diff --git a/doc/_templates/layout.html b/doc/_templates/layout.html
index 8a3b08697e..a8de8d176b 100644
--- a/doc/_templates/layout.html
+++ b/doc/_templates/layout.html
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@
   ga('create', 'UA-339450-7', 'nipy.org/nipype');
   ga('send', 'pageview');
 </script>
+<script>
+  ((window.gitter = {}).chat = {}).options = {
+    room: 'nipy/nipype'
+  };
+</script>
+<script src="https://sidecar.gitter.im/dist/sidecar.v1.js" async defer></script>
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block header %}