diff --git a/sphinx/templates/quickstart/conf.py_t b/sphinx/templates/quickstart/conf.py_t
index f8b0f5f60..a8efc1803 100644
--- a/sphinx/templates/quickstart/conf.py_t
+++ b/sphinx/templates/quickstart/conf.py_t
@@ -119,6 +119,21 @@ html_sidebars = {
 # so a file named "default.css" will overwrite the builtin "default.css".
 html_static_path = ['{{ dot }}static']
 
+# Custom sidebar templates, must be a dictionary that maps document names
+# to template names.
+#
+# This is required for the alabaster theme and you should remove this if you
+# switch your theme and don't want to customize this.
+html_sidebars = {
+    '**': [
+        'about.html',
+        'navigation.html',
+        'relations.html',
+        'searchbox.html',
+        'donate.html',
+    ]
+}
+
 
 # -- Options for HTMLHelp output ------------------------------------------