diff --git a/srcpkgs/xpra/template b/srcpkgs/xpra/template
index a3763f74eb4..fa7e05e87fc 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xpra/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xpra/template
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 # Template file for 'xpra'
 pkgname=xpra
 version=4.1
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=python3-module
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config python3-Cython pandoc"
+make_install_args="$(vopt_with docs)"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config python3-Cython $(vopt_if docs pandoc)"
 makedepends="ffmpeg-devel libXcomposite-devel libXrandr-devel libXtst-devel
  libvpx-devel libwebp-devel libxkbfile-devel python3-gobject-devel x264-devel
  gtk+3-devel pam-devel"
@@ -21,6 +22,13 @@ conf_files="/etc/xpra/xpra.conf /etc/xpra/xorg.conf /etc/xpra/conf.d/*"
 
 system_groups="xpra"
 
+build_options="docs"
+desc_option_docs="Enable documentation"
+
+case "$XBPS_MACHINE" in
+	x86_64*|i686*|ppc64le*) build_options_default="docs" ;;
+esac
+
 if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	depends+=" python3-PyOpenGL-accelerate"
 	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in