diff --git a/docs/default-theme-config/README.md b/docs/default-theme-config/README.md
index 68ae6995a1..daa9b07da9 100644
--- a/docs/default-theme-config/README.md
+++ b/docs/default-theme-config/README.md
@@ -229,13 +229,16 @@ module.exports = {
     // Customising the header label
     // Defaults to "GitHub"/"GitLab"/"Bitbucket" depending on `themeConfig.repo`
     repoLabel: 'Contribute!',
-    // if your docs are not at the root of the repo
+    // If your docs are placed at a different repo
+    // Default to `themeConfig.repo`
+    docsRepo: 'vuejs/vuejs.org',
+    // If your docs are not at the root of the repo
     docsDir: 'docs',
-    // optional, defaults to master
+    // Optional, defaults to master
     docsBranch: 'master',
-    // defaults to true, set to false to disable
+    // Defaults to true, set to false to disable
     editLinks: true,
-    // custom text for edit link. Defaults to "Edit this page"
+    // Custom text for edit link. Defaults to "Edit this page"
     editLinkText: 'Help us improve this page!'
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/default-theme/Page.vue b/lib/default-theme/Page.vue
index 029a96f358..d5668e514b 100644
--- a/lib/default-theme/Page.vue
+++ b/lib/default-theme/Page.vue
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ export default {
         repo,
         editLinks,
         docsDir = '',
-        docsBranch = 'master'
+        docsBranch = 'master',
+        docsRepo = repo
       } = this.$site.themeConfig
 
       let path = normalize(this.$page.path)
@@ -65,10 +66,10 @@ export default {
         path += '.md'
       }
 
-      if (repo && editLinks) {
-        const base = outboundRE.test(repo)
-          ? repo
-          : `https://github.com/${repo}`
+      if (docsRepo && editLinks) {
+        const base = outboundRE.test(docsRepo)
+          ? docsRepo
+          : `https://github.com/${docsRepo}`
         return (
           base.replace(endingSlashRE, '') +
           `/edit/${docsBranch}/` +