diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0fe0fb8a2..eb820ec6b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -30,3 +30,5 @@ ui_*.h
 /CPackSourceConfig.cmake
 build-*
 CMakeLists.txt.user.*
+Doxyfile
+doc/*
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 28536c07c..9179cb836 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ option(ENABLE_LAUNCHER "Enable compilation of launcher" ON)
 option(ENABLE_TEST "Enable compilation of unit tests" OFF)
 option(ENABLE_PCH "Enable compilation using precompiled headers" ON)
 
+############################################
+#        Documentation section             #
+############################################
+
+include(UseDoxygen OPTIONAL)
+
 ############################################
 #        Building section                  #
 ############################################
diff --git a/README.linux b/README.linux
index de1ba582b..20037b485 100644
--- a/README.linux
+++ b/README.linux
@@ -93,3 +93,14 @@ Go to /LIB_PATH/vcmi/AI, and type:
 Go to /DATA_PATH/vcmi, and type:
   ln -s .../trunk/source/config
   ln -s .../trunk/source/Mods
+
+IV. Compiling documentation
+
+To compile using Doxygen, the UseDoxygen CMake module must be installed. It can
+be fetched from: http://tobias.rautenkranz.ch/cmake/doxygen/
+
+Once UseDoxygen is installed, run:
+    cmake .
+    make doc
+
+The built documentation will be available from ./doc