diff --git a/doc/Doxyfile.in b/doc/Doxyfile.in
index b716bafe31..ba3307198d 100644
--- a/doc/Doxyfile.in
+++ b/doc/Doxyfile.in
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ WARN_LOGFILE           =
 # spaces. See also FILE_PATTERNS and EXTENSION_MAPPING
 # Note: If this tag is empty the current directory is searched.
 
-INPUT                  = src dash-docs doc/release-notes/dash
+INPUT                  = src dash-docs doc/release-notes/dash doc/README_doxygen.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
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@ 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 =
+USE_MDFILE_AS_MAINPAGE = doc/README_doxygen.md
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Configuration options related to source browsing
diff --git a/doc/README_doxygen.md b/doc/README_doxygen.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..80bf136164
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/README_doxygen.md
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+\mainpage notitle
+
+\section intro_sec Introduction
+
+This is the developer documentation of the reference client for an experimental new digital currency called Dash,
+which enables instant payments to anyone, anywhere in the world. Dash 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.
+
+See https://github.com/dashpay/dash and https://dash.org/ for further information about the project.
+
+\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/dashd.cpp b/src/dashd.cpp
index 5b4bc0d0b8..d621d57846 100644
--- a/src/dashd.cpp
+++ b/src/dashd.cpp
@@ -29,22 +29,6 @@
 
 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 the reference client for an experimental new digital currency called Dash (https://www.dash.org/),
- * which enables instant payments to anyone, anywhere in the world. Dash 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()
 {
     while (!ShutdownRequested())