diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/profiles.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/profiles.xml
index b120a96e64c..2f306f584de 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/profiles.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/profiles.xml
@@ -30,4 +30,5 @@
  <xi:include href="profiles/clone-config.xml" />
  <xi:include href="profiles/demo.xml" />
  <xi:include href="profiles/docker-container.xml" />
+ <xi:include href="profiles/graphical.xml" />
 </chapter>
diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/profiles/graphical.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/profiles/graphical.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5ded61d9763
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/profiles/graphical.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+
+<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-graphical">
+ <title>Graphical</title>
+ <para>
+  Defines a NixOS configuration with the Plasma 5 desktop. It's used by the
+  graphical installation CD.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+  It sets <xref linkend="opt-services.xserver.enable"/>,
+  <xref linkend="opt-services.xserver.displayManager.sddm.enable"/>,
+  <xref linkend="opt-services.xserver.desktopManager.plasma5.enable"/> (
+  <link linkend="opt-services.xserver.desktopManager.plasma5.enableQt4Support">
+   without Qt4 Support</link>), and
+  <xref linkend="opt-services.xserver.libinput.enable"/> to true. It also
+  includes glxinfo and firefox in the system packages list.
+ </para>
+</section>