diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-ironicclient/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-ironicclient/default.nix
index 13cd6f4749ee..cab2feede92d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-ironicclient/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-ironicclient/default.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   dogpile-cache,
   jsonschema,
   keystoneauth1,
+  openstackdocstheme,
   openstacksdk,
   osc-lib,
   oslo-utils,
@@ -15,6 +16,8 @@
   pyyaml,
   requests,
   requests-mock,
+  sphinxcontrib-apidoc,
+  sphinxHook,
   stestr,
   stevedore,
 }:
@@ -29,6 +32,14 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-Blx0pr73uZA8eHd2iZ9WY+aozBFWsQhWpxoQKtjtJSk=";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    openstackdocstheme
+    sphinxcontrib-apidoc
+    sphinxHook
+  ];
+
+  sphinxBuilders = [ "man" ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     cliff
     dogpile-cache