diff --git a/doc/custom_static.md b/doc/custom_static.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f646e3ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/custom_static.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Custom static files
+Etherpad Lite allows you to include your own static files in the browser, by modifying the files in `static/custom`.
+
+* `index.js` Javascript that'll be run in `/`
+* `index.css` Stylesheet affecting `/`
+* `pad.js` Javascript that'll be run in `/p/:padid`
+* `pad.css` Stylesheet affecting `/p/:padid`
+* `timeslider.js` Javascript that'll be run in `/p/:padid/timeslider`
+* `timeslider.css` Stylesheet affecting `/p/:padid/timeslider`
+* `favicon.ico` Overrides the default favicon.
+* `robots.txt` Overrides the default `robots.txt`.
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diff --git a/doc/all.md b/doc/index.md
similarity index 76%
rename from doc/all.md
rename to doc/index.md
index f1e071a6..db7cefaa 100644
--- a/doc/all.md
+++ b/doc/index.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 @include documentation
+@include cusotm_static
 @include api/api
 @include plugins
 @include database
diff --git a/src/node/hooks/express/specialpages.js b/src/node/hooks/express/specialpages.js
index a5834492..50d27700 100644
--- a/src/node/hooks/express/specialpages.js
+++ b/src/node/hooks/express/specialpages.js
@@ -12,8 +12,16 @@ exports.expressCreateServer = function (hook_name, args, cb) {
   //serve robots.txt
   args.app.get('/robots.txt', function(req, res)
   {
-    var filePath = path.normalize(__dirname + "/../../../static/robots.txt");
-    res.sendfile(filePath);
+    var filePath = path.normalize(__dirname + "/../../../static/custom/robots.txt");
+    res.sendfile(filePath, function(err)
+    {
+      //there is no custom favicon, send the default robots.txt which dissallows all
+      if(err)
+      {
+        filePath = path.normalize(__dirname + "/../../../static/robots.txt");
+        res.sendfile(filePath);
+      }
+    });
   });
 
   //serve favicon.ico