diff --git a/src/blueapi/service/main.py b/src/blueapi/service/main.py
index ba5d022d2..9711f2005 100644
--- a/src/blueapi/service/main.py
+++ b/src/blueapi/service/main.py
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
 VENDOR_CONTEXT_HEADER = "tracestate"
 AUTHORIZAITON_HEADER = "authorization"
 PROPAGATED_HEADERS = {CONTEXT_HEADER, VENDOR_CONTEXT_HEADER, AUTHORIZAITON_HEADER}
+DOCS_ENDPOINT = "/docs"
 
 
 class Tag(str, Enum):
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ async def inner(app: FastAPI):
 
 def get_app(config: ApplicationConfig):
     app = FastAPI(
-        docs_url="/docs",
+        docs_url=DOCS_ENDPOINT,
         title="BlueAPI Control",
         summary="BlueAPI wraps bluesky plans and devices and "
         "exposes endpoints to send commands/receive data",
@@ -205,6 +206,14 @@ async def on_token_error_401(_: Request, __: Exception):
     )
 
 
+@secure_router.get("/", include_in_schema=False)
+def root_redirect() -> RedirectResponse:
+    """Redirect to docs url"""
+    return RedirectResponse(
+        status_code=status.HTTP_307_TEMPORARY_REDIRECT, url=DOCS_ENDPOINT
+    )
+
+
 @secure_router.get("/environment", tags=[Tag.ENV])
 @start_as_current_span(TRACER, "runner")
 def get_environment(
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/service/test_rest_api.py b/tests/unit_tests/service/test_rest_api.py
index 0c731723f..b0bc09dd3 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/service/test_rest_api.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/service/test_rest_api.py
@@ -744,6 +744,16 @@ def test_logout(
     )
 
 
+def test_docs_redirect(
+    mock_authn_server,
+    client_with_auth: TestClient,
+):
+    client_with_auth.follow_redirects = False
+    response = client_with_auth.get("/")
+    assert response.headers.get("location") == main.DOCS_ENDPOINT
+    assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_307_TEMPORARY_REDIRECT
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("has_oidc_config", [True, False])
 def test_logout_when_oidc_config_invalid(
     has_oidc_config: bool,