diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ebe2503ca4b..512cd0d99e8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.PHONY: clean test get-sphinx-template docs env data
+.PHONY: clean test get-sphinx-template docs live-docs env data
 
 export FREEZE_REQUIREMENTS=1
 # assume you have installed need packages
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ docs: clean get-sphinx-template
 	# apt-get install -y texlive-latex-extra dvipng texlive-pictures texlive-fonts-recommended cm-super
 	cd docs && make html --debug --jobs $(nproc) SPHINXOPTS="-W --keep-going"
 
+live-docs: get-sphinx-template
+	pip install -e . --quiet -r requirements/_docs.txt
+	cd docs && make livehtml
+
 env:
 	pip install -e . -U -r requirements/_devel.txt
 
diff --git a/docs/Makefile b/docs/Makefile
index 35e5650808f..cd9feeea2b1 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile
+++ b/docs/Makefile
@@ -17,3 +17,6 @@ help:
 # "make mode" option.  $(O) is meant as a shortcut for $(SPHINXOPTS).
 %: Makefile
 	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M $@ "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)
+
+livehtml:
+   sphinx-autobuild "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)
diff --git a/requirements/_docs.txt b/requirements/_docs.txt
index ea8bbcd7978..638580ec7a9 100644
--- a/requirements/_docs.txt
+++ b/requirements/_docs.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ sphinx-autodoc-typehints ==1.23.0
 sphinx-paramlinks ==0.6.0
 sphinx-togglebutton ==0.3.2
 sphinx-copybutton ==0.5.2
+sphinx-autobuild ==2024.04.16
 
 lightning >=1.8.0, <2.3.0
 lightning-utilities ==0.11.2