diff --git a/docs/_static/style.css b/docs/_static/style.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6cbfde333
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/_static/style.css
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+.wy-nav-content {
+    max-width: 1200px !important;
+}
+
diff --git a/docs/_templates/layout.html b/docs/_templates/layout.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..efc29758f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/_templates/layout.html
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{% extends "!layout.html" %}
+{% block extrahead %}
+    <link href="{{ pathto("_static/style.css", True) }}" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
+{% endblock %}
+
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index b046f4cdc..2069c4818 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -124,12 +124,6 @@
 #
 # html_theme_options = {}
 
-# Add any paths that contain custom static files (such as style sheets) here,
-# relative to this directory. They are copied after the builtin static files,
-# so a file named "default.css" will overwrite the builtin "default.css".
-# html_static_path = ['_static']
-
-
 # -- Options for HTMLHelp output ------------------------------------------
 
 # Output file base name for HTML help builder.
@@ -222,6 +216,11 @@
 
 github_doc_root = 'https://github.com/rtfd/recommonmark/tree/master/doc/'
 
+# Add any paths that contain custom static files (such as style sheets) here,
+# relative to this directory. They are copied after the builtin static files,
+# so a file named "default.css" will overwrite the builtin "default.css".
+html_static_path = ["_static"]
+
 html_sidebars = {
     "**": [
         "versions.html",