diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 3c32538..0335d5a 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -9,3 +9,20 @@ dvdcopy_SOURCES = src/main.cc src/headers.hh \
 
 secdump_SOURCES = src/secdump.cc
 
+# HTML
+CLEANFILES = README.html
+
+all-local: README.html
+
+install-data-hook:
+	if [ -f "README.html" ] ; then \
+	    $(MKDIR_P) $(DESTDIR)$(docdir) && \
+	    $(INSTALL_DATA) README.html $(DESTDIR)$(docdir) ;\
+	fi
+
+README.html:
+	HTMLTITLE="dvdcopy: backup your DVDs to disk" ;\
+	if [ -x "$(PANDOC)" ] ; then \
+	    $(PANDOC) -f textile -t html -s --ascii README.textile | \
+	    sed -e "s@<title></title>@<title>$$HTMLTITLE</title>@" >$@ ;\
+	fi
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2b97ec8..fe7d571 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ AC_CHECK_HEADER(getopt.h)
 
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS(linux/cdrom.h)
 
+AC_CHECK_PROG([PANDOC], [pandoc], [$(which pandoc)])
+
 AC_PROG_CXX
 AC_LANG([C++])