diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
deleted file mode 100644
index c63a12b589..0000000000
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# Documentation
-
-The Backstage documentation is available at https://backstage.io/docs
diff --git a/microsite-next/docusaurus.config.js b/microsite-next/docusaurus.config.js
index c3956bb308..b3d1d16af1 100644
--- a/microsite-next/docusaurus.config.js
+++ b/microsite-next/docusaurus.config.js
@@ -96,6 +96,17 @@ module.exports = {
         };
       },
     }),
+    [
+      '@docusaurus/plugin-client-redirects',
+      {
+        redirects: [
+          {
+            from: '/docs',
+            to: '/docs/overview/what-is-backstage',
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    ],
   ],
   themeConfig:
     /** @type {import('@docusaurus/preset-classic').ThemeConfig} */
diff --git a/microsite-next/package.json b/microsite-next/package.json
index c223e87584..cb71d5a25a 100644
--- a/microsite-next/package.json
+++ b/microsite-next/package.json
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
   "prettier": "@spotify/prettier-config",
   "dependencies": {
     "@docusaurus/core": "2.3.1",
+    "@docusaurus/plugin-client-redirects": "^2.3.1",
     "@docusaurus/preset-classic": "2.3.1",
     "@swc/core": "^1.3.36",
     "clsx": "^1.1.1",
diff --git a/microsite-next/yarn.lock b/microsite-next/yarn.lock
index d633230dd6..517e3c2280 100644
--- a/microsite-next/yarn.lock
+++ b/microsite-next/yarn.lock
@@ -1813,6 +1813,26 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@docusaurus/plugin-client-redirects@npm:^2.3.1":
+  version: 2.3.1
+  resolution: "@docusaurus/plugin-client-redirects@npm:2.3.1"
+  dependencies:
+    "@docusaurus/core": 2.3.1
+    "@docusaurus/logger": 2.3.1
+    "@docusaurus/utils": 2.3.1
+    "@docusaurus/utils-common": 2.3.1
+    "@docusaurus/utils-validation": 2.3.1
+    eta: ^2.0.0
+    fs-extra: ^10.1.0
+    lodash: ^4.17.21
+    tslib: ^2.4.0
+  peerDependencies:
+    react: ^16.8.4 || ^17.0.0
+    react-dom: ^16.8.4 || ^17.0.0
+  checksum: bb730359c7f9015108a3d4ec8a570e9c73847349747bf71711f522a7dc40007786b7cd25cebc845eeb16b3505e8068242559a2eda790f4c07d4083d9014a6f84
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@docusaurus/plugin-content-blog@npm:2.3.1":
   version: 2.3.1
   resolution: "@docusaurus/plugin-content-blog@npm:2.3.1"
@@ -3708,6 +3728,7 @@ __metadata:
   dependencies:
     "@docusaurus/core": 2.3.1
     "@docusaurus/module-type-aliases": 2.3.1
+    "@docusaurus/plugin-client-redirects": ^2.3.1
     "@docusaurus/preset-classic": 2.3.1
     "@spotify/prettier-config": ^14.0.0
     "@swc/core": ^1.3.36