diff --git a/doc-requirements.txt b/doc-requirements.txt
index beb14dd9009..2bb66b5d2dc 100644
--- a/doc-requirements.txt
+++ b/doc-requirements.txt
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ sphinx-design
 sphinx-copybutton
 sphinx-notfound-page
 sphinxcontrib.datatemplates
+sphinxcontrib-mermaid
 sphinxcontrib-spelling
diff --git a/doc/rtd/conf.py b/doc/rtd/conf.py
index 1ca6a85a208..55744abb992 100644
--- a/doc/rtd/conf.py
+++ b/doc/rtd/conf.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
     "sphinx.ext.autosectionlabel",
     "sphinx.ext.viewcode",
     "sphinxcontrib.datatemplates",
+    "sphinxcontrib.mermaid",
     "sphinxcontrib.spelling",
 ]
 
diff --git a/doc/rtd/explanation/boot.rst b/doc/rtd/explanation/boot.rst
index 6aff2856b66..89be5174530 100644
--- a/doc/rtd/explanation/boot.rst
+++ b/doc/rtd/explanation/boot.rst
@@ -11,6 +11,43 @@ There are five stages to boot:
 4. Config
 5. Final
 
+Visual representation:
+
+.. mermaid::
+
+  graph LR
+
+    D[Detect] ---> L
+
+    L --> NU([Network up])
+    L & NU --> N
+    subgraph L[Local]
+        direction TB
+        FI[Fetch IMDS]
+    end
+
+    N --> NO([Network online])
+    N & NO --> C
+    N --> S([SSH])
+    N --> Login([Login])
+
+    subgraph N[Network]
+        direction TB
+        cloud_init_modules
+    end
+    %% cloud_config_modules
+
+    subgraph C[Config]
+        direction TB
+        cloud_config_modules
+    end
+
+    C --> F
+    subgraph F[Final]
+        direction TB
+        cloud_final_modules
+    end
+
 .. _boot-Detect:
 
 Detect