diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index befdc73f..efad8a6a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -18,3 +18,6 @@ compare-pdf-diffs:
 
 deploy:
 	bash ./scripts/create_release.sh
+
+serve-docs:
+	bash ./scripts/serve_docs.sh
diff --git a/scripts/serve_docs.sh b/scripts/serve_docs.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..224bedd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/serve_docs.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+if [[ "$VIRTUAL_ENV" == "" ]]; then
+  source "./venv/bin/activate"
+fi
+
+mkdocs serve -q