diff --git a/doc/_themes/sphinx13/static/sphinx13.css b/doc/_themes/sphinx13/static/sphinx13.css
index 789a5d4f312..5d64eda512a 100644
--- a/doc/_themes/sphinx13/static/sphinx13.css
+++ b/doc/_themes/sphinx13/static/sphinx13.css
@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ div.quotebar {
     margin-left: 1em;
 }
 
+nav.contents,
 div.topic,
 aside.topic {
     background-color: #f8f8f8;
diff --git a/sphinx/themes/basic/static/basic.css_t b/sphinx/themes/basic/static/basic.css_t
index 67bfec755ca..d8f3fe74626 100644
--- a/sphinx/themes/basic/static/basic.css_t
+++ b/sphinx/themes/basic/static/basic.css_t
@@ -337,13 +337,21 @@ p.sidebar-title {
     font-weight: bold;
 }
 
-div.admonition, div.topic, aside.topic, blockquote {
+{%- if docutils_version_info[:2] >= (0, 18) %}
+nav.contents,
+aside.topic,
+{% endif %}
+div.admonition, div.topic, blockquote {
     clear: left;
 }
 
 /* -- topics ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-div.topic, aside.topic {
+{%- if docutils_version_info[:2] >= (0, 18) %}
+nav.contents,
+aside.topic,
+{% endif %}
+div.topic {
     border: 1px solid #ccc;
     padding: 7px;
     margin: 10px 0 10px 0;
@@ -381,16 +389,22 @@ div.body p.centered {
 
 div.sidebar > :last-child,
 aside.sidebar > :last-child,
-div.topic > :last-child,
+{%- if docutils_version_info[:2] >= (0, 18) %}
+nav.contents > :last-child,
 aside.topic > :last-child,
+{% endif %}
+div.topic > :last-child,
 div.admonition > :last-child {
     margin-bottom: 0;
 }
 
 div.sidebar::after,
 aside.sidebar::after,
-div.topic::after,
+{%- if docutils_version_info[:2] >= (0, 18) %}
+nav.contents::after,
 aside.topic::after,
+{% endif %}
+div.topic::after,
 div.admonition::after,
 blockquote::after {
     display: block;
diff --git a/sphinx/themes/bizstyle/static/bizstyle.css_t b/sphinx/themes/bizstyle/static/bizstyle.css_t
index b5c84e0bb59..a524345f9a9 100644
--- a/sphinx/themes/bizstyle/static/bizstyle.css_t
+++ b/sphinx/themes/bizstyle/static/bizstyle.css_t
@@ -306,7 +306,11 @@ div.quotebar {
     border: 1px solid #ccc;
 }
 
-div.topic, aside.topic {
+{%- if docutils_version_info[:2] >= (0, 18) %}
+nav.contents,
+aside.topic,
+{% endif %}
+div.topic {
     background-color: #f8f8f8;
 }
 
diff --git a/sphinx/themes/classic/static/classic.css_t b/sphinx/themes/classic/static/classic.css_t
index 58b55c8bf53..789bec81128 100644
--- a/sphinx/themes/classic/static/classic.css_t
+++ b/sphinx/themes/classic/static/classic.css_t
@@ -290,7 +290,11 @@ div.seealso {
     border: 1px solid #ff6;
 }
 
-div.topic, aside.topic {
+{%- if docutils_version_info[:2] >= (0, 18) %}
+nav.contents,
+aside.topic,
+{% endif %}
+div.topic {
     background-color: #eee;
 }
 
diff --git a/sphinx/themes/epub/static/epub.css_t b/sphinx/themes/epub/static/epub.css_t
index bd64a1bc868..a30344431a0 100644
--- a/sphinx/themes/epub/static/epub.css_t
+++ b/sphinx/themes/epub/static/epub.css_t
@@ -245,7 +245,11 @@ p.sidebar-title {
 
 /* -- topics ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-div.topic, aside.topic {
+{%- if docutils_version_info[:2] >= (0, 18) %}
+nav.contents,
+aside.topic,
+{% endif %}
+div.topic {
     border: 1px solid #ccc;
     padding: 7px 7px 0 7px;
     margin: 10px 0 10px 0;
diff --git a/sphinx/themes/nature/static/nature.css_t b/sphinx/themes/nature/static/nature.css_t
index f3c0d0224a6..93f9a594483 100644
--- a/sphinx/themes/nature/static/nature.css_t
+++ b/sphinx/themes/nature/static/nature.css_t
@@ -194,7 +194,11 @@ div.seealso {
     border: 1px solid #ff6;
 }
 
-div.topic, aside.topic {
+{%- if docutils_version_info[:2] >= (0, 18) %}
+nav.contents,
+aside.topic,
+{% endif %}
+div.topic {
     background-color: #eee;
 }
 
diff --git a/sphinx/themes/nonav/static/nonav.css b/sphinx/themes/nonav/static/nonav.css_t
similarity index 98%
rename from sphinx/themes/nonav/static/nonav.css
rename to sphinx/themes/nonav/static/nonav.css_t
index 90c3300cf03..933365e073c 100644
--- a/sphinx/themes/nonav/static/nonav.css
+++ b/sphinx/themes/nonav/static/nonav.css_t
@@ -234,7 +234,11 @@ p.sidebar-title {
 
 /* -- topics ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-div.topic, aside.topic {
+{%- if docutils_version_info[:2] >= (0, 18) %}
+nav.contents,
+aside.topic,
+{% endif %}
+div.topic {
     border: 1px solid #ccc;
     padding: 7px 7px 0 7px;
     margin: 10px 0 10px 0;
diff --git a/sphinx/themes/pyramid/static/epub.css b/sphinx/themes/pyramid/static/epub.css_t
similarity index 98%
rename from sphinx/themes/pyramid/static/epub.css
rename to sphinx/themes/pyramid/static/epub.css_t
index 8606c8c8de0..98741d0b8ab 100644
--- a/sphinx/themes/pyramid/static/epub.css
+++ b/sphinx/themes/pyramid/static/epub.css_t
@@ -254,7 +254,11 @@ div.seealso {
     border: 1px solid #ff6;
 }
 
-div.topic, aside.topic {
+{%- if docutils_version_info[:2] >= (0, 18) %}
+nav.contents,
+aside.topic,
+{% endif %}
+div.topic {
     background-color: #eee;
 }
 
diff --git a/sphinx/themes/pyramid/static/pyramid.css_t b/sphinx/themes/pyramid/static/pyramid.css_t
index f093ba16493..0ced6b29f8e 100644
--- a/sphinx/themes/pyramid/static/pyramid.css_t
+++ b/sphinx/themes/pyramid/static/pyramid.css_t
@@ -245,7 +245,11 @@ div.seealso {
     padding: 10px 20px 10px 60px;
 }
 
-div.topic, aside.topic {
+{%- if docutils_version_info[:2] >= (0, 18) %}
+nav.contents,
+aside.topic,
+{% endif %}
+div.topic {
     background: #eeeeee;
     border: 2px solid #C6C9CB;
     padding: 10px 20px;
diff --git a/sphinx/themes/sphinxdoc/static/sphinxdoc.css_t b/sphinx/themes/sphinxdoc/static/sphinxdoc.css_t
index b6de4ae6f2e..1817c48bcf5 100644
--- a/sphinx/themes/sphinxdoc/static/sphinxdoc.css_t
+++ b/sphinx/themes/sphinxdoc/static/sphinxdoc.css_t
@@ -266,7 +266,11 @@ div.quotebar {
     border: 1px solid #ccc;
 }
 
-div.topic, aside.topic {
+{%- if docutils_version_info[:2] >= (0, 18) %}
+nav.contents,
+aside.topic,
+{% endif %}
+div.topic {
     background-color: #f8f8f8;
 }
 
diff --git a/sphinx/themes/traditional/static/traditional.css_t b/sphinx/themes/traditional/static/traditional.css_t
index b5b05dc2186..8a2f0712fbe 100644
--- a/sphinx/themes/traditional/static/traditional.css_t
+++ b/sphinx/themes/traditional/static/traditional.css_t
@@ -506,7 +506,11 @@ p.rubric {
 
 /* "Topics" */
 
-div.topic, aside.topic {
+{%- if docutils_version_info[:2] >= (0, 18) %}
+nav.contents,
+aside.topic,
+{% endif %}
+div.topic {
     background-color: #eee;
     border: 1px solid #ccc;
     padding: 0 7px 0 7px;