diff --git a/docs/content/doc/advanced/customizing-gitea.en-us.md b/docs/content/doc/advanced/customizing-gitea.en-us.md
index 5be30740c26..55e47d02036 100644
--- a/docs/content/doc/advanced/customizing-gitea.en-us.md
+++ b/docs/content/doc/advanced/customizing-gitea.en-us.md
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ To add custom HTML to the header or the footer of the page, in the `templates/cu
 directory there is `header.tmpl` and `footer.tmpl` that can be modified. This can be
 a useful place to add custom CSS files or additional Javascript.
 
+If all you want is to add extra links to the top navigation bar, or extra tabs to the repository view, you can put them in `extra_links.tmpl` and `extra_tabs.tmpl` inside your `custom/templates/custom/` directory.
+
 ## Customizing gitignores, labels, licenses, locales, and readmes.
 
 Place custom files in corresponding sub-folder under `custom/options`.
diff --git a/templates/base/head.tmpl b/templates/base/head.tmpl
index 04c5a43e4cf..a486d9b9b97 100644
--- a/templates/base/head.tmpl
+++ b/templates/base/head.tmpl
@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@
 					{{end}}
 
 					<a class="item{{if .PageIsExplore}} active{{end}}" href="{{AppSubUrl}}/explore/repos">{{.i18n.Tr "explore"}}</a>
+
+					{{template "custom/extra_links" .}}
+
 					{{/*
 						<div class="item">
 						<div class="ui icon input">
diff --git a/templates/custom/extra_links.tmpl b/templates/custom/extra_links.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/templates/custom/extra_tabs.tmpl b/templates/custom/extra_tabs.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/templates/repo/header.tmpl b/templates/repo/header.tmpl
index c83505ac961..db5b6c7f0c9 100644
--- a/templates/repo/header.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/header.tmpl
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@
 				</a>
 			{{end}}
 
+			{{template "custom/extra_tabs" .}}
+
 			{{if .IsRepositoryAdmin}}
 				<div class="right menu">
 					<a class="{{if .PageIsSettings}}active{{end}} item" href="{{.RepoLink}}/settings">