diff --git a/doc/application/index.rst b/doc/application/index.rst
index f3fab1bd370..e157f03518a 100644
--- a/doc/application/index.rst
+++ b/doc/application/index.rst
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ Developer Guides
    application.rst
    ../samples/samples.rst
    ../reference/kconfig/index.rst
+   ../api/api.rst
diff --git a/doc/index.rst b/doc/index.rst
index c765d087810..ca8f00601f0 100644
--- a/doc/index.rst
+++ b/doc/index.rst
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ Sections
    boards/boards.rst
    devices/index.rst
    subsystems/subsystems.rst
-   api/api.rst
 
 Indices and Tables
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