diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 236943b8b..0d21932ae 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -188,3 +188,7 @@ subprojects {
 apply from: rootProject.file('gradle/compiler-version.gradle')
 apply from: rootProject.file("gradle/dokka.gradle")
 apply from: rootProject.file("gradle/benchmark-parsing.gradle")
+
+tasks.named("dokkaHtmlMultiModule") {
+    pluginsMapConfiguration.set(["org.jetbrains.dokka.base.DokkaBase": """{ "templatesDir": "${projectDir.toString().replace('\\', '/')}/dokka-templates" }"""])
+}
diff --git a/dokka-templates/README.md b/dokka-templates/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b08387c92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dokka-templates/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Dokka's template customization
+To provide unified navigation for all parts of [kotlinlang.org](https://kotlinlang.org/),
+the Kotlin Website Team uses this directory to place custom templates here
+during the website build time on TeamCity.
+
+It is not practical to place these templates here because they change from time to time
+and aren't related to the library's release cycle.
+
+The folder is defined as a source for custom templates by the templatesDir property through Dokka's plugin configuration.
+
+[Here](https://kotlin.github.io/dokka/1.7.20-SNAPSHOT/user_guide/output-formats/html/#custom-html-pages), you can
+find more about the customization of Dokka's HTML output.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gradle/dokka.gradle b/gradle/dokka.gradle
index 157ab82e5..bccf4fd71 100644
--- a/gradle/dokka.gradle
+++ b/gradle/dokka.gradle
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ subprojects {
 
     tasks.named('dokkaHtmlPartial') {
         outputDirectory = file("build/dokka")
+        pluginsMapConfiguration.set(["org.jetbrains.dokka.base.DokkaBase": """{ "templatesDir": "${rootProject.projectDir.toString().replace('\\', '/')}/dokka-templates" }"""])
+
         dokkaSourceSets {
             configureEach {
                 includes.from(rootProject.file('dokka/moduledoc.md').path)