diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20230119-211040.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20230119-211040.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2968fa6b6dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20230119-211040.yaml	
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Under the Hood
+body: dbt docs generate works with new click framework
+time: 2023-01-19T21:10:40.698851-05:00
+custom:
+  Author: michelleark
+  Issue: "5543"
diff --git a/core/dbt/cli/main.py b/core/dbt/cli/main.py
index 7fc1455046d..57dc01f4aa6 100644
--- a/core/dbt/cli/main.py
+++ b/core/dbt/cli/main.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 from dbt.task.freshness import FreshnessTask
 from dbt.task.run_operation import RunOperationTask
 from dbt.task.build import BuildTask
+from dbt.task.generate import GenerateTask
 
 
 # CLI invocation
@@ -175,10 +176,16 @@ def docs(ctx, **kwargs):
 @p.vars
 @p.version_check
 @requires.preflight
+@requires.profile
+@requires.project
 def docs_generate(ctx, **kwargs):
     """Generate the documentation website for your project"""
-    click.echo(f"`{inspect.stack()[0][3]}` called\n flags: {ctx.obj['flags']}")
-    return None, True
+    config = RuntimeConfig.from_parts(ctx.obj["project"], ctx.obj["profile"], ctx.obj["flags"])
+    task = GenerateTask(ctx.obj["flags"], config)
+
+    results = task.run()
+    success = task.interpret_results(results)
+    return results, success
 
 
 # dbt docs serve