diff --git a/doc/fbcli.xml b/doc/fbcli.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4bd1b7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/fbcli.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+<refentry id="gtester">
+
+<refentryinfo>
+<title>fbcli</title>
+<productname>feedbackd</productname>
+<authorgroup>
+<author>
+<contrib>Developer</contrib>
+<firstname>Guido</firstname>
+<surname>Günther</surname>
+</author>
+</authorgroup>
+</refentryinfo>
+
+<refmeta>
+<refentrytitle>fbcli</refentrytitle>
+<manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
+<refmiscinfo class="manual">User Commands</refmiscinfo>
+</refmeta>
+
+<refnamediv>
+<refname>fbcli</refname>
+<refpurpose>Emit events to feedbackd</refpurpose>
+</refnamediv>
+
+<refsynopsisdiv>
+<cmdsynopsis>
+<command>fbcli</command>
+<arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTION</arg>
+</cmdsynopsis>
+</refsynopsisdiv>
+
+<refsect1><title>Description</title>
+<para><command>fbcli</command> can be used to submit events to <command>feedbackd</command>
+to trigger audio, visual or haptic feedback.
+</para>
+</refsect1>
+
+<refsect1><title>Options</title>
+<variablelist>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term><option>-h</option>, <option>--help</option></term>
+<listitem><para>
+print help and exit
+</para></listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term><option>-E=<replaceable>EVENT</replaceable></option></term>
+<term><option>--event=<replaceable>EVENT</replaceable></option></term>
+<para>
+  Submit the given event to <command>feedbackd</command>. Valid events are
+  listes in the event naming spec at
+  <ulink url="https://source.puri.sm/Librem5/feedbackd/-/blob/master/Event-naming-spec-0.0.0.md"/>
+</para>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term><option>-t=<replaceable>TIMEOUT</replaceable></option></term>
+<term><option>--timeout=<replaceable>TIMEOUT</replaceable></option></term>
+<para>
+  The timeout in seconds after which feedback for the given event should
+  be stopped.
+</para>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term><option>-p=<replaceable>PROFILE</replaceable></option></term>
+<term><option>--profile=<replaceable>PROFILE</replaceable></option></term>
+<para>
+  The feedback profile (<literal>full</literal>, <literal>quiet</literal>, <literal>silent</literal>)
+  to use for the given event.
+</para>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term><option>-w=<replaceable>TIMEOUT</replaceable></option></term>
+<term><option>--watch=<replaceable>TIMEOUT</replaceable></option></term>
+<para>
+  Maximum timout to wait for the feedback for the given event to end and
+  <command>fbcli</command> to exit.
+</para>
+</varlistentry>
+
+</variablelist>
+</refsect1>
+
+
+
+<refsect1><title>See also</title>
+<para>
+<citerefentry>
+<refentrytitle>feedbackd</refentrytitle>
+<manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
+</citerefentry>
+</para>
+</refsect1>
+</refentry>
diff --git a/doc/meson.build b/doc/meson.build
index 1bc5648..b7a50c2 100644
--- a/doc/meson.build
+++ b/doc/meson.build
@@ -36,5 +36,34 @@ gnome.gtkdoc('libfeedback',
         install_dir: 'libfeedback',
       content_files: content_files,
             install: true)
+endif
 
+if get_option('man')
+  manpages = [
+    'fbcli',
+  ]
+
+  xsltproc = find_program('xsltproc', required : true)
+  xsltproc_command = [
+    xsltproc,
+    '--nonet',
+    '--stringparam', 'man.output.quietly', '1',
+    '--stringparam', 'funcsynopsis.style', 'ansi',
+    '--stringparam', 'man.th.extra1.suppress', '1',
+    '--stringparam', 'man.authors.section.enabled', '0',
+    '--stringparam', 'man.copyright.section.enabled', '0',
+    '-o', '@OUTPUT@',
+    'http://docbook.sourceforge.net/release/xsl/current/manpages/docbook.xsl',
+    '@INPUT@',
+  ]
+  man1_dir = get_option('mandir') + '/man1'
+
+  foreach page : manpages
+    custom_target(page + '-man',
+      input  : page + '.xml',
+      output : page + '.1',
+      command: xsltproc_command,
+      install: true,
+      install_dir: man1_dir)
+  endforeach
 endif
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 50e9e68..634eefe 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ summary = [
         '',
 	'         Daemon: @0@'.format(get_option('daemon')),
         '  Documentation: @0@'.format(get_option('gtk_doc')),
+        '   Manual pages: @0@'.format(get_option('man')),
         '  Introspection: @0@'.format(introspection),
         '           Vapi: @0@'.format(get_option('vapi')),
         '          Tests: @0@'.format(get_option('tests')),
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 2ff7306..4d1b4f0 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ option('daemon',
 option('gtk_doc',
        type: 'boolean', value: false,
        description: 'Whether to generate the API reference for Libfeedback')
+option('man',
+       type: 'boolean', value : false,
+       description : 'generate man pages (requires xsltproc)')
 option('tests',
        type: 'boolean', value: true,
        description: 'Whether to compile unit tests')