diff --git a/docs/configuring.rst b/docs/configuring.rst
index eb382a702..0675c5477 100644
--- a/docs/configuring.rst
+++ b/docs/configuring.rst
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ file of this repository, and can be defined in your project's ``conf.py`` via
         'prev_next_buttons_location': 'bottom',
         'style_external_links': False,
         'vcs_pageview_mode': '',
+        'versions_menu': True,
         # Toc options
         'collapse_navigation': False,
         'sticky_navigation': True,
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ Base options
 * ``vcs_pageview_mode`` String. Changes how to view files when using `display_github`, `display_gitlab`, etc.
   When using Github or Gitlab this can be: `blob` (default), `edit`, or `raw`,
   on Bitbucket, this can be either: `view` (default) or `edit`.
+* ``versions_menu`` Bool. Whether or not to show the bottom left menu listing the versions and links to VCS repository.
 
 TOC Options
 ~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/sphinx_rtd_theme/theme.conf b/sphinx_rtd_theme/theme.conf
index 530c1cdc8..4166a9b42 100644
--- a/sphinx_rtd_theme/theme.conf
+++ b/sphinx_rtd_theme/theme.conf
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ display_version = True
 prev_next_buttons_location = bottom
 style_external_links = False
 vcs_pageview_mode =
+versions_menu = True
diff --git a/sphinx_rtd_theme/versions.html b/sphinx_rtd_theme/versions.html
index 4d78287ad..688747c9b 100644
--- a/sphinx_rtd_theme/versions.html
+++ b/sphinx_rtd_theme/versions.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{% if READTHEDOCS %}
+{%- if READTHEDOCS %}
 {# 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">
@@ -7,17 +7,18 @@
       <span class="fa fa-caret-down"></span>
     </span>
     <div class="rst-other-versions">
+      {%- if theme_versions_menu|tobool %}
       <dl>
         <dt>{{ _('Versions') }}</dt>
-        {% for slug, url in versions %}
+        {%- for slug, url in versions %}
           <dd><a href="{{ url }}">{{ slug }}</a></dd>
-        {% endfor %}
+        {%- endfor %}
       </dl>
       <dl>
         <dt>{{ _('Downloads') }}</dt>
-        {% for type, url in downloads %}
+        {%- for type, url in downloads %}
           <dd><a href="{{ url }}">{{ type }}</a></dd>
-        {% endfor %}
+        {%- endfor %}
       </dl>
       <dl>
         <dt>{{ _('On Read the Docs') }}</dt>
@@ -29,9 +30,11 @@
           </dd>
       </dl>
       <hr/>
-      {% trans %}Free document hosting provided by <a href="http://www.readthedocs.org">Read the Docs</a>.{% endtrans %}
-
+      {%- trans %}Free document hosting provided by <a href="http://www.readthedocs.org">Read the Docs</a>.{% endtrans %}
+      {%- else %}
+      {# This content is injected by an AJAX call to readthedocs.org/readthedocs.com #}
+      {%- endif %}
     </div>
   </div>
-{% endif %}
+{%- endif %}