diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/profiles.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/profiles.xml
index 0e82ccbd61f..b120a96e64c 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/profiles.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/profiles.xml
@@ -29,4 +29,5 @@
  <xi:include href="profiles/base.xml" />
  <xi:include href="profiles/clone-config.xml" />
  <xi:include href="profiles/demo.xml" />
+ <xi:include href="profiles/docker-container.xml" />
 </chapter>
diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/profiles/docker-container.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/profiles/docker-container.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..35c0b5ef70b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/profiles/docker-container.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+
+<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+         xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+         xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+         version="5.0"
+         xml:id="sec-profile-docker-container">
+ <title>Docker Container</title>
+ <para>
+  This is the profile from which the Docker images are generated. It prepares a
+  working system by importing the <link linkend="sec-profile-minimal">Minimal</link> and
+  <link linkend="sec-profile-clone-config">Clone Config</link> profiles, and setting appropiate
+  configutation options that are useful inside a container context, like
+  <xref linkend="opt-boot.isContainer"/>.
+ </para>
+</section>