diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-manilaclient/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-manilaclient/default.nix
index 21f29efb28f3..a2da2e4f4a76 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-manilaclient/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-manilaclient/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 { lib
 , buildPythonApplication
 , fetchPypi
+, installShellFiles
 , pbr
+, openstackdocstheme
 , oslo-config
 , oslo-log
 , oslo-serialization
@@ -9,6 +11,8 @@
 , prettytable
 , requests
 , simplejson
+, sphinx
+, sphinxcontrib-programoutput
 , Babel
 , osc-lib
 , python-keystoneclient
@@ -25,6 +29,13 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-6iAed0mtEYHguYq4Rlh4YWT8E5hNqBYPcnG9/8RMspo=";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    installShellFiles
+    openstackdocstheme
+    sphinx
+    sphinxcontrib-programoutput
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     pbr
     oslo-config
@@ -40,6 +51,12 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
     debtcollector
   ];
 
+  postInstall = ''
+    export PATH=$out/bin:$PATH
+    sphinx-build -a -E -d doc/build/doctrees -b man doc/source doc/build/man
+    installManPage doc/build/man/python-manilaclient.1
+  '';
+
   # Checks moved to 'passthru.tests' to workaround infinite recursion
   doCheck = false;