diff --git a/readthedocs/doc_builder/templates/doc_builder/conf.py.tmpl b/readthedocs/doc_builder/templates/doc_builder/conf.py.tmpl
index 2ad5b885cf1..761afda3097 100644
--- a/readthedocs/doc_builder/templates/doc_builder/conf.py.tmpl
+++ b/readthedocs/doc_builder/templates/doc_builder/conf.py.tmpl
@@ -132,6 +132,15 @@ if 'html_context' in globals():
 else:
     html_context = context
 
+# Add custom RTD templates
+if using_rtd_theme:
+    if 'templates_path' in globals():
+        templates_path.append('{{ template_path }}')
+    else:
+        templates_path = [
+            '{{ template_path }}',
+        ]
+
 # Add custom RTD extension
 if 'extensions' in globals():
     # Insert at the beginning because it can interfere
diff --git a/readthedocs/templates/sphinx/versions.html b/readthedocs/templates/sphinx/versions.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9abecf29d62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/readthedocs/templates/sphinx/versions.html
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{# Template override to avoid adding static version menu into Read the Docs production sites  #}
+{# Add rst-badge after rst-versions for small badge style. #}
+<div class="rst-versions" data-toggle="rst-versions" role="note" aria-label="versions">
+  <span class="rst-current-version" data-toggle="rst-current-version">
+    <span class="fa fa-book"> Read the Docs</span>
+    v: {{ current_version }}
+    <span class="fa fa-caret-down"></span>
+  </span>
+  <div class="rst-other-versions">
+    {# This content is injected by an AJAX call to readthedocs.org/readthedocs.com #}
+  </div>
+</div>