diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/code-server.nix b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/code-server.nix
index fa7d4a348c23..11601f6c3044 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/code-server.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/code-server.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,17 @@ in {
     services.code-server = {
       enable = lib.mkEnableOption (lib.mdDoc "code-server");
 
-      package = lib.mkPackageOptionMD pkgs "code-server" { };
+      package = lib.mkPackageOptionMD pkgs "code-server" {
+        example = ''
+          pkgs.vscode-with-extensions.override {
+            vscode = pkgs.code-server;
+            vscodeExtensions = with pkgs.vscode-extensions; [
+              bbenoist.nix
+              dracula-theme.theme-dracula
+            ];
+          }
+        '';
+      };
 
       extraPackages = lib.mkOption {
         default = [ ];
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/code-server/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/code-server/default.nix
index ac93ada2f2e5..1dca87d86439 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/code-server/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/code-server/default.nix
@@ -287,6 +287,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     tests = {
       inherit (nixosTests) code-server;
     };
+    # vscode-with-extensions compatibility
+    executableName = "code-server";
+    longName = "Visual Studio Code Server";
   };
 
   meta = {