diff --git a/conf.py b/conf.py
index 90262c7..c5bca90 100644
--- a/conf.py
+++ b/conf.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 # import sys
 # sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('.'))
 
+import recommonmark
+from recommonmark.transform import AutoStructify
 
 # -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -198,3 +200,13 @@ epub_exclude_files = ['search.html']
 
 # If true, `todo` and `todoList` produce output, else they produce nothing.
 todo_include_todos = True
+
+# App set-up hook to enable embedding ReStructuredText in Markdown.
+def setup(app):
+    app.add_config_value('recommonmark_config', {
+        'enable_auto_toc_tree': True,
+        'auto_toc_tree_section': 'Contents',
+        'enable_eval_rst': True,
+        'enable_auto_doc_ref': False,
+    }, True)
+    app.add_transform(AutoStructify)