diff --git a/doc/package-notes.xml b/doc/package-notes.xml
index 169f70283e6..12d81ae29bf 100644
--- a/doc/package-notes.xml
+++ b/doc/package-notes.xml
@@ -310,6 +310,10 @@ packageOverrides = pkgs: {
  <section xml:id="sec-elm">
   <title>Elm</title>
 
+  <para>
+   To start a development environment do <command>nix-shell -p elmPackages.elm elmPackages.elm-format</command>
+  </para>
+
   <para>
    To update Elm compiler, see
    <filename>nixpkgs/pkgs/development/compilers/elm/README.md</filename>.