diff --git a/drivers/doc.txt b/drivers/doc.txt
index 23e16eb169..efb9eed599 100644
--- a/drivers/doc.txt
+++ b/drivers/doc.txt
@@ -43,3 +43,9 @@
  * @ingroup     drivers
  * @brief       Drivers for storage devices
  */
+
+ /**
+ * @defgroup    drivers_soft_periph Soft Peripheral Driver Interface
+ * @ingroup     drivers
+ * @brief       Software emulated peripheral driver interface for UART, SPI, etc
+ */