diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9104d6592e..41c58947cd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -34,3 +34,4 @@ google_fonts/
 node_modules/
 docs/build/
 docs/_templates/layout.html
+docs/_templates/footer.html
diff --git a/docs/utils.py b/docs/utils.py
index adabac56fc..571327dec2 100644
--- a/docs/utils.py
+++ b/docs/utils.py
@@ -30,26 +30,44 @@ def generate_substitutions(dictionary):
 
 def patch_theme_template(app, templates_path):
     package_path = Path(sphinx_rtd_theme.__file__)
-    source_file_path = package_path.parent / 'layout.html'
-    destination_path = Path(app.srcdir) / templates_path
-    destination_file_path = destination_path / 'layout.html'
+    template_files = ('footer.html', 'layout.html',)
+    replace_list=[
+        {
+            'filename_pattern': 'footer.html',
+            'content_patterns': [
+                {
+                    'search': '{{ _(\'Next\') }}',
+                    'replace': '{{ next.title }}',
+                },
+                {
+                    'search': '{{ _(\'Previous\') }}',
+                    'replace': '{{ prev.title }}',
+                },
+            ]
+        },
+        {
+            'filename_pattern': 'layout.html',
+            'content_patterns': [
+                {
+                    'search': '</div>\n    </nav>\n\n    <section data-toggle="wy-nav-shift" class="wy-nav-content-wrap">',
+                    'replace': '{% include "message_area.html" %}</div>\n    </nav>\n\n    <section data-toggle="wy-nav-shift" class="wy-nav-content-wrap">',
+                },
+            ]
+        }
+    ]
+
+    for template_file in template_files:
+        source_file_path = package_path.parent / template_file#'layout.html'
+        destination_path = Path(app.srcdir) / templates_path
+        destination_file_path = destination_path / template_file#'layout.html'
+
+        with source_file_path.open(mode='r') as source_file_object:
+            with destination_file_path.open(mode='w+') as destination_file_object:
+                shutil.copyfileobj(
+                    fsrc=source_file_object, fdst=destination_file_object
+                )
 
-    with source_file_path.open(mode='r') as source_file_object:
-        with destination_file_path.open(mode='w+') as destination_file_object:
-            shutil.copyfileobj(
-                fsrc=source_file_object, fdst=destination_file_object
-            )
 
     patch_files(
-        path=destination_path, replace_list=[
-            {
-                'filename_pattern': 'layout.html',
-                'content_patterns': [
-                    {
-                        'search': '</div>\n    </nav>\n\n    <section data-toggle="wy-nav-shift" class="wy-nav-content-wrap">',
-                        'replace': '{% include "message_area.html" %}</div>\n    </nav>\n\n    <section data-toggle="wy-nav-shift" class="wy-nav-content-wrap">',
-                    },
-                ]
-            }
-        ]
+        path=destination_path, replace_list=replace_list
     )