diff --git a/nixos/modules/misc/documentation.nix b/nixos/modules/misc/documentation.nix
index d09afadd6097..7b3f9c0fe9cd 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/misc/documentation.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/misc/documentation.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ let
     inherit pkgs config;
     version = config.system.nixos.release;
     revision = "release-${version}";
+    extraSources = cfg.nixos.extraModuleSources;
     options =
       let
         scrubbedEval = evalModules {
@@ -163,6 +164,19 @@ in
         '';
       };
 
+      nixos.extraModuleSources = mkOption {
+        type = types.listOf (types.either types.path types.str);
+        default = [ ];
+        description = ''
+          Which extra NixOS module paths the generated NixOS's documentation should strip
+          from options.
+        '';
+        example = literalExample ''
+          # e.g. with options from modules in ''${pkgs.customModules}/nix:
+          [ pkgs.customModules ]
+        '';
+      };
+
     };
 
   };