diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index bb1ae3d..0d7ee07 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Contents:
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
 
+   readme
    layer-contents
    extra-build-config
    extra-apps
diff --git a/docs/readme.md b/docs/readme.md
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..32d46ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/readme.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../README.md
\ No newline at end of file