diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 518f2878b65..35e58833082 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -46075,6 +46075,9 @@ The Shepherd package to use.
 @item auto-start? (default: @code{#t})
 Whether or not to start Shepherd on first login.
 
+@item daemonize? (default: @code{#t})
+Whether or not to run Shepherd in the background.
+
 @item silent? (default: @code{#t})
 When true, the @command{shepherd} process does not write
 anything to standard output when started automatically.
diff --git a/gnu/home/services/shepherd.scm b/gnu/home/services/shepherd.scm
index 75b80bfa260..5ea84620205 100644
--- a/gnu/home/services/shepherd.scm
+++ b/gnu/home/services/shepherd.scm
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
             home-shepherd-configuration?
             home-shepherd-configuration-shepherd
             home-shepherd-configuration-auto-start?
+            home-shepherd-configuration-daemonize?
             home-shepherd-configuration-silent?
             home-shepherd-configuration-services)
   #:re-export (shepherd-service