diff --git a/doc/developer/conf.py b/doc/developer/conf.py
index 495c604ae0..d158ded721 100644
--- a/doc/developer/conf.py
+++ b/doc/developer/conf.py
@@ -66,6 +66,13 @@ version = u"?.?"
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
 release = u"?.?-?"
 
+# Set canonical URL from the Read the Docs Domain
+html_baseurl = os.environ.get("READTHEDOCS_CANONICAL_URL", "")
+
+# Tell Jinja2 templates the build is running on Read the Docs
+if os.environ.get("READTHEDOCS", "") == "True":
+    html_context["READTHEDOCS"] = True
+
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Extract values from codebase for substitution into docs.
diff --git a/doc/user/conf.py b/doc/user/conf.py
index 728f9c9364..6d47b7e69c 100644
--- a/doc/user/conf.py
+++ b/doc/user/conf.py
@@ -65,6 +65,16 @@ version = u"?.?"
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
 release = u"?.?-?"
 
+# RTD configuration
+
+# Set canonical URL from the Read the Docs Domain
+html_baseurl = os.environ.get("READTHEDOCS_CANONICAL_URL", "")
+
+# Tell Jinja2 templates the build is running on Read the Docs
+if os.environ.get("READTHEDOCS", "") == "True":
+    html_context["READTHEDOCS"] = True
+
+
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Extract values from codebase for substitution into docs.