diff --git a/rhodecode/apps/_base/__init__.py b/rhodecode/apps/_base/__init__.py
--- a/rhodecode/apps/_base/__init__.py
+++ b/rhodecode/apps/_base/__init__.py
@@ -25,9 +25,11 @@ import operator
 from pyramid import compat
 from pyramid.httpexceptions import HTTPFound, HTTPForbidden, HTTPBadRequest
 
-from rhodecode.lib import helpers as h, diffs
+from rhodecode.lib import helpers as h, diffs, rc_cache
 from rhodecode.lib.utils2 import (
     StrictAttributeDict, str2bool, safe_int, datetime_to_time, safe_unicode)
+from rhodecode.lib.markup_renderer import MarkupRenderer, relative_links
+from rhodecode.lib.vcs.backends.base import EmptyCommit
 from rhodecode.lib.vcs.exceptions import RepositoryRequirementError
 from rhodecode.model import repo
 from rhodecode.model import repo_group
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ from rhodecode.model import user
 from rhodecode.model.db import User
 from rhodecode.model.scm import ScmModel
 from rhodecode.model.settings import VcsSettingsModel
+from rhodecode.model.repo import ReadmeFinder
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -310,6 +313,64 @@ class RepoAppView(BaseAppView):
         settings = settings_model.get_repo_settings_inherited()
         return settings.get(settings_key, default)
 
+    def _get_readme_data(self, db_repo, renderer_type, commit_id=None, path='/'):
+        log.debug('Looking for README file at path %s', path)
+        if commit_id:
+            landing_commit_id = commit_id
+        else:
+            landing_commit = db_repo.get_landing_commit()
+            if isinstance(landing_commit, EmptyCommit):
+                return None, None
+            landing_commit_id = landing_commit.raw_id
+
+        cache_namespace_uid = 'cache_repo.{}'.format(db_repo.repo_id)
+        region = rc_cache.get_or_create_region('cache_repo', cache_namespace_uid)
+        start = time.time()
+
+        @region.conditional_cache_on_arguments(namespace=cache_namespace_uid)
+        def generate_repo_readme(repo_id, _commit_id, _repo_name, _readme_search_path, _renderer_type):
+            readme_data = None
+            readme_filename = None
+
+            commit = db_repo.get_commit(_commit_id)
+            log.debug("Searching for a README file at commit %s.", _commit_id)
+            readme_node = ReadmeFinder(_renderer_type).search(commit, path=_readme_search_path)
+
+            if readme_node:
+                log.debug('Found README node: %s', readme_node)
+                relative_urls = {
+                    'raw': h.route_path(
+                        'repo_file_raw', repo_name=_repo_name,
+                        commit_id=commit.raw_id, f_path=readme_node.path),
+                    'standard': h.route_path(
+                        'repo_files', repo_name=_repo_name,
+                        commit_id=commit.raw_id, f_path=readme_node.path),
+                }
+                readme_data = self._render_readme_or_none(commit, readme_node, relative_urls)
+                readme_filename = readme_node.unicode_path
+
+            return readme_data, readme_filename
+
+        readme_data, readme_filename = generate_repo_readme(
+            db_repo.repo_id, landing_commit_id, db_repo.repo_name, path, renderer_type,)
+        compute_time = time.time() - start
+        log.debug('Repo README for path %s generated and computed in %.4fs',
+                  path, compute_time)
+        return readme_data, readme_filename
+
+    def _render_readme_or_none(self, commit, readme_node, relative_urls):
+        log.debug('Found README file `%s` rendering...', readme_node.path)
+        renderer = MarkupRenderer()
+        try:
+            html_source = renderer.render(
+                readme_node.content, filename=readme_node.path)
+            if relative_urls:
+                return relative_links(html_source, relative_urls)
+            return html_source
+        except Exception:
+            log.exception(
+                "Exception while trying to render the README")
+
     def get_recache_flag(self):
         for flag_name in ['force_recache', 'force-recache', 'no-cache']:
             flag_val = self.request.GET.get(flag_name)
diff --git a/rhodecode/apps/repository/views/repo_files.py b/rhodecode/apps/repository/views/repo_files.py
--- a/rhodecode/apps/repository/views/repo_files.py
+++ b/rhodecode/apps/repository/views/repo_files.py
@@ -706,6 +706,10 @@ class RepoFilesView(RepoAppView):
                 # later via ajax we call repo_nodetree_full and fetch whole
                 c.file_tree = self._get_tree_at_commit(c, c.commit.raw_id, f_path)
 
+                c.readme_data, c.readme_file = \
+                    self._get_readme_data(self.db_repo, c.visual.default_renderer,
+                                          c.commit.raw_id, f_path)
+
         except RepositoryError as e:
             h.flash(safe_str(h.escape(e)), category='error')
             raise HTTPNotFound()
diff --git a/rhodecode/apps/repository/views/repo_summary.py b/rhodecode/apps/repository/views/repo_summary.py
--- a/rhodecode/apps/repository/views/repo_summary.py
+++ b/rhodecode/apps/repository/views/repo_summary.py
@@ -32,14 +32,12 @@ from rhodecode.config.conf import (LANGU
 from rhodecode.lib import helpers as h, rc_cache
 from rhodecode.lib.utils2 import safe_str, safe_int
 from rhodecode.lib.auth import LoginRequired, HasRepoPermissionAnyDecorator
-from rhodecode.lib.markup_renderer import MarkupRenderer, relative_links
 from rhodecode.lib.ext_json import json
 from rhodecode.lib.vcs.backends.base import EmptyCommit
 from rhodecode.lib.vcs.exceptions import (
     CommitError, EmptyRepositoryError, CommitDoesNotExistError)
 from rhodecode.model.db import Statistics, CacheKey, User
 from rhodecode.model.meta import Session
-from rhodecode.model.repo import ReadmeFinder
 from rhodecode.model.scm import ScmModel
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -54,59 +52,6 @@ class RepoSummaryView(RepoAppView):
             c.rhodecode_repo = self.rhodecode_vcs_repo
         return c
 
-    def _get_readme_data(self, db_repo, renderer_type):
-        log.debug('Looking for README file')
-        landing_commit = db_repo.get_landing_commit()
-        if isinstance(landing_commit, EmptyCommit):
-            return None, None
-
-        cache_namespace_uid = 'cache_repo.{}'.format(db_repo.repo_id)
-        region = rc_cache.get_or_create_region('cache_repo', cache_namespace_uid)
-        start = time.time()
-
-        @region.conditional_cache_on_arguments(namespace=cache_namespace_uid)
-        def generate_repo_readme(repo_id, commit_id, _repo_name, _renderer_type):
-            readme_data = None
-            readme_filename = None
-
-            commit = db_repo.get_commit(commit_id)
-            log.debug("Searching for a README file at commit %s.", commit_id)
-            readme_node = ReadmeFinder(_renderer_type).search(commit)
-
-            if readme_node:
-                log.debug('Found README node: %s', readme_node)
-                relative_urls = {
-                    'raw': h.route_path(
-                        'repo_file_raw', repo_name=_repo_name,
-                        commit_id=commit.raw_id, f_path=readme_node.path),
-                    'standard': h.route_path(
-                        'repo_files', repo_name=_repo_name,
-                        commit_id=commit.raw_id, f_path=readme_node.path),
-                }
-                readme_data = self._render_readme_or_none(commit, readme_node, relative_urls)
-                readme_filename = readme_node.unicode_path
-
-            return readme_data, readme_filename
-
-        readme_data, readme_filename = generate_repo_readme(
-            db_repo.repo_id, landing_commit.raw_id, db_repo.repo_name, renderer_type,)
-        compute_time = time.time() - start
-        log.debug('Repo readme generated and computed in %.4fs', compute_time)
-        return readme_data, readme_filename
-
-    def _render_readme_or_none(self, commit, readme_node, relative_urls):
-        log.debug('Found README file `%s` rendering...', readme_node.path)
-        renderer = MarkupRenderer()
-        try:
-            html_source = renderer.render(
-                readme_node.content, filename=readme_node.path)
-            if relative_urls:
-                return relative_links(html_source, relative_urls)
-            return html_source
-        except Exception:
-            log.exception(
-                "Exception while trying to render the README")
-
     def _load_commits_context(self, c):
         p = safe_int(self.request.GET.get('page'), 1)
         size = safe_int(self.request.GET.get('size'), 10)
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/files/files_browser.mako b/rhodecode/templates/files/files_browser.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/files/files_browser.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/files/files_browser.mako
@@ -61,4 +61,23 @@
     ${c.file_tree |n}
     </div>
 
+    %if c.readme_data:
+    <div id="readme" class="anchor">
+    <div class="box">
+        <div class="title" title="${h.tooltip(_('Readme file from commit %s:%s') % (c.rhodecode_db_repo.landing_rev[0], c.rhodecode_db_repo.landing_rev[1]))}">
+            <h3 class="breadcrumbs">
+                <a href="${h.route_path('repo_files',repo_name=c.repo_name,commit_id=c.rhodecode_db_repo.landing_rev[1],f_path=c.readme_file)}">
+                    ${c.readme_file}
+                </a>
+            </h3>
+        </div>
+        <div class="readme codeblock">
+          <div class="readme_box">
+            ${c.readme_data|n}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+    </div>
+    %endif
+
 </div>