diff --git a/bindep.txt b/bindep.txt
index 45665ab535..259a7e4880 100644
--- a/bindep.txt
+++ b/bindep.txt
@@ -19,3 +19,7 @@ python-lxml
 xsltproc [platform:dpkg]
 zlib-devel [platform:rpm]
 zlib1g-dev [platform:dpkg]
+inkscape
+texlive-latex-base [platform:dpkg]
+texlive-latex-extra [platform:dpkg]
+texlive-fonts-recommended [platform:dpkg]
diff --git a/tools/build-all-rst.sh b/tools/build-all-rst.sh
index 32c42a639d..386e358b45 100755
--- a/tools/build-all-rst.sh
+++ b/tools/build-all-rst.sh
@@ -9,18 +9,35 @@ if [[ $# > 0 ]] ; then
     fi
 fi
 
+PDF_OPTION="--pdf"
+
+# PDF targets for Install guides are dealt in build-install-guides-rst.sh
+PDF_TARGETS=( 'arch-design' 'arch-design-draft' 'cli-reference'\
+              'ha-guide' 'networking-guide'\
+              'ops-guide' 'user-guide' )
+
 for guide in admin-guide arch-design cli-reference contributor-guide \
     ha-guide image-guide ops-guide user-guide; do
-    tools/build-rst.sh doc/$guide --build build \
-        --target $guide $LINKCHECK
+    if [[ ${PDF_TARGETS[*]} =~ $guide ]]; then
+        tools/build-rst.sh doc/$guide --build build \
+            --target $guide $LINKCHECK $PDF_OPTION
+    else
+        tools/build-rst.sh doc/$guide --build build \
+            --target $guide $LINKCHECK
+    fi
 done
 
 # Draft guides
 # This includes guides that we publish from stable branches
 # as versioned like the networking-guide.
 for guide in networking-guide arch-design-draft config-reference; do
-    tools/build-rst.sh doc/$guide --build build \
-        --target "draft/$guide" $LINKCHECK
+    if [[ ${PDF_TARGETS[*]} =~ $guide ]]; then
+        tools/build-rst.sh doc/$guide --build build \
+            --target "draft/$guide" $LINKCHECK $PDF_OPTION
+    else
+        tools/build-rst.sh doc/$guide --build build \
+            --target "draft/$guide" $LINKCHECK
+    fi
 done
 
 tools/build-install-guides-rst.sh $LINKCHECK
diff --git a/tools/build-install-guides-rst.sh b/tools/build-install-guides-rst.sh
index 1904780fc3..c75ebcf838 100755
--- a/tools/build-install-guides-rst.sh
+++ b/tools/build-install-guides-rst.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ for tag in $TAGS; do
         # Build the guide with debconf
         # To use debian only contents, use "debian" tag.
         tools/build-rst.sh doc/install-guide-debconf  \
-            --tag debian --target "draft/install-guide-${tag}" $LINKCHECK
+            --tag debian --target "draft/install-guide-${tag}" $LINKCHECK --pdf
     else
         ##
         # Because Sphinx uses the first heading as title regardless of
@@ -40,6 +40,6 @@ for tag in $TAGS; do
 
         # Build the guide
         tools/build-rst.sh doc/install-guide \
-            --tag ${tag} --target "draft/install-guide-${tag}" $LINKCHECK
+            --tag ${tag} --target "draft/install-guide-${tag}" $LINKCHECK --pdf
     fi
 done
diff --git a/tools/build-rst.sh b/tools/build-rst.sh
index a2ba86bc17..c6a7a59dc3 100755
--- a/tools/build-rst.sh
+++ b/tools/build-rst.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ if [ -z "$DIRECTORY" ] ; then
     echo "--target TARGET: Copy files to publish-docs/$TARGET"
     echo "--build BUILD: Name of build directory"
     echo "--linkcheck: Check validity of links instead of building"
+    echo "--pdf: PDF file generation"
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ TAG=""
 TAG_OPT=""
 BUILD=""
 LINKCHECK=""
+PDF=""
 
 while [[ $# > 0 ]] ; do
     option="$1"
@@ -49,6 +51,9 @@ while [[ $# > 0 ]] ; do
             TARGET="$2"
             shift
             ;;
+        --pdf)
+            PDF=1
+            ;;
     esac
     shift
 done
@@ -57,11 +62,14 @@ done
 if [ -z "$BUILD" ] ; then
     if [ -z "$TAG" ] ; then
         BUILD_DIR="$DIRECTORY/build/html"
+        BUILD_DIR_PDF="$DIRECTORY/build/pdf"
     else
         BUILD_DIR="$DIRECTORY/build-${TAG}/html"
+        BUILD_DIR_PDF="$DIRECTORY/build-${TAG}/pdf"
     fi
 else
     BUILD_DIR="$DIRECTORY/$BUILD/html"
+    BUILD_DIR_PDF="$DIRECTORY/$BUILD/pdf"
 fi
 
 DOCTREES="${BUILD_DIR}.doctrees"
@@ -85,7 +93,17 @@ else
         $TAG_OPT $DIRECTORY/source $BUILD_DIR
     set +x
 
-    # Copy RST
+    # PDF generation
+    if [ "$PDF" = "1" ] ; then
+        set -x
+        sphinx-build -E -W -d $DOCTREES -b latex \
+            $TAG_OPT $DIRECTORY/source $BUILD_DIR_PDF
+        make -C $BUILD_DIR_PDF
+        cp $BUILD_DIR_PDF/*.pdf $BUILD_DIR/
+        set +x
+    fi
+
+    # Copy RST (and PDF)
     if [ "$TARGET" != "" ] ; then
         mkdir -p publish-docs/$TARGET
         rsync -a $BUILD_DIR/ publish-docs/$TARGET/