diff --git a/app/Controllers/DirectoryController.php b/app/Controllers/DirectoryController.php
index 69a1f1b..6d0ce0c 100644
--- a/app/Controllers/DirectoryController.php
+++ b/app/Controllers/DirectoryController.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace App\Controllers;
 
 use DI\Container;
+use Parsedown;
 use PHLAK\Config\Config;
 use Slim\Psr7\Request;
 use Slim\Psr7\Response;
@@ -19,6 +20,9 @@ class DirectoryController
     /** @var Container Application container */
     protected $container;
 
+    /** @var Parsedown Parsedown component */
+    protected $parsedown;
+
     /** @var Twig Twig templating component */
     protected $view;
 
@@ -29,10 +33,15 @@ class DirectoryController
      * @param \PHLAK\Config\Config $config
      * @param \Slim\Views\Twig     $view
      */
-    public function __construct(Container $container, Config $config, Twig $view)
-    {
+    public function __construct(
+        Container $container,
+        Config $config,
+        Parsedown $parsedown,
+        Twig $view
+    ) {
         $this->container = $container;
         $this->config = $config;
+        $this->parsedown = $parsedown;
         $this->view = $view;
     }
 
@@ -65,11 +74,20 @@ class DirectoryController
             $files->depth(0);
         }
 
+        $readmeFiles = Finder::create()->in($path)->depth(0)->name('/^README\.md$/i');
+        if ($readmeFiles->hasResults() && ! $search) {
+            $readmeArray = iterator_to_array($readmeFiles);
+            $readme = $this->parsedown->parse(
+                array_shift($readmeArray)->getContents()
+            );
+        }
+
         return $this->view->render($response, 'index.twig', [
             'breadcrumbs' => $this->breadcrumbs($path),
             'files' => $files,
             'is_root' => $this->isRoot($path),
             'search' => $search ?? null,
+            'readme' => $readme ?? null,
         ]);
     }
 
diff --git a/app/config/app.php b/app/config/app.php
index 362c65e..ad95e92 100644
--- a/app/config/app.php
+++ b/app/config/app.php
@@ -49,4 +49,11 @@ return [
      * Defualt value: 1000000000
      */
     'max_hash_size' => Helpers::env('MAX_HASH_SIZE'),
+
+    /**
+     * Parse and render README files inline.
+     *
+     * Default value: true
+     */
+    'render_readme' => Helpers::env('RENDER_README', true),
 ];
diff --git a/app/resources/sass/app.scss b/app/resources/sass/app.scss
index 2cebffe..51ba35d 100644
--- a/app/resources/sass/app.scss
+++ b/app/resources/sass/app.scss
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ $fa-font-path: "./webfonts";
 // Fonts
 @import url("https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Work+Sans:200,400&display=swap");
 
+@import "markdown.scss";
 @import "dark-mode.scss";
diff --git a/app/resources/sass/markdown.scss b/app/resources/sass/markdown.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f09635
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/resources/sass/markdown.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+.markdown {
+    @apply font-sans;
+
+    a {
+        @apply text-blue-600;
+        @apply underline;
+
+        &:hover {
+            @apply text-blue-800;
+        }
+    }
+
+    p,
+    blockquote,
+    ul,
+    ol,
+    dl,
+    table,
+    pre {
+        @apply my-4;
+    }
+
+    ul,
+    ol {
+        @apply pl-8;
+    }
+
+    ul {
+        @apply list-disc;
+    }
+
+    ol {
+        @apply list-decimal;
+    }
+
+    h1 {
+        @apply text-4xl;
+        @apply border-b;
+        @apply border-gray-400;
+    }
+
+    h2 {
+        @apply text-3xl;
+        @apply border-b;
+        @apply border-gray-400;
+    }
+
+    h3 {
+        @apply text-2xl;
+    }
+
+    h4 {
+        @apply text-xl;
+    }
+
+    h5 {
+        @apply text-base;
+    }
+
+    h6 {
+        @apply text-base;
+        @apply text-gray-600;
+    }
+
+    h1,
+    h2,
+    h3,
+    h4,
+    h5,
+    h6 {
+        @apply font-bold;
+        @apply leading-relaxed;
+        @apply mt-8;
+        @apply mb-4;
+    }
+
+    h1 + p,
+    h2 + p,
+    h3 + p {
+        @apply mt-4;
+    }
+
+    pre {
+        @apply bg-gray-200;
+        @apply rounded-sm;
+        @apply p-4;
+        @apply font-mono;
+        @apply text-sm;
+        @apply whitespace-pre;
+    }
+
+    hr {
+        @apply border-t-2;
+        @apply border-gray-400;
+    }
+
+    & > :first-child {
+        @apply mt-0;
+    }
+
+    & > :last-child {
+        @apply mb-0;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/resources/views/index.twig b/app/resources/views/index.twig
index 5383b94..29dbeb0 100644
--- a/app/resources/views/index.twig
+++ b/app/resources/views/index.twig
@@ -29,6 +29,18 @@
                 {{ include('components/file.twig') }}
             {% endfor %}
         </ul>
+
+        {% if readme %}
+            <div id="readme" class="rounded-lg overflow-hidden shadow-md my-12">
+                <div class="flex items-center bg-blue-600 px-4 py-3 text-white">
+                    <i class="fab fa-readme fa-lg pr-3"></i> README.md
+                </div>
+
+                <article class="bg-gray-100 border rounded-b-lg px-12 py-8 markdown">
+                    {{ readme | raw }}
+                </article>
+            </div>
+        {% endif %}
     </div>
 
     {% include 'components/footer.twig' %}
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 818ed93..18dbca9 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     ],
     "require": {
         "php": ">=7.1",
+        "erusev/parsedown": "^1.7",
         "phlak/config": "^6.0",
         "php-di/php-di": "^6.0",
         "php-di/slim-bridge": "^3.0",
diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index e19e498..db99d3f 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -4,8 +4,54 @@
         "Read more about it at https://getcomposer.org/doc/01-basic-usage.md#installing-dependencies",
         "This file is @generated automatically"
     ],
-    "content-hash": "ee34e3c83048ffcba5f28c84ad5d06b4",
+    "content-hash": "b8d61605ee4f40b6ef5db770276ac304",
     "packages": [
+        {
+            "name": "erusev/parsedown",
+            "version": "1.7.4",
+            "source": {
+                "type": "git",
+                "url": "https://github.com/erusev/parsedown.git",
+                "reference": "cb17b6477dfff935958ba01325f2e8a2bfa6dab3"
+            },
+            "dist": {
+                "type": "zip",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/erusev/parsedown/zipball/cb17b6477dfff935958ba01325f2e8a2bfa6dab3",
+                "reference": "cb17b6477dfff935958ba01325f2e8a2bfa6dab3",
+                "shasum": ""
+            },
+            "require": {
+                "ext-mbstring": "*",
+                "php": ">=5.3.0"
+            },
+            "require-dev": {
+                "phpunit/phpunit": "^4.8.35"
+            },
+            "type": "library",
+            "autoload": {
+                "psr-0": {
+                    "Parsedown": ""
+                }
+            },
+            "notification-url": "https://packagist.org/downloads/",
+            "license": [
+                "MIT"
+            ],
+            "authors": [
+                {
+                    "name": "Emanuil Rusev",
+                    "email": "hello@erusev.com",
+                    "homepage": "http://erusev.com"
+                }
+            ],
+            "description": "Parser for Markdown.",
+            "homepage": "http://parsedown.org",
+            "keywords": [
+                "markdown",
+                "parser"
+            ],
+            "time": "2019-12-30T22:54:17+00:00"
+        },
         {
             "name": "fig/http-message-util",
             "version": "1.1.3",