diff --git a/docs/html/development/index.rst b/docs/html/development/index.rst
index 4124d831f56..85ab69ec64b 100644
--- a/docs/html/development/index.rst
+++ b/docs/html/development/index.rst
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ or the `pypa-dev mailing list`_, to ask questions or get involved.
     getting-started
     contributing
     release-process
+    vendoring-policy
 
 .. note::
 
diff --git a/docs/html/development/vendoring-policy.rst b/docs/html/development/vendoring-policy.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ecce3c190f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/html/development/vendoring-policy.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.. include:: ../../../src/pip/_vendor/README.rst
diff --git a/news/5958.doc b/news/5958.doc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ff0c893c72b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/5958.doc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Include the Vendoring Policy in the documentation.
diff --git a/src/pip/_vendor/README.rst b/src/pip/_vendor/README.rst
index b26c1aa6691..5080fd1aa28 100644
--- a/src/pip/_vendor/README.rst
+++ b/src/pip/_vendor/README.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-Policy
-======
+Vendoring Policy
+================
 
 * Vendored libraries **MUST** not be modified except as required to
   successfully vendor them.