diff --git a/www/webkit2-gtk3/Makefile b/www/webkit2-gtk3/Makefile
index 36f0c2a97efe..08441c0bb0b5 100644
--- a/www/webkit2-gtk3/Makefile
+++ b/www/webkit2-gtk3/Makefile
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ CMAKE_OFF_powerpc=	ENABLE_JIT
 CMAKE_OFF_powerpc64=	ENABLE_JIT
 INSTALL_TARGET=		install
 
-OPTIONS_DEFINE=		DEBUG GEOIP GSTREAMER WAYLAND
+OPTIONS_DEFINE=		DEBUG DOCS GEOIP GSTREAMER WAYLAND
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	GEOIP GSTREAMER WAYLAND
 OPTIONS_SUB=		yes
 
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ DEBUG_CMAKE_OFF=	-DCMAKE_AR=/usr/bin/ar \
 DEBUG_CXXFLAGS_OFF=	-B/usr/bin
 DEBUG_CFLAGS_OFF=	-DNDEBUG
 
+DOCS_CMAKE_ON=		-DENABLE_GTKDOC=ON
+DOCS_BUILD_DEPENDS=	gtkdoc-mkhtml:textproc/gtk-doc
+
 GEOIP_CMAKE_BOOL=	ENABLE_GEOLOCATION
 GEOIP_BUILD_DEPENDS=	geoclue>=2.4.3:net/geoclue
 GEOIP_RUN_DEPENDS=	geoclue>=2.4.3:net/geoclue
@@ -116,4 +119,12 @@ post-install:
 	@${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/libexec/webkit2gtk-4.0/*
 	@${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/WebKitWebDriver
 
+post-stage-DOCS-on:
+	cd ${WRKSRC}; ${COPYTREE_SHARE} NEWS ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
+
+## add plist items for the DOCS option
+add-plist-docs: ${STAGE_COOKIE}
+	cd ${STAGEDIR}; ${FIND} ${DOCSDIR:C@^/@@} -type f | ${SED} -e 's@^@/@' >> ${TMPPLIST}
+	cd ${STAGEDIR}; ${FIND} ${PREFIX:C@^/@@}/share/gtk-doc/html -mindepth 2 -type f | ${SED} -e 's@^@/@' >> ${TMPPLIST}
+
 .include <bsd.port.mk>