diff --git a/ci/OWNERS b/ci/OWNERS
index 232e68adeba3..b9de62822c5f 100644
--- a/ci/OWNERS
+++ b/ci/OWNERS
@@ -338,6 +338,9 @@ pkgs/development/python-modules/buildcatrust/ @ajs124 @lukegb @mweinelt
 /pkgs/by-name/ne/nemo          @mkg20001
 /pkgs/by-name/ne/nemo-*        @mkg20001
 
+# Xfce
+/doc/hooks/xfce4-dev-tools.section.md @NixOS/xfce
+
 # nim
 /doc/languages-frameworks/nim.section.md  @ehmry
 /pkgs/build-support/build-nim-package.nix @ehmry
diff --git a/doc/hooks/index.md b/doc/hooks/index.md
index aaa447373516..f4e05c2262ca 100644
--- a/doc/hooks/index.md
+++ b/doc/hooks/index.md
@@ -39,4 +39,5 @@ versionCheckHook.section.md
 waf.section.md
 zig.section.md
 xcbuild.section.md
+xfce4-dev-tools.section.md
 ```
diff --git a/doc/hooks/xfce4-dev-tools.section.md b/doc/hooks/xfce4-dev-tools.section.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6c0d54a0b005
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/hooks/xfce4-dev-tools.section.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# `xfce.xfce4-dev-tools` {#xfce4-dev-tools}
+
+This setup hook attempts to run `xdt-autogen` in `xdtAutogenPhase`, which is part of `preConfigurePhases`.
+
+[]{#dontUseXdtAutogenPhase} This behavior can be disabled by setting `dontUseXdtAutogenPhase` to `true`.