diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 37a157bb..cd6bb94a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -544,11 +544,7 @@ Gollum optionally takes a `--config file`. See [config.rb](https://github.com/gi
 
 ## CUSTOM CSS
 
-The `--css` flag will inject `custom.css` from the root of your git repository into each page. `custom.css` must be commited to git or you will get a 302 redirect to the create page. Here's an example of floating the sidebar to the left.
-
-```css
-#wiki-rightbar { float: left !important; }
-```
+The `--css` flag will inject `custom.css` from the root of your git repository into each page. `custom.css` must be commited to git or you will get a 302 redirect to the create page.
 
 ## CONTRIBUTE
 
diff --git a/lib/gollum/frontend/app.rb b/lib/gollum/frontend/app.rb
index 67ef0a2b..d8c0d850 100644
--- a/lib/gollum/frontend/app.rb
+++ b/lib/gollum/frontend/app.rb
@@ -388,11 +388,15 @@ module Precious
       if page = wiki.paged(name, path, exact = true)
         @page = page
         @name = name
+        @content  = page.formatted_data
+  
+        # Extensions and layout data
         @editable = true
-        @content = page.formatted_data
         @toc_content = wiki.universal_toc ? @page.toc_data : nil
-        @mathjax = wiki.mathjax
+        @mathjax  = wiki.mathjax
         @h1_title = wiki.h1_title
+        @bar_side  = wiki.bar_side
+        
         mustache :page
       elsif file = wiki.file(fullpath)
         content_type file.mime_type
diff --git a/lib/gollum/frontend/public/gollum/css/gollum.css b/lib/gollum/frontend/public/gollum/css/gollum.css
index ba59d912..b0e8ab3b 100755
--- a/lib/gollum/frontend/public/gollum/css/gollum.css
+++ b/lib/gollum/frontend/public/gollum/css/gollum.css
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@ a:hover, a:visited {
 }
 
 /* @section body */
+
+.has-leftbar #wiki-body {
+  float: right;
+  clear: right;
+}
+
 #wiki-body {
   display: block;
   float: left;
@@ -83,7 +89,7 @@ a:hover, a:visited {
   width: 100%;
 }
 
-.has-rightbar #wiki-body {
+.has-sidebar #wiki-body {
   width: 68%;
 }
 
@@ -93,7 +99,7 @@ a:hover, a:visited {
   border: 1px solid #DDD;
   font-size: 13px;
   padding: 0px 5px;
-  float:left;
+  float: left;
   margin-bottom: 20px;
   min-width: 33%;
 
@@ -105,12 +111,19 @@ a:hover, a:visited {
   border: none;
 }
 
-/* @section rightbar */
-#wiki-rightbar {
+/* @section sidebar */
+.has-leftbar #wiki-sidebar {
+  float: left;
+}
+
+.has-rightbar #wiki-sidebar {
+  float: right;
+}
+
+#wiki-sidebar {
   background-color: #f7f7f7;
   border: 1px solid #ddd;
   font-size: 13px;
-  float: right;
   padding: 7px;
   width: 25%;
   color: #555;
@@ -120,15 +133,15 @@ a:hover, a:visited {
   -webkit-border-radius: 0.5em;
 }
 
-#wiki-rightbar p {
+#wiki-sidebar p {
   margin: 13px 0 0;
 }
 
-#wiki-rightbar > p:first-child {
+#wiki-sidebar > p:first-child {
   margin-top: 10px;
 }
 
-#wiki-rightbar p.parent {
+#wiki-sidebar p.parent {
   border-bottom: 1px solid #bbb;
   font-weight: bold;
   margin: 0 0 0.5em 0;
@@ -137,7 +150,7 @@ a:hover, a:visited {
 }
 
 /* Back arrow */
-#wiki-rightbar p.parent:before {
+#wiki-sidebar p.parent:before {
   color: #666;
   content: "← ";
 }
@@ -149,7 +162,7 @@ a:hover, a:visited {
   margin: 2em 0 5em;
 }
 
-.has-rightbar #wiki-footer {
+.has-sidebar #wiki-footer {
   width: 70%;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/gollum/frontend/templates/create.mustache b/lib/gollum/frontend/templates/create.mustache
index ba3d981d..a6a805dd 100644
--- a/lib/gollum/frontend/templates/create.mustache
+++ b/lib/gollum/frontend/templates/create.mustache
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <h1>Create New Page</h1>
 </div>
 <div id="wiki-content" class="create edit">
-  <div class="has-rightbar">
+  <div class="has-sidebar">
     {{>editor}}
   </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/lib/gollum/frontend/templates/page.mustache b/lib/gollum/frontend/templates/page.mustache
index 709bfce1..db66cfd6 100644
--- a/lib/gollum/frontend/templates/page.mustache
+++ b/lib/gollum/frontend/templates/page.mustache
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ Mousetrap.bind(['e'], function( e ) {
   </ul>
 </div>
 <div id="wiki-content">
-<div class="{{#has_header}}has-header{{/has_header}}{{#has_footer}} has-footer{{/has_footer}}{{#has_sidebar}} has-rightbar{{/has_sidebar}}{{#has_toc}} has-toc{{/has_toc}}">
+<div class="{{#has_header}}has-header{{/has_header}}{{#has_footer}} has-footer{{/has_footer}}{{#has_sidebar}} has-sidebar has-{{bar_side}}bar{{/has_sidebar}}{{#has_toc}} has-toc{{/has_toc}}">
   {{#has_toc}}
   <div id="wiki-toc-main">
     {{{toc_content}}}
   </div>
   {{/has_toc}}
   {{#has_sidebar}}
-  <div id="wiki-rightbar" class="gollum-{{sidebar_format}}-content">
+  <div id="wiki-sidebar" class="gollum-{{sidebar_format}}-content">
     <div id="sidebar-content" class="markdown-body">
       {{{sidebar_content}}}
     </div>
diff --git a/lib/gollum/frontend/views/page.rb b/lib/gollum/frontend/views/page.rb
index 1cd6409e..95ded0a6 100644
--- a/lib/gollum/frontend/views/page.rb
+++ b/lib/gollum/frontend/views/page.rb
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ module Precious
       def footer_format
         has_footer && @footer.format.to_s
       end
+      
+      def bar_side
+        @bar_side.to_s
+      end
 
       def has_sidebar
         @sidebar = (@page.sidebar || false) if @sidebar.nil?
diff --git a/lib/gollum/wiki.rb b/lib/gollum/wiki.rb
index 4f2337c9..9215680b 100644
--- a/lib/gollum/wiki.rb
+++ b/lib/gollum/wiki.rb
@@ -147,6 +147,9 @@ module Gollum
     
     # Gets the custom index page for / and subdirs (e.g. foo/)
     attr_reader :index_page
+    
+    # Gets side on which the sidebar should be shown
+    attr_reader :bar_side
 
     # Public: Initialize a new Gollum Repo.
     #
@@ -176,6 +179,9 @@ module Gollum
     #                            page title.
     #           :index_page    - The default page to retrieve or create if the 
     #                            a directory is accessed.
+    #           :bar_side      - Where the sidebar should be displayed, may be:
+    #                             - :left
+    #                             - :right
     #
     # Returns a fresh Gollum::Repo.
     def initialize(path, options = {})
@@ -212,6 +218,7 @@ module Gollum
       @css                  = options.fetch :css, false
       @h1_title             = options.fetch :h1_title, false
       @index_page           = options.fetch :index_page, 'Home'
+      @bar_side             = options.fetch :sidebar, :right
       @user_icons           = ['gravatar', 'identicon'].include?( options[:user_icons] ) ?
                               options[:user_icons] : 'none'
     end