diff --git a/doxygen.conf b/doxygen.conf
index cea077b..3745c72 100644
--- a/doxygen.conf
+++ b/doxygen.conf
@@ -894,7 +894,8 @@ FILTER_SOURCE_PATTERNS =
 # (index.html). This can be useful if you have a project on for instance GitHub
 # and want to reuse the introduction page also for the doxygen output.
 
-USE_MDFILE_AS_MAINPAGE =
+INPUT += README.md
+USE_MDFILE_AS_MAINPAGE = README.md
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Configuration options related to source browsing