diff --git a/doc/hooks/installShellFiles.section.md b/doc/hooks/installShellFiles.section.md
index 26ccf29f2fdb..697ac955e23a 100644
--- a/doc/hooks/installShellFiles.section.md
+++ b/doc/hooks/installShellFiles.section.md
@@ -43,11 +43,42 @@ The manpages must have a section suffix, and may optionally be compressed (with
   nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
 
   # Sometimes the manpage file has an undersirable name; e.g. it conflicts with
-  # another software with an equal name. It should be renamed before being
-  # installed via installManPage
+  # another software with an equal name. To install it with a different name,
+  # the installed name must be provided before the path to the file.
+  #
+  # Below install a manpage "foobar.1" from the source file "./foobar.1", and
+  # also installs the manpage "fromsea.3" from the source file "./delmar.3".
   postInstall = ''
-    mv fromsea.3 delmar.3
-    installManPage foobar.1 delmar.3
+    installManPage \
+        foobar.1 \
+        --name fromsea.3 delmar.3
+  '';
+}
+```
+
+The manpage may be the result of a piped input (e.g. `<(cmd)`), in which
+case the name must be provided before the pipe with the `--name` flag.
+
+```nix
+{
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
+
+  postInstall = ''
+    installManPage --name foobar.1 <($out/bin/foobar --manpage)
+  '';
+}
+```
+
+If no parsing of arguments is desired, pass `--` to opt-out of all subsequent
+arguments.
+
+```nix
+{
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
+
+  # Installs a manpage from a file called "--name"
+  postInstall = ''
+    installManPage -- --name
   '';
 }
 ```
diff --git a/doc/release-notes/rl-2511.section.md b/doc/release-notes/rl-2511.section.md
index f64c5c024273..604561c3422a 100644
--- a/doc/release-notes/rl-2511.section.md
+++ b/doc/release-notes/rl-2511.section.md
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 
 - The `offrss` package was removed due to lack of upstream maintenance since 2012. It's recommended for users to migrate to another RSS reader
 
+- `installShellFiles`: Allow installManPage to take a piped input, add the `--name` flag for renaming the file when installed. Can also append `--` to opt-out of all subsequent parsing.
+
 - `base16-builder` node package has been removed due to lack of upstream maintenance.
 - `gentium` package now provides `Gentium-*.ttf` files, and not `GentiumPlus-*.ttf` files like before. The font identifiers `Gentium Plus*` are available in the `gentium-plus` package, and if you want to use the more recently updated package `gentium` [by sil](https://software.sil.org/gentium/), you should update your configuration files to use the `Gentium` font identifier.
 - `space-orbit` package has been removed due to lack of upstream maintenance. Debian upstream stopped tracking it in 2011.
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/setup-hook.sh b/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/setup-hook.sh
index 94231824222c..7835e320b6cb 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/setup-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/setup-hook.sh
@@ -16,35 +16,87 @@
 #
 # See comments on each function for more details.
 
-# installManPage <path> [...<path>]
+# installManPage [--name <path>] <path> [...<path>]
 #
 # Each argument is checked for its man section suffix and installed into the appropriate
 # share/man/man<n>/ directory. The function returns an error if any paths don't have the man
 # section suffix (with optional .gz compression).
+#
+# Optionally accepts pipes as input, which when provided require the `--name` argument to
+# name the output file.
+#
+# installManPage --name foobar.1 <($out/bin/foobar --manpage)
 installManPage() {
-    local path
-    for path in "$@"; do
-        if test -z "$path"; then
+    local arg name='' continueParsing=1
+    while { arg=$1; shift; }; do
+        if (( continueParsing )); then
+            case "$arg" in
+              --name)
+                  name=$1
+                  shift || {
+                      nixErrorLog "${FUNCNAME[0]}: --name flag expected an argument"
+                      return 1
+                  }
+                  continue;;
+              --name=*)
+                  # Treat `--name=foo` that same as `--name foo`
+                  name=${arg#--name=}
+                  continue;;
+              --)
+                  continueParsing=0
+                  continue;;
+            esac
+        fi
+
+        nixInfoLog "${FUNCNAME[0]}: installing $arg${name:+ as $name}"
+        local basename
+
+        # Check if path is empty
+        if test -z "$arg"; then
+            # It is an empty string
             nixErrorLog "${FUNCNAME[0]}: path cannot be empty"
             return 1
         fi
-        nixInfoLog "${FUNCNAME[0]}: installing $path"
-        local basename
-        basename=$(stripHash "$path") # use stripHash in case it's a nix store path
+
+        if test -n "$name"; then
+          # Provided name. Required for pipes, optional for paths
+          basename=$name
+        elif test -p "$arg"; then
+            # Named pipe requires a file name
+            nixErrorLog "${FUNCNAME[0]}: named pipe requires --name argument"
+        else
+            # Normal file without a name
+            basename=$(stripHash "$arg") # use stripHash in case it's a nix store path
+        fi
+
+        # Check that it is well-formed
         local trimmed=${basename%.gz} # don't get fooled by compressed manpages
         local suffix=${trimmed##*.}
         if test -z "$suffix" -o "$suffix" = "$trimmed"; then
-            nixErrorLog "${FUNCNAME[0]}: path missing manpage section suffix: $path"
+            nixErrorLog "${FUNCNAME[0]}: path missing manpage section suffix: $arg"
             return 1
         fi
+
+        # Create the out-path
         local outRoot
         if test "$suffix" = 3; then
             outRoot=${!outputDevman:?}
         else
             outRoot=${!outputMan:?}
         fi
-        local outPath="${outRoot}/share/man/man$suffix/$basename"
-        install -D --mode=644 --no-target-directory "$path" "$outPath"
+        local outPath="${outRoot}/share/man/man$suffix/"
+        nixInfoLog "${FUNCNAME[0]}: installing to $outPath"
+
+        # Install
+        if test -p "$arg"; then
+          # install doesn't work with pipes on Darwin
+          mkdir -p "$outPath" && cat "$arg" > "$outPath/$basename"
+        else
+          install -D --mode=644 --no-target-directory -- "$arg" "$outPath/$basename"
+        fi
+
+        # Reset the name for the next page
+        name=
     done
 }
 
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/tests/install-manpage-fifo.nix b/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/tests/install-manpage-fifo.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b0b50ad709d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/tests/install-manpage-fifo.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  installShellFiles,
+  runCommandLocal,
+}:
+
+runCommandLocal "install-shell-files--install-manpage-fifo"
+  {
+    nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
+    meta.platforms = lib.platforms.all;
+  }
+  ''
+    installManPage doc/*
+
+    installManPage \
+      --name foo.1 <(echo foo) \
+      --name=bar.2 <(echo bar) \
+      --name baz.3 <(echo baz)
+
+    echo "foo" | cmp - $out/share/man/man1/foo.1
+    echo "bar" | cmp - $out/share/man/man2/bar.2
+    echo "baz" | cmp - $out/share/man/man3/baz.3
+  ''
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/tests/install-manpage-named.nix b/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/tests/install-manpage-named.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..afc94f0e4b5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/tests/install-manpage-named.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  installShellFiles,
+  runCommandLocal,
+}:
+
+runCommandLocal "install-shell-files--install-manpage"
+  {
+    nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
+    meta.platforms = lib.platforms.all;
+  }
+  ''
+    echo foo > foo.1
+
+    installManPage --name bar.1 foo.1
+
+    cmp foo.1 $out/share/man/man1/bar.1
+  ''
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/tests/install-manpage.nix b/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/tests/install-manpage.nix
index 7b67d0aed94c..abcbb7ac6a08 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/tests/install-manpage.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/in/installShellFiles/tests/install-manpage.nix
@@ -14,10 +14,13 @@ runCommandLocal "install-shell-files--install-manpage"
     echo foo > doc/foo.1
     echo bar > doc/bar.2.gz
     echo baz > doc/baz.3
+    echo buzz > --name.1
 
     installManPage doc/*
+    installManPage -- --name.1
 
     cmp doc/foo.1 $out/share/man/man1/foo.1
     cmp doc/bar.2.gz $out/share/man/man2/bar.2.gz
     cmp doc/baz.3 $out/share/man/man3/baz.3
+    cmp -- --name.1 $out/share/man/man1/--name.1
   ''