diff --git a/doc/hooks/index.md b/doc/hooks/index.md
index d0b039217a35..4ad60b22d1f3 100644
--- a/doc/hooks/index.md
+++ b/doc/hooks/index.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ meson.section.md
 mpi-check-hook.section.md
 ninja.section.md
 nodejs-install-executables.section.md
+nodejs-install-manuals.section.md
 npm-build-hook.section.md
 npm-config-hook.section.md
 npm-install-hook.section.md
diff --git a/doc/hooks/nodejs-install-manuals.section.md b/doc/hooks/nodejs-install-manuals.section.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..454769e32b96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/hooks/nodejs-install-manuals.section.md
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# nodejsInstallManuals {#nodejs-install-manuals}
+
+Detects manuals in Node.js packages, and attempts to install them in standard locations.
+This detection is done by inspecting the package.json of the project and finding any entries
+with type `man`.
+
+
+There are no ways currently to configure this hook.
+
+## Examples {#nodejs-install-manuals-example}
+
+[](#npm-build-hook-example-snippet)
diff --git a/doc/hooks/npm-build-hook.section.md b/doc/hooks/npm-build-hook.section.md
index 9e09af3589be..a3cda18b4449 100644
--- a/doc/hooks/npm-build-hook.section.md
+++ b/doc/hooks/npm-build-hook.section.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Hook for building packages that use npm. Can be used in multi-language environme
   fetchNpmDeps,
   npmHooks,
   nodejsInstallExecutables,
+  nodejsInstallManuals,
   nodejs,
 }:
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     nodejs
     nodejsInstallExecutables
+    nodejsInstallManuals
     npmHooks.npmConfigHook
     npmHooks.npmBuildHook
     npmHooks.npmInstallHook
diff --git a/doc/redirects.json b/doc/redirects.json
index d69908cb6bad..e9ea2e18f637 100644
--- a/doc/redirects.json
+++ b/doc/redirects.json
@@ -218,6 +218,12 @@
   "nodejs-install-executables-wrapper-args": [
     "index.html#nodejs-install-executables-wrapper-args"
   ],
+  "nodejs-install-manuals": [
+    "index.html#nodejs-install-manuals"
+  ],
+  "nodejs-install-manuals-example": [
+    "index.html#nodejs-install-manuals-example"
+  ],
   "nostrictaliasing": [
     "index.html#nostrictaliasing"
   ],