diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 20bf8a1..a13f1c5 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ gh_edit_link: true # show or hide edit this page link
 gh_edit_link_text: "Edit this page on GitHub"
 gh_edit_repository: "https://github.com/pmarsceill/just-the-docs" # the github URL for your repo
 gh_edit_branch: "master" # the branch that your docs is served from
+# gh_edit_source: docs # the source that your files originate from
 gh_edit_view_mode: "tree" # "tree" or "edit" if you want the user to jump into the editor immediately
 
 # Color scheme currently only supports "dark", "light"/nil (default), or a custom scheme that you define
diff --git a/_layouts/default.html b/_layouts/default.html
index 92ffbea..442d44d 100644
--- a/_layouts/default.html
+++ b/_layouts/default.html
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ layout: table_wrappers
                   site.gh_edit_view_mode
                 %}
                   <p class="text-small text-grey-dk-000 mb-0">
-                    <a href="{{ site.gh_edit_repository }}/{{ site.gh_edit_view_mode }}/{{ site.gh_edit_branch }}/{{ site.source }}/{{ page.path }}" id="edit-this-page">{{ site.gh_edit_link_text }}</a>
+                    <a href="{{ site.gh_edit_repository }}/{{ site.gh_edit_view_mode }}/{{ site.gh_edit_branch }}{% if site.gh_edit_source %}/{{ site.gh_edit_source }}{% endif %}/{{ page.path }}" id="edit-this-page">{{ site.gh_edit_link_text }}</a>
                   </p>
                 {% endif %}
               </div>
diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index 8b5cb97..ff4b490 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ gh_edit_link: true # show or hide edit this page link
 gh_edit_link_text: "Edit this page on GitHub."
 gh_edit_repository: "https://github.com/pmarsceill/just-the-docs" # the github URL for your repo
 gh_edit_branch: "master" # the branch that your docs is served from
+# gh_edit_source: docs # the source that your files originate from
 gh_edit_view_mode: "tree" # "tree" or "edit" if you want the user to jump into the editor immediately
 ```
 
@@ -154,6 +155,7 @@ gh_edit_view_mode: "tree" # "tree" or "edit" if you want the user to jump into t
 - `last_edit_time_format` uses Ruby's DateTime formatter; see examples and more information [at this link.](https://apidock.com/ruby/DateTime/strftime)
 - `gh_edit_repository` is the URL of the project's GitHub repository
 - `gh_edit_branch` is the branch that the docs site is served from; defaults to `master`
+- `gh_edit_source` is the source directory that your project files are stored in (should be the same as [site.source](https://jekyllrb.com/docs/configuration/options/))
 - `gh_edit_view_mode` is `"tree"` by default, which brings the user to the github page; switch to `"edit"` to bring the user directly into editing mode
 
 ## Color scheme