | N/A                                        |
 | `k`     | Show documentation for item under cursor in a [popup](#popup) (**LSP**) | `hover`                                    |
-| `K`     | Show documentation for item under cursor in a new buffer (**LSP**)      | `hover_dump`                                    |
+| `K`     | Go to documentation for item under cursor in a new buffer (**LSP**)      | `goto_hover`                                    |
 | `s`     | Open document symbol picker (**LSP**)                                   | `symbol_picker`                            |
 | `S`     | Open workspace symbol picker (**LSP**)                                  | `workspace_symbol_picker`                  |
 | `d`     | Open document diagnostics picker (**LSP**)                              | `diagnostics_picker`                       |
diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands.rs b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
index 2be766945..f813fe8e6 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ impl MappableCommand {
         remove_primary_selection, "Remove primary selection",
         completion, "Invoke completion popup",
         hover, "Show docs for item under cursor",
-        hover_dump, "Show docs for item under cursor in a new buffer",
+        goto_hover, "Show docs for item under cursor in a new buffer",
         toggle_comments, "Comment/uncomment selections",
         toggle_line_comments, "Line comment/uncomment selections",
         toggle_block_comments, "Block comment/uncomment selections",
diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands/lsp.rs b/helix-term/src/commands/lsp.rs
index 2162996ee..5e16c71e3 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands/lsp.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands/lsp.rs
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ fn hover_impl(cx: &mut Context, hover_action: HoverDisplay) {
                 }
                 HoverDisplay::File => {
                     editor.new_file_from_document(
-                        Action::VerticalSplit,
+                        Action::Replace,
                         Document::from(
                             Rope::from(hover.content_string()),
                             None,
@@ -1100,7 +1100,7 @@ pub fn hover(cx: &mut Context) {
     hover_impl(cx, HoverDisplay::Popup)
 }
 
-pub fn hover_dump(cx: &mut Context) {
+pub fn goto_hover(cx: &mut Context) {
     hover_impl(cx, HoverDisplay::File)
 }
 
diff --git a/helix-term/src/keymap/default.rs b/helix-term/src/keymap/default.rs
index 361fafe2e..af3e3f053 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/keymap/default.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/keymap/default.rs
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ pub fn default() -> HashMap<Mode, KeyTrie> {
             "R" => replace_selections_with_clipboard,
             "/" => global_search,
             "k" => hover,
-            "K" => hover_dump,
+            "K" => goto_hover,
             "r" => rename_symbol,
             "h" => select_references_to_symbol_under_cursor,
             "c" => toggle_comments,