diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4fdda19..3288eef 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,9 +13,12 @@ zathura.pc
 gcov/
 *.swp
 version.h
-doc/
+./doc/_build
 *.tmp
 zathura.1
 zathurarc.5
 .version-checks/
 dbus-interface-definitions.c
+.ycm_extra_conf.py
+.ropeproject
+compile_commands.json
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9f3c0ba..3600061 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ clean:
 		${PROJECT}-debug \
 		.depend \
 		${PROJECT}.pc \
-		doc \
 		version.h \
 		version.h.tmp \
 		dbus-interface-definitions.c \
@@ -111,6 +110,7 @@ ifneq "$(wildcard ${RSTTOMAN})" ""
 endif
 	$(QUIET)$(MAKE) -C tests clean
 	$(QUIET)$(MAKE) -C po clean
+	$(QUIET)$(MAKE) -C doc clean
 
 ${PROJECT}-debug: ${DOBJECTS}
 	$(ECHO) CC -o $@
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ dist: clean build-manpages
 	$(QUIET)rm -rf ${PROJECT}-${VERSION}
 
 doc:
-	$(QUIET)doxygen Doxyfile
+	$(QUIET)make -C doc
 
 gcov: clean
 	$(QUIET)CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage" LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS} -fprofile-arcs" ${MAKE} $(PROJECT)
diff --git a/README b/README
index 04bf619..fbdb441 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ WITH_MAGIC=0.
 If you pass these flags as a command line argument to make, you have to ensure
 to pass the same flags when executing the install target.
 
+If you want to build zathuras documentation, please install all python
+dependencies from the ./doc/requirements.txt file.
+
 Installation
 ------------
 To build and install zathura:
diff --git a/Doxyfile b/doc/Doxyfile
similarity index 80%
rename from Doxyfile
rename to doc/Doxyfile
index f52ac20..632180a 100644
--- a/Doxyfile
+++ b/doc/Doxyfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # General information
 PROJECT_NAME          = zathura
-OUTPUT_DIRECTORY      = ./doc/
+OUTPUT_DIRECTORY      = ./_build/doxygen/
 OUTPUT_LANGUAGE       = English
 TAB_SIZE              = 2
 EXTRACT_ALL           = YES
@@ -16,15 +16,15 @@ WARNINGS             = YES
 WARN_IF_UNDOCUMENTED = YES
 
 # Input files
-INPUT         =
-EXCLUDE       = ./tests
+INPUT         = ../
+EXCLUDE       = ./tests ./doc
 FILE_PATTERNS = *.h *.c
 RECURSIVE     = YES
 
 # Output files
-GENERATE_HTML  = YES
+GENERATE_HTML  = NO
 GENERATE_LATEX = NO
 GENERATE_RTF   = NO
-GENERATE_XML   = NO
+GENERATE_XML   = YES
 
 SOURCE_BROWSER = YES
diff --git a/doc/Makefile b/doc/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..731e659
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# See LICENSE file for license and copyright information
+#
+include ../config.mk
+include ../common.mk
+include config.mk
+
+ifeq ($(shell which $(SPHINX_BIN) >/dev/null 2>&1; echo $$?), 1)
+	$(error The '$(SPHINX_BIN)' command was not found.)
+endif
+
+all: init html man
+
+init:
+	$(QUIET)mkdir -p $(SPHINX_BUILDDIR)/
+
+clean:
+	$(QUIET)rm -rf $(SPHINX_BUILDDIR)/
+
+html: doxygen
+	$(QUIET)$(SPHINX_BIN) -b html $(SPHINX_OPTS) $(SPHINX_BUILDDIR)/html
+
+man: doxygen
+	$(QUIET)$(SPHINX_BIN) -b man $(SPHINX_OPTS) $(SPHINX_BUILDDIR)/man
+
+doxygen:
+	$(QUIET)$(DOXYGEN_BIN) Doxyfile
+
+.PHONY: clean html man
diff --git a/doc/api/index.rst b/doc/api/index.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8feb527
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/api/index.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+API and Development
+===================
diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..763487d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# See LICENSE file for license and copyright information
+
+import sphinx_rtd_theme
+
+# -- General configuration ------------------------------------------------
+
+extensions     = ['sphinx.ext.todo', 'breathe']
+source_suffix  = '.rst'
+master_doc     = 'index'
+templates_path = ['_templates']
+exclude_patterns = ['_build']
+
+pygments_style = 'sphinx'
+
+
+# -- Project configuration ------------------------------------------------
+
+project   = 'zathura'
+copyright = '2014, pwmt.org'
+version   = '0.2.7'
+release   = '0.2.7'
+
+
+# -- Options for HTML output ----------------------------------------------
+
+html_theme        = 'sphinx_rtd_theme'
+html_theme_path   = [sphinx_rtd_theme.get_html_theme_path()]
+html_static_path  = ['_static']
+htmlhelp_basename = 'zathuradoc'
+
+
+# -- Options for manual page output ---------------------------------------
+
+man_pages = [
+    ('index', 'zathura', 'zathura Documentation', ['pwmt.org'], 1)
+]
+
+
+# -- Options for breathe ---------------------------------------
+
+breathe_projects = { "zathura": "_build/doxygen/xml" }
+breathe_default_project = "zathura"
+breathe_build_directory = "_build"
+breathe_projects_source = {
+    "zathura": "../"
+}
+breathe_domain_by_extension = {
+    "h" : "c",
+    "c" : "c"
+}
diff --git a/doc/config.mk b/doc/config.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..553c28c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/config.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# See LICENSE file for license and copyright information
+
+SPHINX_BIN      = sphinx-build
+SPHINX_BUILDDIR = _build
+SPHINX_OPTS     = -d $(SPHINX_BUILDDIR)/doctrees .
+
+DOXYGEN_BIN = doxygen
diff --git a/doc/configuration/index.rst b/doc/configuration/index.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e79ebd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/configuration/index.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Configuration
+=============
diff --git a/doc/faq.rst b/doc/faq.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cde88d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/faq.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+FAQ
+===
diff --git a/doc/index.rst b/doc/index.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..025df07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/index.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+.. zathura documentation master file, created by
+   sphinx-quickstart on Tue Apr  8 18:33:05 2014.
+   You can adapt this file completely to your liking, but it should at least
+   contain the root `toctree` directive.
+
+Welcome to zathura's documentation!
+===================================
+
+.. toctree::
+   :maxdepth: 2
+   :numbered:
+
+  installation/index
+  usage/index
+  configuration/index
+  api/index
+  faq
+
+Indices and tables
+==================
+
+* :ref:`genindex`
+* :ref:`modindex`
+* :ref:`search`
+
diff --git a/doc/installation/index.rst b/doc/installation/index.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11e4437
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/installation/index.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Installation
+============
diff --git a/doc/requirements.txt b/doc/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f70a534
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Jinja2==2.7.2
+MarkupSafe==0.19
+Pygments==1.6
+Sphinx==1.2.2
+breathe==1.2.0
+docutils==0.11
+sphinx-rtd-theme==0.1.6
diff --git a/doc/usage/index.rst b/doc/usage/index.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4b9a15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/usage/index.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Usage
+=====