diff --git a/src/nix/develop.cc b/src/nix/develop.cc
index 26f53db09..9ac2791f8 100644
--- a/src/nix/develop.cc
+++ b/src/nix/develop.cc
@@ -326,6 +326,12 @@ struct Common : InstallableCommand, MixProfile
     {
         return {"devShell." + settings.thisSystem.get(), "defaultPackage." + settings.thisSystem.get()};
     }
+    Strings getDefaultFlakeAttrPathPrefixes() override
+    {
+        auto res = SourceExprCommand::getDefaultFlakeAttrPathPrefixes();
+        res.emplace_front("devShells." + settings.thisSystem.get());
+        return res;
+    }
 
     StorePath getShellOutPath(ref<Store> store)
     {
diff --git a/src/nix/develop.md b/src/nix/develop.md
index e71d9f8aa..c86c4872b 100644
--- a/src/nix/develop.md
+++ b/src/nix/develop.md
@@ -84,11 +84,20 @@ the flake's `nixConfig` attribute.
 
 # Flake output attributes
 
-If no flake output attribute is given, `nix run` tries the following
+If no flake output attribute is given, `nix develop` tries the following
 flake output attributes:
 
 * `devShell.<system>`
 
 * `defaultPackage.<system>`
 
+If a flake output *name* is given, `nix develop` tries the following flake
+output attributes:
+
+* `devShells.<system>.<name>`
+
+* `packages.<system>.<name>`
+
+* `legacyPackages.<system>.<name>`
+
 )""