diff --git a/doc/manual/src/glossary.md b/doc/manual/src/glossary.md
index fe5920746..4eedb2e93 100644
--- a/doc/manual/src/glossary.md
+++ b/doc/manual/src/glossary.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
     Example: `/nix/store/g946hcz4c8mdvq2g8vxx42z51qb71rvp-git-2.38.1.drv`
 
-    See [`nix show-derivation`](./command-ref/new-cli/nix3-show-derivation.md) (experimental) for displaying the contents of store derivations.
+    See [`nix derivation show`](./command-ref/new-cli/nix3-derivation-show.md) (experimental) for displaying the contents of store derivations.
 
     [store derivation]: #gloss-store-derivation
 
diff --git a/src/nix/derivation.cc b/src/nix/derivation.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cd3975a4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nix/derivation.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#include "command.hh"
+
+using namespace nix;
+
+struct CmdDerivation : virtual NixMultiCommand
+{
+    CmdDerivation() : MultiCommand(RegisterCommand::getCommandsFor({"derivation"}))
+    { }
+
+    std::string description() override
+    {
+        return "Work with derivations, Nix's notion of a build plan.";
+    }
+
+    Category category() override { return catUtility; }
+
+    void run() override
+    {
+        if (!command)
+            throw UsageError("'nix derivation' requires a sub-command.");
+        command->second->run();
+    }
+};
+
+static auto rCmdDerivation = registerCommand<CmdDerivation>("derivation");
diff --git a/src/nix/main.cc b/src/nix/main.cc
index 4d4164333..f943f77bb 100644
--- a/src/nix/main.cc
+++ b/src/nix/main.cc
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ struct NixArgs : virtual MultiCommand, virtual MixCommonArgs
         {"optimise-store", {"store", "optimise"}},
         {"ping-store", {"store", "ping"}},
         {"sign-paths", {"store", "sign"}},
+        {"show-derivation", {"derivation", "show"}},
         {"to-base16", {"hash", "to-base16"}},
         {"to-base32", {"hash", "to-base32"}},
         {"to-base64", {"hash", "to-base64"}},
diff --git a/src/nix/show-derivation.cc b/src/nix/show-derivation.cc
index 4a406ae08..0a55b36f2 100644
--- a/src/nix/show-derivation.cc
+++ b/src/nix/show-derivation.cc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // FIXME: integrate this with nix path-info?
-// FIXME: rename to 'nix store show-derivation' or 'nix debug show-derivation'?
+// FIXME: rename to 'nix store derivation show' or 'nix debug derivation show'?
 
 #include "command.hh"
 #include "common-args.hh"
@@ -61,4 +61,4 @@ struct CmdShowDerivation : InstallablesCommand
     }
 };
 
-static auto rCmdShowDerivation = registerCommand<CmdShowDerivation>("show-derivation");
+static auto rCmdShowDerivation = registerCommand2<CmdShowDerivation>({"derivation", "show"});
diff --git a/src/nix/show-derivation.md b/src/nix/show-derivation.md
index 17d88a5f9..1ebe22f65 100644
--- a/src/nix/show-derivation.md
+++ b/src/nix/show-derivation.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ R""(
   [store derivation]: ../../glossary.md#gloss-store-derivation
 
   ```console
-  # nix show-derivation nixpkgs#hello
+  # nix derivation show nixpkgs#hello
   {
     "/nix/store/s6rn4jz1sin56rf4qj5b5v8jxjm32hlk-hello-2.10.drv": {
       …
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ R""(
   NixOS system:
 
   ```console
-  # nix show-derivation -r /run/current-system
+  # nix derivation show -r /run/current-system
   ```
 
 * Print all files fetched using `fetchurl` by Firefox's dependency
   graph:
 
   ```console
-  # nix show-derivation -r nixpkgs#firefox \
+  # nix derivation show -r nixpkgs#firefox \
     | jq -r '.[] | select(.outputs.out.hash and .env.urls) | .env.urls' \
     | uniq | sort
   ```
diff --git a/tests/ca/build.sh b/tests/ca/build.sh
index 98e1c5125..7754ad276 100644
--- a/tests/ca/build.sh
+++ b/tests/ca/build.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 source common.sh
 
 drv=$(nix-instantiate ./content-addressed.nix -A rootCA --arg seed 1)
-nix show-derivation "$drv" --arg seed 1
+nix derivation show "$drv" --arg seed 1
 
 buildAttr () {
     local derivationPath=$1
diff --git a/tests/impure-derivations.sh b/tests/impure-derivations.sh
index 7595fdd35..c7dadf397 100644
--- a/tests/impure-derivations.sh
+++ b/tests/impure-derivations.sh
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ path4=$(nix build -L --no-link --json --file ./impure-derivations.nix impureOnIm
 (! nix build -L --no-link --json --file ./impure-derivations.nix inputAddressed 2>&1) | grep 'depends on impure derivation'
 
 drvPath=$(nix eval --json --file ./impure-derivations.nix impure.drvPath | jq -r .)
-[[ $(nix show-derivation $drvPath | jq ".[\"$drvPath\"].outputs.out.impure") = true ]]
-[[ $(nix show-derivation $drvPath | jq ".[\"$drvPath\"].outputs.stuff.impure") = true ]]
+[[ $(nix derivation show $drvPath | jq ".[\"$drvPath\"].outputs.out.impure") = true ]]
+[[ $(nix derivation show $drvPath | jq ".[\"$drvPath\"].outputs.stuff.impure") = true ]]
 
 # Fixed-output derivations *can* depend on impure derivations.
 path5=$(nix build -L --no-link --json --file ./impure-derivations.nix contentAddressed | jq -r .[].outputs.out)