diff --git a/app/models/concerns/post_validations.rb b/app/models/concerns/post_validations.rb
index 687fa85f7..a0986b345 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/post_validations.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/post_validations.rb
@@ -46,7 +46,14 @@ def stripped_minimum_body
   end
 
   def stripped_minimum_title
-    min_title = category.nil? ? 15 : category.min_title_length
+    min_title = if ['HelpDoc', 'PolicyDoc'].include?(post_type.name)
+                  1
+                elsif category.nil?
+                  15
+                else
+                  category.min_title_length
+                end
+
     if (title&.gsub(/(?:^[\s\t\u2000-\u200F]+|[\s\t\u2000-\u200F]+$)/, '')&.length || 0) < min_title
       errors.add(:title, "must be more than #{min_title} non-whitespace characters long")
     end