diff --git a/docs/reference/glib/glib.toml.in b/docs/reference/glib/glib.toml.in
index 2a97d54bd..a725ffdc4 100644
--- a/docs/reference/glib/glib.toml.in
+++ b/docs/reference/glib/glib.toml.in
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ content_files = [
   "logging.md",
   "file-utils.md",
   "host-utils.md",
+  "misc-utils.md",
   "main-loop.md",
   "reference-counting.md",
   "testing.md",
diff --git a/docs/reference/glib/meson.build b/docs/reference/glib/meson.build
index d39a65bf4..4a49f1f6f 100644
--- a/docs/reference/glib/meson.build
+++ b/docs/reference/glib/meson.build
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ expand_content_files = [
   'threads.md',
   'threads-deprecated.md',
   'markup.md',
+  'misc-utils.md',
   'goption.md',
   'host-utils.md',
   'data-structures.md',
diff --git a/docs/reference/glib/misc-utils.md b/docs/reference/glib/misc-utils.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..301c8d0e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/reference/glib/misc-utils.md
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+Title: Miscellaneous Utilities
+SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2000 Red Hat, Inc.
+
+# Miscellaneous Utilities
+
+These are portable utility functions.
+
+## Application Name and Environment
+
+* [func@GLib.get_application_name]
+* [func@GLib.set_application_name]
+* [func@GLib.get_prgname]
+* [func@GLib.set_prgname]
+* [func@GLib.get_environ]
+* [func@GLib.environ_getenv]
+* [func@GLib.environ_setenv]
+* [func@GLib.environ_unsetenv]
+* [func@GLib.getenv]
+* [func@GLib.setenv]
+* [func@GLib.unsetenv]
+* [func@GLib.listenv]
+* [func@GLib.get_user_name]
+* [func@GLib.get_real_name]
+
+## System Directories
+
+* [func@GLib.get_user_cache_dir]
+* [func@GLib.get_user_data_dir]
+* [func@GLib.get_user_config_dir]
+* [func@GLib.get_user_state_dir]
+* [func@GLib.get_user_runtime_dir]
+* [func@GLib.get_user_special_dir]
+* [func@GLib.get_system_data_dirs]
+* [func@GLib.get_system_config_dirs]
+* [func@GLib.reload_user_special_dirs_cache]
+
+## OS Info
+
+Information about the current OS can be retrieved by calling
+[func@GLib.get_os_info] and passing it one of the following keys (this list may
+grow in future):
+
+ * `G_OS_INFO_KEY_NAME`
+ * `G_OS_INFO_KEY_PRETTY_NAME`
+ * `G_OS_INFO_KEY_VERSION`
+ * `G_OS_INFO_KEY_VERSION_CODENAME`
+ * `G_OS_INFO_KEY_VERSION_ID`
+ * `G_OS_INFO_KEY_ID`
+ * `G_OS_INFO_KEY_HOME_URL`
+ * `G_OS_INFO_KEY_DOCUMENTATION_URL`
+ * `G_OS_INFO_KEY_SUPPORT_URL`
+ * `G_OS_INFO_KEY_BUG_REPORT_URL`
+ * `G_OS_INFO_KEY_PRIVACY_POLICY_URL`
+
+## Paths
+
+ * [func@GLib.get_host_name]
+ * [func@GLib.get_home_dir]
+ * [func@GLib.get_tmp_dir]
+ * [func@GLib.get_current_dir]
+ * [func@GLib.canonicalize_filename]
+ * [func@GLib.path_is_absolute]
+ * [func@GLib.path_skip_root]
+ * [func@GLib.path_get_basename]
+ * [func@GLib.path_get_dirname]
+ * [func@GLib.build_filename]
+ * [func@GLib.build_filenamev]
+ * [func@GLib.build_filename_valist]
+ * [func@GLib.build_path]
+ * [func@GLib.build_pathv]
+
+## Size Formatting
+
+ * [func@GLib.format_size]
+ * [func@GLib.format_size_full]
+ * [func@GLib.format_size_for_display]
+
+## Executables
+
+ * [func@GLib.find_program_in_path]
+
+## Bit Manipulation
+
+ * [func@GLib.bit_nth_lsf]
+ * [func@GLib.bit_nth_msf]
+ * [func@GLib.bit_storage]
+
+## Primes
+
+ * [func@GLib.spaced_primes_closest]
+
+## Process Lifetime
+
+ * [func@GLib.abort]
+
+## Debug
+
+ * [func@GLib.parse_debug_string]
+
+## Sorting
+
+ * [func@GLib.qsort_with_data]
+
+## Pointers
+
+ * [func@GLib.nullify_pointer]
+
+## Deprecated API
+
+ * [type@GLib.VoidFunc]
+ * [type@GLib.FreeFunc]
+ * [func@GLib.atexit]
diff --git a/glib/gutils.c b/glib/gutils.c
index ffc7d750c..84912c0be 100644
--- a/glib/gutils.c
+++ b/glib/gutils.c
@@ -79,14 +79,6 @@
 #endif
 
 
-/**
- * SECTION:misc_utils
- * @title: Miscellaneous Utility Functions
- * @short_description: a selection of portable utility functions
- *
- * These are portable utility functions.
- */
-
 #ifdef G_PLATFORM_WIN32
 #  include <windows.h>
 #  ifndef GET_MODULE_HANDLE_EX_FLAG_FROM_ADDRESS