diff --git a/beacon/doc.go b/beacon/doc.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d7e6b1abc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/beacon/doc.go
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// Package beacon implements an UDP broadcast beacon
+package beacon
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 9c7d3aa48..ff34b3def 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// Package config implements reading and writing of the syncthing configuration file.
 package config
 
 import (
diff --git a/lamport/clock.go b/lamport/clock.go
index 9c652c04d..a67386167 100644
--- a/lamport/clock.go
+++ b/lamport/clock.go
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// Package lamport implements a simple Lamport Clock for versioning
 package lamport
 
 import "sync"
diff --git a/logger/logger.go b/logger/logger.go
index 2053e146b..ddd9a4146 100644
--- a/logger/logger.go
+++ b/logger/logger.go
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// Package logger implements a standardized logger with callback functionality
 package logger
 
 import (
diff --git a/model/doc.go b/model/doc.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ac2f62930
--- /dev/null
+++ b/model/doc.go
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// Package model implements repository abstraction and file pulling mechanisms
+package model