diff --git a/sphinx/themes/basic/static/basic.css_t b/sphinx/themes/basic/static/basic.css_t
index f3b433e37e..a05c8ba0e8 100644
--- a/sphinx/themes/basic/static/basic.css_t
+++ b/sphinx/themes/basic/static/basic.css_t
@@ -428,10 +428,6 @@ table.docutils td, table.docutils th {
     border-bottom: 1px solid #aaa;
 }
 
-table.footnote td, table.footnote th {
-    border: 0 !important;
-}
-
 th {
     text-align: left;
     padding-right: 5px;
@@ -615,6 +611,7 @@ ul.simple p {
     margin-bottom: 0;
 }
 
+/* Docutils 0.17 and older (footnotes & citations) */
 dl.footnote > dt,
 dl.citation > dt {
     float: left;
@@ -632,6 +629,33 @@ dl.citation > dd:after {
     clear: both;
 }
 
+/* Docutils 0.18+ (footnotes & citations) */
+aside.footnote > span,
+div.citation > span {
+    float: left;
+}
+aside.footnote > span:last-of-type,
+div.citation > span:last-of-type {
+  padding-right: 0.5em;
+}
+aside.footnote > p {
+  margin-left: 2em;
+}
+div.citation > p {
+  margin-left: 4em;
+}
+aside.footnote > p:last-of-type,
+div.citation > p:last-of-type {
+    margin-bottom: 0em;
+}
+aside.footnote > p:last-of-type:after,
+div.citation > p:last-of-type:after {
+    content: "";
+    clear: both;
+}
+
+/* Footnotes & citations ends */
+
 dl.field-list {
     display: grid;
     grid-template-columns: fit-content(30%) auto;