diff --git a/sphinx/application.py b/sphinx/application.py
index 1b09dcd61..0fd95ba91 100644
--- a/sphinx/application.py
+++ b/sphinx/application.py
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ class Sphinx:
app.add_js_file('example.js', async="async")
# =>
-
+
app.add_js_file(None, body="var myVariable = 'foo';")
# =>