diff --git a/src/doc/common/templates-furo/search.html b/src/doc/common/templates-furo/search.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c258a04389f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/doc/common/templates-furo/search.html
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+{#-
+    The search page template modified from theme/basic/search.html
+-#}
+{% extends "page.html" %}
+
+{%- block regular_scripts -%}
+{{ super() }}
+<script src="{{ pathto('_static/searchtools.js', 1) }}"></script>
+<script src="{{ pathto('_static/language_data.js', 1) }}"></script>
+{%- endblock regular_scripts-%}
+
+{%- block htmltitle -%}
+<title>{{ _("Search") }} - {{ docstitle }}</title>
+{%- endblock htmltitle -%}
+
+{% block scripts -%}
+{{ super() }}
+<script src="{{ pathto('searchindex.js', 1) }}"></script>
+{%- endblock scripts %}
+
+{% block content %}
+<h1 id="search-documentation">{{ _('Search') }}</h1>
+{% block scriptwarning %}
+  <noscript>
+  <div class="admonition warning">
+  <p>
+    {% trans %}Please activate JavaScript to enable the search
+    functionality.{% endtrans %}
+  </p>
+  </div>
+  </noscript>
+{% endblock %}
+{% block searchtext %}
+  <p>
+    {% trans %}Searching for multiple words only shows matches that contain
+    all words.{% endtrans %}
+  </p>
+  <p>
+    {% trans %}Note also that you can also call "search_src(...)"
+    in Sage to search Sage's source code.{% endtrans %}
+  </p>
+{% endblock %}
+{% block searchbox %}
+  <form action="" method="get">
+    <input type="text" name="q" aria-labelledby="search-documentation" value="" autocomplete="off" autocorrect="off" autocapitalize="off" spellcheck="false"/>
+    <input type="submit" value="{{ _('search') }}" />
+    <span id="search-progress" style="padding-left: 10px"></span>
+  </form>
+{% endblock %}
+{% block searchresults %}
+  {% if search_performed %}
+    <h2>{{ _('Search Results') }}</h2>
+    {% if not search_results %}
+      <p>{{ _('Your search did not match any documents.') }}</p>
+    {% endif %}
+  {% endif %}
+  <div id="search-results">
+  {% if search_results %}
+    <ul>
+    {% for href, caption, context in search_results %}
+      <li><a href="{{ pathto(item.href) }}">{{ caption }}</a>
+        <div class="context">{{ context|e }}</div>
+      </li>
+    {% endfor %}
+    </ul>
+  {% endif %}
+  </div>
+{% endblock %}
+{% endblock %}
+
diff --git a/src/doc/common/templates/sidebar/brand.html b/src/doc/common/templates-furo/sidebar/brand.html
similarity index 90%
rename from src/doc/common/templates/sidebar/brand.html
rename to src/doc/common/templates-furo/sidebar/brand.html
index bbd7c8ad8c4..fd1d69324b2 100644
--- a/src/doc/common/templates/sidebar/brand.html
+++ b/src/doc/common/templates-furo/sidebar/brand.html
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 {#-
-
-This is a sidebar brand html modified from Furo's default theme/furo/sidebar/brand.html
-
+    The sidebar brand template modified from theme/furo/sidebar/brand.html
 -#}
 <a class="sidebar-brand{% if logo %} centered{% endif %}" href="{% if refsub %}{{ reference_root }}{% else %}{{ documentation_root }}{% endif %}">
   {% block brand_content %}
diff --git a/src/sage_docbuild/conf.py b/src/sage_docbuild/conf.py
index 32e3bc48e12..a1ed0477d0c 100644
--- a/src/sage_docbuild/conf.py
+++ b/src/sage_docbuild/conf.py
@@ -22,16 +22,17 @@
 import sys
 import os
 import sphinx
-
-from sage.env import SAGE_DOC_SRC, SAGE_DOC, THEBE_DIR, PPLPY_DOCS, MATHJAX_DIR
-from sage.misc.latex_macros import sage_mathjax_macros
-import sage.version
-from sage.misc.sagedoc import extlinks
+import sphinx.ext.intersphinx as intersphinx
 import dateutil.parser
+import sage.version
+
 from sphinx import highlighting
-import sphinx.ext.intersphinx as intersphinx
 from IPython.lib.lexers import IPythonConsoleLexer, IPyLexer
 
+from sage.misc.sagedoc import extlinks
+from sage.env import SAGE_DOC_SRC, SAGE_DOC, THEBE_DIR, PPLPY_DOCS, MATHJAX_DIR
+from sage.misc.latex_macros import sage_mathjax_macros
+from sage.features import PythonModule
 
 # General configuration
 # ---------------------
@@ -240,26 +241,24 @@ def set_intersphinx_mappings(app, config):
 # Add any paths that contain custom themes here, relative to this directory.
 html_theme_path = [os.path.join(SAGE_DOC_SRC, "common", "themes")]
 
-if importlib.util.find_spec("furo") is not None:
+if PythonModule("furo").is_present():
+    # Sphinx theme "furo" does not permit an extension. Do not attempt to make
+    # a "sage-furo" theme.
     html_theme = "furo"
 
+    # Theme options are theme-specific and customize the look and feel of
+    # a theme further.  For a list of options available for each theme,
+    # see the documentation.
     html_theme_options = {
-        # Hide project’s name in the sidebar of the documentation;
-        # the logo is enough.
-        # https://pradyunsg.me/furo/customisation/#sidebar-hide-name
-        "sidebar_hide_name": False,
-        # Change accent (used for stylising links, sidebar’s content etc)
         "light_css_variables": {
             "color-brand-primary": "#0f0fff",
             "color-brand-content": "#0f0fff",
         },
-        # Add sage logo to sidebar
-        # https://pradyunsg.me/furo/customisation/logo/#different-logos-for-light-and-dark-mode
         "light_logo": "logo_sagemath_black.svg",
         "dark_logo": "logo_sagemath.svg",
     }
 
-    # The name of the Pygments (syntax highlighting) style to use. NOTE: This
+    # The name of the Pygments (syntax highlighting) style to use. This
     # overrides a HTML theme's corresponding setting.
     pygments_style = "sphinx"
     pygments_dark_style = "monokai"
@@ -269,15 +268,17 @@ def set_intersphinx_mappings(app, config):
     html_css_files = [
         'custom-furo.css',
     ]
+    # A list of paths that contain extra templates (or templates that overwrite
+    # builtin/theme-specific templates). Relative paths are taken as relative
+    # to the configuration directory.
+    templates_path = [os.path.join(SAGE_DOC_SRC, 'common', 'templates-furo')] + templates_path
 else:
-    # Sage default HTML theme. We use a custom theme to set a Pygments style,
-    # stylesheet, and insert MathJax macros. See the directory
-    # doc/common/themes/sage-classic/ for files comprising the custom theme.
+    # Sage default Sphinx theme.
+    #
+    # See the directory doc/common/themes/sage-classic/ for files comprising
+    # the custom theme.
     html_theme = "sage-classic"
 
-    # Theme options are theme-specific and customize the look and feel of
-    # a theme further.  For a list of options available for each theme,
-    # see the documentation.
     html_theme_options = {}
 
 # HTML style sheet NOTE: This overrides a HTML theme's corresponding