diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/development/running-nixos-tests-interactively.section.md b/nixos/doc/manual/development/running-nixos-tests-interactively.section.md
index a1431859ff59..6170057442df 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/development/running-nixos-tests-interactively.section.md
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/development/running-nixos-tests-interactively.section.md
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ back into the test driver command line upon its completion. This allows
 you to inspect the state of the VMs after the test (e.g. to debug the
 test script).
 
+## Reuse VM state {#sec-nixos-test-reuse-vm-state}
+
 You can re-use the VM states coming from a previous run by setting the
 `--keep-vm-state` flag.
 
@@ -33,3 +35,9 @@ $ ./result/bin/nixos-test-driver --keep-vm-state
 
 The machine state is stored in the `$TMPDIR/vm-state-machinename`
 directory.
+
+## Interactive-only test configuration {#sec-nixos-test-interactive-configuration}
+
+You can add configuration that is specific to the interactive test driver, by adding to the `interactive` option.
+`interactive` is a copy of the regular test options namespace, and is used by the interactive test driver.
+It can be helpful for troubleshooting changes that you don't want to apply to regular test runs.
diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/development/running-nixos-tests-interactively.section.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/development/running-nixos-tests-interactively.section.xml
index 0e47350a0d24..edd3c33ff401 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/development/running-nixos-tests-interactively.section.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/development/running-nixos-tests-interactively.section.xml
@@ -25,15 +25,29 @@ $ ./result/bin/nixos-test-driver
     completion. This allows you to inspect the state of the VMs after
     the test (e.g. to debug the test script).
   </para>
-  <para>
-    You can re-use the VM states coming from a previous run by setting
-    the <literal>--keep-vm-state</literal> flag.
-  </para>
-  <programlisting>
+  <section xml:id="sec-nixos-test-reuse-vm-state">
+    <title>Reuse VM state</title>
+    <para>
+      You can re-use the VM states coming from a previous run by setting
+      the <literal>--keep-vm-state</literal> flag.
+    </para>
+    <programlisting>
 $ ./result/bin/nixos-test-driver --keep-vm-state
 </programlisting>
-  <para>
-    The machine state is stored in the
-    <literal>$TMPDIR/vm-state-machinename</literal> directory.
-  </para>
+    <para>
+      The machine state is stored in the
+      <literal>$TMPDIR/vm-state-machinename</literal> directory.
+    </para>
+  </section>
+  <section xml:id="sec-nixos-test-interactive-configuration">
+    <title>Interactive-only test configuration</title>
+    <para>
+      You can add configuration that is specific to the interactive test
+      driver, by adding to the <literal>interactive</literal> option.
+      <literal>interactive</literal> is a copy of the regular test
+      options namespace, and is used by the interactive test driver. It
+      can be helpful for troubleshooting changes that you don’t want to
+      apply to regular test runs.
+    </para>
+  </section>
 </section>