diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/folks/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/folks/default.nix
index be574ae4aa12..89b7938de1e4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/folks/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/folks/default.nix
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 , python3
 , readline
 , gtk3
+, gtk-doc
+, docbook-xsl-nons
+, docbook_xml_dtd_43
 }:
 
 # TODO: enable more folks backends
@@ -31,7 +34,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "folks";
   version = "0.13.2";
 
-  outputs = [ "out" "dev" ];
+  outputs = [ "out" "dev" "devdoc" ];
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnome/sources/${pname}/${stdenv.lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
@@ -39,14 +42,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   mesonFlags = [
-    # TODO: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/folks/issues/108
-    "-Ddocs=false"
+    "-Ddocs=true"
   ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     gettext
     gobject-introspection
     gtk3
+    gtk-doc
+    docbook-xsl-nons
+    docbook_xml_dtd_43
     meson
     ninja
     pkgconfig