diff --git a/doc/CMakeLists.txt b/doc/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/doc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/doc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
 configure_file(Doxyfile.cmake.in Doxyfile ESCAPE_QUOTES)
 
 add_subdirectory(man)
+add_subdirectory(rpc)
diff --git a/doc/rpc/CMakeLists.txt b/doc/rpc/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/rpc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2020 The Bitcoin developers
+
+if(BUILD_BITCOIN_CLI)
+	add_custom_target(doc-rpc
+		COMMENT "Generating RPC documentation"
+		COMMAND go run "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/generate.go"
+		WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}"
+		DEPENDS bitcoin-cli
+	)
+endif()
+
+# Add the doc/rpc directory to the list of file to cleanup.
+set_property(DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}" APPEND PROPERTY ADDITIONAL_CLEAN_FILES "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/doc/rpc")
diff --git a/doc/rpc/command-template.html b/doc/rpc/command-template.html
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/rpc/command-template.html
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+name: {{.Name}}
+version: {{.Version}}
+group: {{.Group}}
+permalink: {{.Permalink}}
+---
+
+{{.Description}}
diff --git a/doc/rpc/generate.go b/doc/rpc/generate.go
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/rpc/generate.go
@@ -0,0 +1,192 @@
+// This is a golang script, needed for generating the RPC bitcoin documentation
+//
+// What is necessary to run this:
+// (1) install golang
+// (2) install bitcoin ABC
+// (3) run bitcoind (possibly on regtest to reduce system load)
+// (4) run this script with `go run generate.go` while being in the build directory
+// (5) add the generated files to git
+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path"
+	"strings"
+	"text/template"
+)
+
+const BITCOIN_COMMAND = "bitcoin-cli"
+
+type Command struct {
+	Name        string
+	Description string
+}
+
+type Group struct {
+	Index    int
+	Name     string
+	Commands []Command
+}
+
+type CommandData struct {
+	Version     string
+	Name        string
+	Description string
+	Group       string
+	Permalink   string
+}
+
+var srcdir string = ""
+var builddir string = ""
+var bitcoin_cli_path string = BITCOIN_COMMAND
+
+func setupEnv() error {
+	srcdir = strings.TrimSpace(runCommand("git", "rev-parse", "--show-toplevel"))
+	cwd, err := os.Getwd()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Cannot find the build directory.")
+		return err
+	}
+	builddir = cwd
+
+	bitcoin_cli_path = path.Join(builddir, "src", BITCOIN_COMMAND)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func getVersion() string {
+	allInfo := run("getnetworkinfo")
+	var f interface{}
+	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(allInfo), &f)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic("Cannot read network info as JSON")
+	}
+	m := f.(map[string]interface{})
+
+	numv := int(m["version"].(float64))
+	v := fmt.Sprintf("%d.%d.%d", numv/1000000, (numv/10000)%100, (numv/100)%100)
+	return v
+}
+
+func main() {
+	setupEnv()
+	version := getVersion()
+
+	first := run("help")
+	split := strings.Split(first, "\n")
+
+	groups := make([]Group, 0)
+	commands := make([]Command, 0)
+	lastGroupName := ""
+
+	for _, line := range split {
+		if len(line) > 0 {
+			if strings.HasPrefix(line, "== ") {
+				if len(commands) != 0 {
+					g := Group{
+						Name:     lastGroupName,
+						Commands: commands,
+						Index:    len(groups),
+					}
+					groups = append(groups, g)
+					commands = make([]Command, 0)
+				}
+				lastGroupName = strings.ToLower(line[3 : len(line)-3])
+			} else {
+				name := strings.Split(line, " ")[0]
+				desc := run("help", name)
+				comm := Command{
+					Name:        name,
+					Description: desc,
+				}
+				commands = append(commands, comm)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	g := Group{
+		Name:     lastGroupName,
+		Commands: commands,
+		Index:    len(groups),
+	}
+	groups = append(groups, g)
+
+	tmpl := template.Must(template.ParseFiles(path.Join(srcdir, "doc", "rpc", "command-template.html")))
+
+	for _, group := range groups {
+		groupname := group.Name
+		rpcdocdir := path.Join("doc", "rpc", "en")
+		dirname := path.Join(rpcdocdir, version, "rpc", groupname)
+		err := os.MkdirAll(dirname, 0777)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("Cannot make directory %s: %s", dirname, err.Error())
+		}
+		for _, command := range group.Commands {
+			name := command.Name
+			address := fmt.Sprintf("%s%s.html", dirname, name)
+			permalink := fmt.Sprintf("en/doc/%s/rpc/%s/%s/", version, groupname, name)
+			err = tmpl.Execute(open(address), CommandData{
+				Version:     version,
+				Name:        name,
+				Description: command.Description,
+				Group:       groupname,
+				Permalink:   permalink,
+			})
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Fatalf("Cannot make command file %s: %s", name, err.Error())
+			}
+		}
+		address := path.Join(rpcdocdir, version, "rpc", "index.html")
+		permalink := fmt.Sprintf("en/doc/%s/rpc/", version)
+		err = tmpl.Execute(open(address), CommandData{
+			Version:     version,
+			Name:        "rpcindex",
+			Description: "",
+			Group:       "index",
+			Permalink:   permalink,
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("Cannot make index file: %s", err.Error())
+		}
+
+		address = path.Join(rpcdocdir, version, "index.html")
+		permalink = fmt.Sprintf("en/doc/%s/", version)
+		err = tmpl.Execute(open(address), CommandData{
+			Version:     version,
+			Name:        "index",
+			Description: "",
+			Group:       "index",
+			Permalink:   permalink,
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("Cannot make index file: %s", err.Error())
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func open(path string) io.Writer {
+	f, err := os.Create(path)
+	// not closing, program will close sooner
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Cannot open file %s: %s", path, err.Error())
+	}
+	return f
+}
+
+func runCommand(command string, args ...string) string {
+	out, err := exec.Command(command, args...).CombinedOutput()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Cannot run %s: %s, is bitcoind running?", command, err.Error())
+	}
+
+	return string(out)
+}
+
+func run(args ...string) string {
+	return runCommand(bitcoin_cli_path, args...)
+}
+