diff --git a/doc/doxygen/Doxyfile.cmake.in b/doc/doxygen/Doxyfile.cmake.in
--- a/doc/doxygen/Doxyfile.cmake.in
+++ b/doc/doxygen/Doxyfile.cmake.in
@@ -790,7 +790,8 @@
 # spaces. See also FILE_PATTERNS and EXTENSION_MAPPING
 # Note: If this tag is empty the current directory is searched.
 
-INPUT                  = ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src
+INPUT                  = ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src \
+                         ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/doc/doxygen/README.md
 
 # This tag can be used to specify the character encoding of the source files
 # that doxygen parses. Internally doxygen uses the UTF-8 encoding. Doxygen uses
@@ -974,7 +975,7 @@
 # (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 =
+USE_MDFILE_AS_MAINPAGE = ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/doc/doxygen/README.md
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Configuration options related to source browsing
diff --git a/doc/doxygen/README.md b/doc/doxygen/README.md
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/doxygen/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+\mainpage notitle
+
+\section intro_sec Introduction
+
+This is the developer documentation of Bitcoin ABC
+(https://www.bitcoinabc.org/). Bitcoin ABC is a client for the digital
+currency called Bitcoin Cash (https://www.bitcoincash.org/), which enables
+instant payments to anyone, anywhere in the world. Bitcoin Cash uses
+peer-to-peer technology to operate with no central authority: managing
+transactions and issuing money are carried out collectively by the network.
+
+The software is a community-driven open source project, released under the
+MIT license.
+
+\section Navigation
+Use <a href="modules.html"><code>Modules</code></a>,
+<a href="namespaces.html"><code>Namespaces</code></a>,
+<a href="classes.html"><code>Classes</code></a>, or
+<a href="files.html"><code>Files</code></a> at the top of the page
+to start navigating the code.
+
diff --git a/src/bitcoind.cpp b/src/bitcoind.cpp
--- a/src/bitcoind.cpp
+++ b/src/bitcoind.cpp
@@ -28,27 +28,6 @@
 
 const std::function<std::string(const char *)> G_TRANSLATION_FUN = nullptr;
 
-/* Introduction text for doxygen: */
-
-/*! \mainpage Developer documentation
- *
- * \section intro_sec Introduction
- *
- * This is the developer documentation of Bitcoin ABC
- * (https://www.bitcoinabc.org/). Bitcoin ABC is a client for the digital
- * currency called Bitcoin Cash (https://www.bitcoincash.org/), which enables
- * instant payments to anyone, anywhere in the world. Bitcoin Cash uses
- * peer-to-peer technology to operate with no central authority: managing
- * transactions and issuing money are carried out collectively by the network.
- *
- * The software is a community-driven open source project, released under the
- * MIT license.
- *
- * \section Navigation
- * Use the buttons <code>Namespaces</code>, <code>Classes</code> or
- * <code>Files</code> at the top of the page to start navigating the code.
- */
-
 static void WaitForShutdown(NodeContext &node) {
     while (!ShutdownRequested()) {
         UninterruptibleSleep(std::chrono::milliseconds{200});