diff --git a/autoload/SpaceVim/layers/shell.vim b/autoload/SpaceVim/layers/shell.vim
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..135fb935e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/autoload/SpaceVim/layers/shell.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+""
+" @section shell, layer-shell
+" @parentsection layers
+" SpaceVim use deol.nvim for shell support in neovim, and use vimshell for
+" vim. for info, read |deol| and |vimshell|.
+
+function! SpaceVim#layers#shell#plugins() abort
+    let plugins = []
+    if has('nvim')
+        call add(plugins,['Shougo/deol.nvim'])
+    else
+        call add(plugins,['Shougo/vimshell.vim',                { 'on_cmd':['VimShell']}])
+    endif
+    return plugins
+endfunction
diff --git a/doc/SpaceVim.txt b/doc/SpaceVim.txt
index f78bf9656..29a722a8d 100644
--- a/doc/SpaceVim.txt
+++ b/doc/SpaceVim.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ CONTENTS                                                   *SpaceVim-contents*
       7. lang#python..............................|SpaceVim-layer-lang-python|
       8. lang#rust..................................|SpaceVim-layer-lang-rust|
       9. lang#xml....................................|SpaceVim-layer-lang-xml|
+      10. shell.........................................|SpaceVim-layer-shell|
   5. FAQ........................................................|SpaceVim-faq|
 
 ==============================================================================
@@ -542,6 +543,12 @@ when edite an xml file, the omni func is `xmlcomplete#CompleteTags`, you can
 read the document in `autoload/xmlcomplete.vim` in vim or neovim runtime
 directory.
 
+==============================================================================
+SHELL                                                   *SpaceVim-layer-shell*
+
+SpaceVim use deol.nvim for shell support in neovim, and use vimshell for vim.
+for info, read |deol| and |vimshell|.
+
 ==============================================================================
 FAQ                                                             *SpaceVim-faq*