diff --git a/doc/DOCUMENTATION.md b/doc/DOCUMENTATION.md
index 9a0ef7ec5..040b8d33b 100644
--- a/doc/DOCUMENTATION.md
+++ b/doc/DOCUMENTATION.md
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
             - [Key bindings](#key-bindings)
             - [Staying in insert state](#staying-in-insert-state)
         - [Bookmarks](#bookmarks)
+        - [DocView mode](#docview-mode)
     - [Searching](#searching)
         - [Project Searching](#project-searching)
         - [Persistent highlighting](#persistent-highlighting)
@@ -1209,6 +1210,36 @@ Key Binding        |                 Description
 
 To save a new bookmark, just type the name of the bookmark and press `RET`.
 
+### DocView mode
+
+`doc-view-mode` is a built-in major mode to view DVI, PostScript (PS), PDF,
+OpenDocument, and Microsoft Office documents.
+
+Key Binding        |                 Description
+-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------
+<kbd>/</kbd>       | search forward
+<kbd>?</kbd>       | search backward
+<kbd>+</kbd>       | enlarge
+<kbd>-</kbd>       | shrink
+<kbd>gg</kbd>      | go to first page
+<kbd>G</kbd>       | go to last page
+<kbd>h</kbd>       | previous page
+<kbd>H</kbd>       | adjust to height
+<kbd>j</kbd>       | next line
+<kbd>k</kbd>       | previous line
+<kbd>K</kbd>       | kill proc and buffer
+<kbd>l</kbd>       | next page
+<kbd>n</kbd>       | go to next search occurrence
+<kbd>N</kbd>       | go to previous search occurrence
+<kbd>P</kbd>       | fit page to window
+<kbd>r</kbd>       | revert
+<kbd>W</kbd>       | adjust to width
+<kbd>C-d</kbd>     | scroll down
+<kbd>C-k</kbd>     | kill proc
+<kbd>C-u</kbd>     | scroll up
+<kbd>C-c C-c</kbd> | toggle display text and image display
+<kbd>C-c C-t</kbd> | open new buffer with doc's text contents
+
 ## Searching
 
 ### Project Searching
diff --git a/spacemacs/packages.el b/spacemacs/packages.el
index 9ee3cf4c5..5f29073c2 100644
--- a/spacemacs/packages.el
+++ b/spacemacs/packages.el
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     dash
     diminish
     dired+
+    doc-view
     elisp-slime-nav
     eldoc
     evil
@@ -445,6 +446,51 @@ which require an initialization must be listed explicitly in the list.")
   (use-package dired+
     :defer t))
 
+(defun spacemacs/init-doc-view ()
+  (use-package doc-view
+    :defer t
+    :config
+    (progn
+      (add-to-list 'evil-emacs-state-modes 'doc-view-mode)
+
+      (defun spacemacs/doc-view-search-new-query ()
+        "Initiate a new query."
+        (interactive)
+        (doc-view-search 'newquery))
+      
+      (defun spacemacs/doc-view-search-new-query-backward ()
+        "Initiate a new query."
+        (interactive)
+        (doc-view-search 'newquery t))
+
+      ;; fixed a weird issue where toggling display does not
+      ;; swtich to text mode
+      (defadvice doc-view-toggle-display
+          (around spacemacs/doc-view-toggle-display activate)
+        (if (eq major-mode 'doc-view-mode)
+            (progn
+              ad-do-it
+              (text-mode)
+              (doc-view-minor-mode))
+          ad-do-it))
+
+      (spacemacs|evilify doc-view-mode-map
+                         "/"  'spacemacs/doc-view-search-new-query
+                         "?"  'spacemacs/doc-view-search-new-query-backward
+                         "gg" 'doc-view-first-page
+                         "G"  'doc-view-last-page
+                         "h"  'doc-view-previous-page
+                         "j"  'doc-view-next-line-or-next-page
+                         "k"  'doc-view-previous-line-or-previous-page
+                         "K"  'doc-view-kill-proc-and-buffer
+                         "l"  'doc-view-next-page
+                         "n"  'doc-view-search
+                         "N"  'doc-view-search-backward
+                         (kbd "C-d") 'doc-view-scroll-up-or-next-page
+                         (kbd "C-k") 'doc-view-kill-proc
+                         (kbd "C-u") 'doc-view-scroll-down-or-previous-page)
+      (spacemacs/activate-evil-leader-for-map 'doc-view-mode-map))))
+
 (defun spacemacs/init-elisp-slime-nav ()
   ;; Elisp go-to-definition with M-. and back again with M-,
   (use-package elisp-slime-nav