diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2505.section.md b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2505.section.md
index a98c55885f5f..1950f41ef455 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2505.section.md
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2505.section.md
@@ -192,6 +192,8 @@
 
 - [Orthanc](https://orthanc.uclouvain.be/) a lightweight, RESTful DICOM server for healthcare and medical research. Available as [services.orthanc](#opt-services.orthanc.enable).
 
+- [Docling Serve](https://github.com/docling-project/docling-serve) running [Docling](https://github.com/docling-project/docling) as an API service. Available as [services.docling-serve](#opt-services.docling-serve.enable).
+
 - [Pareto Security](https://paretosecurity.com/) is an alternative to corporate compliance solutions for companies that care about security but know it doesn't have to be invasive. Available as [services.paretosecurity](#opt-services.paretosecurity.enable)
 
 - [ipfs-cluster](https://ipfscluster.io/), Pinset orchestration for IPFS. Available as [services.ipfs-cluster](#opt-services.ipfs-cluster.enable)
diff --git a/nixos/modules/module-list.nix b/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
index 998c935fb8d7..5fb875c16ab4 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
@@ -790,6 +790,7 @@
   ./services/misc/dictd.nix
   ./services/misc/disnix.nix
   ./services/misc/docker-registry.nix
+  ./services/misc/docling-serve.nix
   ./services/misc/domoticz.nix
   ./services/misc/duckdns.nix
   ./services/misc/duckling.nix
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/misc/docling-serve.nix b/nixos/modules/services/misc/docling-serve.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e717c1fe5e80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/misc/docling-serve.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+{
+  config,
+  lib,
+  pkgs,
+  ...
+}:
+let
+  inherit (lib) types;
+
+  cfg = config.services.docling-serve;
+in
+{
+  options = {
+    services.docling-serve = {
+      enable = lib.mkEnableOption "Docling Serve server";
+      package = lib.mkPackageOption pkgs "docling-serve" { };
+
+      host = lib.mkOption {
+        type = types.str;
+        default = "127.0.0.1";
+        example = "0.0.0.0";
+        description = ''
+          The host address which the Docling Serve server HTTP interface listens to.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      port = lib.mkOption {
+        type = types.port;
+        default = 5001;
+        example = 11111;
+        description = ''
+          Which port the Docling Serve server listens to.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      environment = lib.mkOption {
+        type = types.attrsOf types.str;
+        default = {
+          DOCLING_SERVE_ENABLE_UI = "True";
+        };
+        example = ''
+          {
+            DOCLING_SERVE_ENABLE_UI = "False";
+          }
+        '';
+        description = ''
+          Extra environment variables for Docling Serve.
+          For more details see <https://github.com/docling-project/docling-serve/blob/main/docs/configuration.md>
+        '';
+      };
+
+      environmentFile = lib.mkOption {
+        description = ''
+          Environment file to be passed to the systemd service.
+          Useful for passing secrets to the service to prevent them from being
+          world-readable in the Nix store.
+        '';
+        type = lib.types.nullOr lib.types.path;
+        default = null;
+        example = "/var/lib/secrets/doclingServeSecrets";
+      };
+
+      openFirewall = lib.mkOption {
+        type = types.bool;
+        default = false;
+        description = ''
+          Whether to open the firewall for Docling Serve.
+          This adds `services.Docling Serve.port` to `networking.firewall.allowedTCPPorts`.
+        '';
+      };
+    };
+  };
+
+  config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
+    systemd.services.docling-serve = {
+      description = "Running Docling as an API service";
+      wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
+      after = [ "network.target" ];
+
+      environment = cfg.environment;
+
+      serviceConfig = {
+        ExecStart = "${lib.getExe cfg.package} run --host \"${cfg.host}\" --port ${toString cfg.port}";
+        EnvironmentFile = lib.optional (cfg.environmentFile != null) cfg.environmentFile;
+        PrivateTmp = true;
+        DynamicUser = true;
+        DevicePolicy = "closed";
+        LockPersonality = true;
+        PrivateUsers = true;
+        ProtectHome = true;
+        ProtectHostname = true;
+        ProtectKernelLogs = true;
+        ProtectKernelModules = true;
+        ProtectKernelTunables = true;
+        ProtectControlGroups = true;
+        RestrictNamespaces = true;
+        RestrictRealtime = true;
+        SystemCallArchitectures = "native";
+        UMask = "0077";
+        CapabilityBoundingSet = "";
+        RestrictAddressFamilies = [
+          "AF_INET"
+          "AF_INET6"
+          "AF_UNIX"
+        ];
+        ProtectClock = true;
+        ProtectProc = "invisible";
+      };
+    };
+
+    networking.firewall = lib.mkIf cfg.openFirewall { allowedTCPPorts = [ cfg.port ]; };
+  };
+
+  meta.maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ drupol ];
+}
diff --git a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
index d1fe552bbc1f..f6857b54fc83 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ in
   docker-tools-nix-shell = runTest ./docker-tools-nix-shell.nix;
   docker-tools-cross = handleTestOn [ "x86_64-linux" "aarch64-linux" ] ./docker-tools-cross.nix { };
   docker-tools-overlay = handleTestOn [ "x86_64-linux" ] ./docker-tools-overlay.nix { };
+  docling-serve = runTest ./docling-serve.nix;
   documize = handleTest ./documize.nix { };
   documentation = pkgs.callPackage ../modules/misc/documentation/test.nix { inherit nixosLib; };
   doh-proxy-rust = handleTest ./doh-proxy-rust.nix { };
diff --git a/nixos/tests/docling-serve.nix b/nixos/tests/docling-serve.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ff31e003283b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/tests/docling-serve.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{ lib, ... }:
+let
+  mainPort = "5001";
+in
+{
+  name = "docling-serve";
+  meta = with lib.maintainers; {
+    maintainers = [ drupol ];
+  };
+
+  nodes = {
+    machine =
+      { ... }:
+      {
+        services.docling-serve = {
+          enable = true;
+        };
+      };
+  };
+
+  testScript = ''
+    machine.start()
+
+    machine.wait_for_unit("docling-serve.service")
+    machine.wait_for_open_port(${mainPort})
+    machine.succeed("curl http://127.0.0.1:${mainPort}")
+  '';
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/do/docling-serve/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/do/docling-serve/package.nix
index 79d8d642a03a..df0fb39a4724 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/do/docling-serve/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/do/docling-serve/package.nix
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
-{ python3Packages }:
+{ python3Packages, nixosTests }:
 
-python3Packages.toPythonApplication python3Packages.docling-serve
+(python3Packages.toPythonApplication python3Packages.docling-serve)
+// {
+  passthru.tests = {
+    docling-serve = nixosTests.docling-serve;
+  };
+}