diff --git a/doc/global/macros.qdocconf b/doc/global/macros.qdocconf
index fd3707a27cf..58d9a71c8c6 100644
--- a/doc/global/macros.qdocconf
+++ b/doc/global/macros.qdocconf
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ macro.endcomment        = "\\c{*/}"
 macro.uuml.HTML         = "ü"
 macro.mdash.HTML        = "—"
 macro.pi.HTML         = "Π"
+macro.beginqdoc.HTML    = "/*!"
+macro.endqdoc.HTML      = "*/"
 
 macro.beginfloatleft.HTML   = "<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 2em\">"
 macro.beginfloatright.HTML  = "<div style=\"float: right; margin-left: 2em\">"