diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 338ff45c39..1c26dc5a89 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -11308,6 +11308,7 @@ Run @var{udev}, which populates the @file{/dev} directory dynamically.
 udev rules can be provided as a list of files through the @var{rules}
 variable.  The procedures @var{udev-rule} and @var{file->udev-rule} from
 @code{(gnu services base)} simplify the creation of such rule files.
+@end deffn
 
 @deffn {Scheme Procedure} udev-rule [@var{file-name} @var{contents}]
 Return a udev-rule file named @var{file-name} containing the rules
@@ -11325,6 +11326,9 @@ upon detecting a USB device with a given product identifier.
                    "ATTR@{product@}==\"Example\", "
                    "RUN+=\"/path/to/script\"")))
 @end example
+
+The @command{herd rules udev} command, as root, returns the name of the
+directory containing all the active udev rules.
 @end deffn
 
 Here we show how the default @var{udev-service} can be extended with it.
@@ -11406,7 +11410,6 @@ well as in the @var{groups} field of the @var{operating-system} record.
        (rules (cons* android-udev-rules
               (udev-configuration-rules config))))))))
 @end example
-@end deffn
 
 @defvr {Scheme Variable} urandom-seed-service-type
 Save some entropy in @var{%random-seed-file} to seed @file{/dev/urandom}
diff --git a/gnu/services/base.scm b/gnu/services/base.scm
index b10f5cbaf1..67bdaef18c 100644
--- a/gnu/services/base.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/base.scm
@@ -1967,7 +1967,15 @@ (define (wait-for-udevd)
          (respawn? #f)
          ;; We need additional modules.
          (modules `((gnu build linux-boot)
-                    ,@%default-modules))))))))
+                    ,@%default-modules))
+
+         (actions (list (shepherd-action
+                         (name 'rules)
+                         (documentation "Display the directory containing
+the udev rules in use.")
+                         (procedure #~(lambda (_)
+                                        (display #$rules)
+                                        (newline))))))))))))
 
 (define udev-service-type
   (service-type (name 'udev)