diff --git a/internal/docs/dashboards.go b/internal/docs/dashboards.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c30a8c150f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/docs/dashboards.go
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+// Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+// or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+
+package docs
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/fs"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+type dashboard struct {
+	Attributes struct {
+		Title       string
+		Description string
+	}
+}
+
+func renderDashboards(packageRoot string) (string, error) {
+	dashboardsDir := filepath.Join(packageRoot, "kibana", "dashboard")
+
+	if _, err := os.Stat(dashboardsDir); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return "", nil
+	}
+
+	var dashboards []dashboard
+
+	err := filepath.WalkDir(dashboardsDir, func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if path == dashboardsDir {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		if d.IsDir() {
+			return filepath.SkipDir
+		}
+
+		if filepath.Ext(d.Name()) != ".json" {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		rawDashboard, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to read dashboard file: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		var dash dashboard
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(rawDashboard, &dash); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal dashboard JSON: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		dashboards = append(dashboards, dash)
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("parsing dashboards failed: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	var builder strings.Builder
+
+	if len(dashboards) != 0 {
+		builder.WriteString("**The following dashboards are available:**\n\n")
+		renderDashboardsCollapsibleTable(&builder, dashboards)
+		builder.WriteString("\n")
+	}
+
+	return builder.String(), nil
+}
+
+func renderDashboardsCollapsibleTable(builder *strings.Builder, dashboards []dashboard) {
+	builder.WriteString("<details>\n")
+	builder.WriteString("<summary>View the dashboards</summary>\n\n")
+	builder.WriteString("| Dashboard | Description |\n")
+	builder.WriteString("|---|---|\n")
+	for _, d := range dashboards {
+		title := strings.TrimSpace(d.Attributes.Title)
+		description := strings.TrimSpace(strings.ReplaceAll(d.Attributes.Description, "\n", " "))
+		fmt.Fprintf(builder, "| **%s** | %s |\n",
+			escaper.Replace(title),
+			escaper.Replace(description))
+	}
+	builder.WriteString("\n</details>\n")
+}
diff --git a/internal/docs/dashboards_test.go b/internal/docs/dashboards_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b94b80a77c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/docs/dashboards_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,263 @@
+// Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+// or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+
+package docs
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestRenderDashboards(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name         string
+		setupFunc    func(t *testing.T) string
+		expectError  bool
+		expectEmpty  bool
+		validateFunc func(t *testing.T, result string)
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "no dashboards directory",
+			setupFunc: func(t *testing.T) string {
+				return t.TempDir()
+			},
+			expectError: false,
+			expectEmpty: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "empty dashboards directory",
+			setupFunc: func(t *testing.T) string {
+				tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+				dashboardsDir := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "kibana", "dashboard")
+				require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(dashboardsDir, 0o755))
+				return tmpDir
+			},
+			expectError: false,
+			expectEmpty: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "single valid dashboard",
+			setupFunc: func(t *testing.T) string {
+				tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+				dashboardsDir := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "kibana", "dashboard")
+				require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(dashboardsDir, 0o755))
+
+				dash := `{
+					"attributes": {
+						"title": "[PostgreSQL OTel Copy] Overview",
+						"description": "Overview of PostgreSQL health and golden signals."
+					}
+				}`
+				dashFile := filepath.Join(dashboardsDir, "overview.json")
+				require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(dashFile, []byte(dash), 0o644))
+				return tmpDir
+			},
+			expectError: false,
+			expectEmpty: false,
+			validateFunc: func(t *testing.T, result string) {
+				assert.Contains(t, result, "**The following dashboards are available:**")
+				assert.Contains(t, result, "<details>")
+				assert.Contains(t, result, "<summary>View the dashboards</summary>")
+				assert.Contains(t, result, "</details>")
+				assert.Contains(t, result, "| Dashboard | Description |")
+				assert.Contains(t, result, "|---|---|")
+				assert.Contains(t, result, "| **[PostgreSQL OTel Copy] Overview** | Overview of PostgreSQL health and golden signals. |")
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "multiple valid dashboards",
+			setupFunc: func(t *testing.T) string {
+				tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+				dashboardsDir := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "kibana", "dashboard")
+				require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(dashboardsDir, 0o755))
+
+				dash1 := `{
+					"attributes": {
+						"title": "First Dashboard",
+						"description": "First description"
+					}
+				}`
+				dash2 := `{
+					"attributes": {
+						"title": "Second Dashboard",
+						"description": "Second description"
+					}
+				}`
+				require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dashboardsDir, "d1.json"), []byte(dash1), 0o644))
+				require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dashboardsDir, "d2.json"), []byte(dash2), 0o644))
+				return tmpDir
+			},
+			expectError: false,
+			expectEmpty: false,
+			validateFunc: func(t *testing.T, result string) {
+				assert.Contains(t, result, "<details>")
+				assert.Contains(t, result, "<summary>View the dashboards</summary>")
+				assert.Contains(t, result, "</details>")
+				assert.Contains(t, result, "| Dashboard | Description |")
+				assert.Contains(t, result, "|---|---|")
+				assert.Contains(t, result, "| **First Dashboard** | First description |")
+				assert.Contains(t, result, "| **Second Dashboard** | Second description |")
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "skip non-json files",
+			setupFunc: func(t *testing.T) string {
+				tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+				dashboardsDir := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "kibana", "dashboard")
+				require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(dashboardsDir, 0o755))
+
+				dash := `{
+					"attributes": {
+						"title": "Valid Dashboard",
+						"description": "Valid description"
+					}
+				}`
+				require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dashboardsDir, "valid.json"), []byte(dash), 0o644))
+				require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dashboardsDir, "ignore.txt"), []byte("ignored"), 0o644))
+				require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dashboardsDir, "README.md"), []byte("# readme"), 0o644))
+				return tmpDir
+			},
+			expectError: false,
+			expectEmpty: false,
+			validateFunc: func(t *testing.T, result string) {
+				assert.Contains(t, result, "| **Valid Dashboard** | Valid description |")
+				assert.NotContains(t, result, "ignored")
+				assert.NotContains(t, result, "readme")
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "skip subdirectories",
+			setupFunc: func(t *testing.T) string {
+				tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+				dashboardsDir := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "kibana", "dashboard")
+				require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(dashboardsDir, 0o755))
+
+				dash := `{
+					"attributes": {
+						"title": "Root Dashboard",
+						"description": "Root description"
+					}
+				}`
+				require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dashboardsDir, "root.json"), []byte(dash), 0o644))
+
+				subDir := filepath.Join(dashboardsDir, "subdir")
+				require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(subDir, 0o755))
+				require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(subDir, "nested.json"), []byte(dash), 0o644))
+				return tmpDir
+			},
+			expectError: false,
+			expectEmpty: false,
+			validateFunc: func(t *testing.T, result string) {
+				assert.Equal(t, 1, strings.Count(result, "Root Dashboard"))
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "unreadable file",
+			setupFunc: func(t *testing.T) string {
+				tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+				dashboardsDir := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "kibana", "dashboard")
+				require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(dashboardsDir, 0o755))
+
+				unreadableFile := filepath.Join(dashboardsDir, "unreadable.json")
+				require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(unreadableFile, []byte("content"), 0o000))
+				return tmpDir
+			},
+			expectError: true,
+			expectEmpty: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "invalid json file",
+			setupFunc: func(t *testing.T) string {
+				tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+				dashboardsDir := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "kibana", "dashboard")
+				require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(dashboardsDir, 0o755))
+
+				invalidJSON := `{ "attributes": { "title": "Invalid" }`
+				require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dashboardsDir, "invalid.json"), []byte(invalidJSON), 0o644))
+				return tmpDir
+			},
+			expectError: true,
+			expectEmpty: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "special characters are escaped",
+			setupFunc: func(t *testing.T) string {
+				tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+				dashboardsDir := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "kibana", "dashboard")
+				require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(dashboardsDir, 0o755))
+
+				dash := `{
+					"attributes": {
+						"title": "Dashboard with *bold* and {braces}",
+						"description": "Description with <angle> and {curly} brackets"
+					}
+				}`
+				require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dashboardsDir, "special.json"), []byte(dash), 0o644))
+				return tmpDir
+			},
+			expectError: false,
+			expectEmpty: false,
+			validateFunc: func(t *testing.T, result string) {
+				assert.Contains(t, result, `\*bold\*`)
+				assert.Contains(t, result, `\{braces\}`)
+				assert.Contains(t, result, `\<angle\>`)
+				assert.Contains(t, result, `\{curly\}`)
+				assert.NotContains(t, result, "*bold*")
+				assert.NotContains(t, result, "{braces}")
+				assert.NotContains(t, result, "<angle>")
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "newlines in description are flattened",
+			setupFunc: func(t *testing.T) string {
+				tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+				dashboardsDir := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "kibana", "dashboard")
+				require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(dashboardsDir, 0o755))
+
+				dash := `{
+					"attributes": {
+						"title": "Multiline",
+						"description": "Line one.\nLine two."
+					}
+				}`
+				require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dashboardsDir, "ml.json"), []byte(dash), 0o644))
+				return tmpDir
+			},
+			expectError: false,
+			expectEmpty: false,
+			validateFunc: func(t *testing.T, result string) {
+				assert.Contains(t, result, "| **Multiline** | Line one. Line two. |")
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			packageRoot := tc.setupFunc(t)
+
+			result, err := renderDashboards(packageRoot)
+
+			if tc.expectError {
+				assert.Error(t, err)
+				return
+			}
+
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			if tc.expectEmpty {
+				assert.Empty(t, result)
+			} else {
+				assert.NotEmpty(t, result)
+				if tc.validateFunc != nil {
+					tc.validateFunc(t, result)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/docs/readme.go b/internal/docs/readme.go
index 3140d42d7c..6d2b307422 100644
--- a/internal/docs/readme.go
+++ b/internal/docs/readme.go
@@ -240,6 +240,9 @@ func renderReadme(repositoryRoot *os.Root, fileName, packageRoot, templatePath s
 		"sloTemplates": func() (string, error) {
 			return renderSloTemplates(packageRoot, linksMap)
 		},
+		"dashboards": func() (string, error) {
+			return renderDashboards(packageRoot)
+		},
 	}).ParseFiles(templatePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("parsing README template failed (path: %s): %w", templatePath, err)
diff --git a/test/packages/other/dashboards/_dev/build/build.yml b/test/packages/other/dashboards/_dev/build/build.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..002aa15659
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/packages/other/dashboards/_dev/build/build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+dependencies:
+  ecs:
+    reference: git@1.10
diff --git a/test/packages/other/dashboards/_dev/build/docs/README.md b/test/packages/other/dashboards/_dev/build/docs/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f49379c6e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/packages/other/dashboards/_dev/build/docs/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Readme
+
+## Dashboards
+
+{{ dashboards }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/packages/other/dashboards/changelog.yml b/test/packages/other/dashboards/changelog.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e00f881335
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/packages/other/dashboards/changelog.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# newer versions go on top
+- version: "0.0.1"
+  changes:
+    - description: Initial draft of the package
+      type: enhancement
+      link: https://github.com/elastic/integrations/pull/1
diff --git a/test/packages/other/dashboards/docs/README.md b/test/packages/other/dashboards/docs/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b7dcdfb8af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/packages/other/dashboards/docs/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Readme
+
+## Dashboards
+
+**The following dashboards are available:**
+
+<details>
+<summary>View the dashboards</summary>
+
+| Dashboard | Description |
+|---|---|
+| **[Example] Dashboard** | An example dashboard for testing the rendering of dashboards in the package README. |
+
+</details>
+
diff --git a/test/packages/other/dashboards/kibana/dashboard/dashboards-example.json b/test/packages/other/dashboards/kibana/dashboard/dashboards-example.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8d0d6f0821
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/packages/other/dashboards/kibana/dashboard/dashboards-example.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "attributes": {
+    "description": "An example dashboard for testing the rendering of dashboards in the package README.",
+    "kibanaSavedObjectMeta": {
+      "searchSourceJSON": "{\"filter\":[],\"query\":{\"query\":\"\",\"language\":\"kuery\"}}"
+    },
+    "optionsJSON": "{\"useMargins\":true,\"hidePanelTitles\":false}",
+    "panelsJSON": "[]",
+    "timeRestore": false,
+    "title": "[Example] Dashboard"
+  },
+  "coreMigrationVersion": "8.8.0",
+  "id": "dashboards-example",
+  "references": [],
+  "type": "dashboard",
+  "typeMigrationVersion": "10.3.0"
+}
diff --git a/test/packages/other/dashboards/manifest.yml b/test/packages/other/dashboards/manifest.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..49033afa2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/packages/other/dashboards/manifest.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+format_version: 3.4.0
+name: dashboards
+title: "Dashboards"
+version: 0.0.1
+description: "This is a test of rendering dashboards in README."
+type: integration
+categories:
+  - custom
+conditions:
+  kibana:
+    version: "^9.0.0"
+owner:
+  github: elastic/integrations
+  type: elastic