diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index e6c0d3d3061..efb60be4f98 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ Open vSwitch
     :target: https://ci.appveyor.com/project/blp/ovs/history
 .. image:: https://api.cirrus-ci.com/github/openvswitch/ovs.svg
     :target: https://cirrus-ci.com/github/openvswitch/ovs
+.. image:: https://readthedocs.org/projects/openvswitch/badge/?version=latest
+    :target: https://docs.openvswitch.org/en/latest/?badge=latest
+    :alt: Documentation Status
 
 What is Open vSwitch?
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