diff --git a/custom_theme/searchbox.html b/custom_theme/searchbox.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..07d63f973d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/custom_theme/searchbox.html
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<div role="search">
+  <form id ="rtd-search-form-alt" class="wy-form" action="{{ base_url }}/search.html" method="get">
+    <input type="text" name="q" placeholder="Search docs" />
+  </form>
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
index 134bedb986..b87179c9c7 100644
--- a/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 site_name: NW.js Documentation
 theme: readthedocs
+theme_dir: 'custom_theme'
 markdown_extensions:
     - markdown.extensions.toc
     - markdown.extensions.admonition