diff --git a/cmake/load_doxygen.cmake b/cmake/load_doxygen.cmake
index 616dcdf7cd..fc66775090 100644
--- a/cmake/load_doxygen.cmake
+++ b/cmake/load_doxygen.cmake
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ if (${vt_doxygen_enabled})
     set(DOXYGEN_CHECKPOINT_SRC_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/lib/checkpoint/src")
     set(DOXYGEN_DOCS_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/docs/")
     set(DOXYGEN_EXAMPLE_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/examples/")
+    set(DOXYGEN_SCRIPTS_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/")
     set(DOXYGEN_TUTORIAL_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/tutorial/")
     set(DOXYGEN_OUTPUT_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/docs/")
     set(DOXYGEN_MAIN_PAGE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/vt.md")
diff --git a/docs/Doxyfile.in b/docs/Doxyfile.in
index 7ad64443af..7f93254cd1 100644
--- a/docs/Doxyfile.in
+++ b/docs/Doxyfile.in
@@ -936,6 +936,7 @@ EXCLUDE_SYMBOLS        =
 
 EXAMPLE_PATH           = "@DOXYGEN_EXAMPLE_DIR@" \
                          "@DOXYGEN_TUTORIAL_DIR@" \
+                         "@DOXYGEN_SCRIPTS_DIR@" \
                          "@DOXYGEN_CHECKPOINT_EXAMPLE_DIR@"
 
 # If the value of the EXAMPLE_PATH tag contains directories, you can use the