diff --git a/docs/_config.yml b/docs/_config.yml
index ea9cd5010..e298fec20 100644
--- a/docs/_config.yml
+++ b/docs/_config.yml
@@ -12,3 +12,6 @@ aux_links:
   "GitHub":
     - "//github.com/matrix-org/dendrite"
 aux_links_new_tab: true
+sass:
+  sass_dir: _sass
+  style: compressed
diff --git a/docs/_sass/custom/custom.scss b/docs/_sass/custom/custom.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8a5ed3d8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/_sass/custom/custom.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+footer.site-footer {
+    opacity: 10%;
+}
\ No newline at end of file