Merge branch 'albert-github-feature/issue_11631'

Author: doxygen

src/docnode.cpp

@@ -757,6 +757,18 @@ DocRef::DocRef(DocParser *parser,DocNodeVariant *parent,const QCString &target,c
     AUTO_TRACE_EXIT("section");
     return;
   }
+  else if (Config_getBool(IMPLICIT_DIR_DOCS) && target.lower().endsWith("/readme.md"))
+  {
+    QCString dirTarget = target.left(target.length() - 9); // strip readme.md part
+    const auto &dd = Doxygen::dirLinkedMap->find(dirTarget);
+    if (dd)
+    {
+      m_text = target;
+      m_file = dd->getOutputFileBase();
+      AUTO_TRACE_EXIT("directory");
+      return;
+    }
+  }
   else if (resolveLink(context,target,true,&compound,anchor,lang,parser->context.prefix))
   {
     bool isFile = compound ?