diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 1f3af2226..7bd604c7e 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ distributes your data across multiple servers. Even if some of the servers
 fail or are taken over by an attacker, the entire file store continues to
 function correctly, preserving your privacy and security.
 
+For full documentation, please see
+http://tahoe-lafs.readthedocs.org/en/latest/ .
+
+.. image:: http://readthedocs.org/projects/tahoe-lafs/badge/?version=latest
+:target: http://tahoe-lafs.readthedocs.org/en/latest/?badge=latest
+:alt: Documentation Status
+
+
 INSTALLING
 ==========
 
diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index 67a395af9..5486d5f23 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-.. Tahoe-LAFS documentation master file, created by
-   sphinx-quickstart on Sat Mar 26 11:20:25 2016.
-   You can adapt this file completely to your liking, but it should at least
-   contain the root `toctree` directive.
 
 Tahoe-LAFS
 ==========
 
+.. Please view a nicely formatted version of this documentation at
+   http://tahoe-lafs.readthedocs.org/en/latest/
+
 Contents:
 
 .. toctree::