diff --git a/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/common/needhelp/NeedHelpDirective.js b/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/common/needhelp/NeedHelpDirective.js
index 508d639231b..0ca87cb85c0 100644
--- a/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/common/needhelp/NeedHelpDirective.js
+++ b/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/common/needhelp/NeedHelpDirective.js
@@ -48,10 +48,20 @@
   module.directive("gnNeedHelp", [
     "gnGlobalSettings",
     "gnAlertService",
+    "gnConfigService",
+    "gnConfig",
     "$http",
     "$q",
     "$translate",
-    function (gnGlobalSettings, gnAlertService, $http, $q, $translate) {
+    function (
+      gnGlobalSettings,
+      gnAlertService,
+      gnConfigService,
+      gnConfig,
+      $http,
+      $q,
+      $translate
+    ) {
       return {
         restrict: "A",
         replace: true,
@@ -60,6 +70,21 @@
         link: function (scope, element, attrs) {
           scope.iconOnly = attrs.iconOnly === "true";
           scope.documentationLinks = null;
+          scope.applicationVersion = "";
+
+          scope.helpBaseUrl =
+            "https://docs.geonetwork-opensource.org/{{version}}/{{lang}}";
+
+          gnConfigService.load().then(function (c) {
+            var version = gnConfig["system.platform.version"];
+            scope.applicationVersion = version.substring(0, version.lastIndexOf("."));
+
+            var docUrl = gnConfig["system.documentation.url"];
+
+            if (docUrl) {
+              scope.helpBaseUrl = docUrl;
+            }
+          });
 
           scope.$watch("documentationLinks", function (n, o) {
             if (n !== o && n != null) {
@@ -67,10 +92,6 @@
             }
           });
 
-          var helpBaseUrl =
-            gnGlobalSettings.docUrl ||
-            "https://docs.geonetwork-opensource.org/latest/{lang}";
-
           /**
            * load the JSON file with all the documentation links and put the links in the scope
            */
@@ -129,17 +150,21 @@
             var baseUrl;
 
             if (gnGlobalSettings.lang !== "en") {
-              baseUrl = helpBaseUrl.replace("{lang}", gnGlobalSettings.lang);
+              baseUrl = scope.helpBaseUrl.replace("{{lang}}", gnGlobalSettings.lang);
             } else {
-              baseUrl = helpBaseUrl.replace("/{lang}", "");
+              baseUrl = scope.helpBaseUrl.replace("/{{lang}}", "");
             }
 
+            baseUrl = baseUrl.replace("{{version}}", scope.applicationVersion);
+
             var helpPageUrl = baseUrl + "/" + page;
 
             testAndOpen(helpPageUrl).then(
               function () {},
               function () {
-                var baseUrl = helpBaseUrl.replace("/{lang}", "");
+                var baseUrl = scope.helpBaseUrl
+                  .replace("/{{lang}}", "")
+                  .replace("{{version}}", scope.applicationVersion);
                 var helpPageUrl = baseUrl + "/" + page;
 
                 testAndOpen(helpPageUrl);
diff --git a/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/locales/en-admin.json b/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/locales/en-admin.json
index 25b88cf4545..619c95c45e0 100644
--- a/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/locales/en-admin.json
+++ b/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/locales/en-admin.json
@@ -625,6 +625,9 @@
     "system/clickablehyperlinks": "Link in metadata records",
     "system/clickablehyperlinks/enable": "Clickable hyperlinks",
     "system/clickablehyperlinks/enable-help": "If set, GeoNetwork will display clickable hyperlinks in the metadata.",
+    "system/documentation": "Documentation configuration",
+    "system/documentation/url": "Base manual url",
+    "system/documentation/url-help": "Base application manual url. Defaults to the official manual page (https://docs.geonetwork-opensource.org/{version}/{lang}) and can be customised to use a self hosted documentation with a custom branding. The url can contain \\{\\{lang\\}\\} placeholder, to display the manual in different languages when available, and \\{\\{version\\}\\} placeholder to use the application version.",
     "system/publication": "Publication",
     "system/publication/doi/doienabled": "Allow creation of Digital Object Identifier (DOI)",
     "system/publication/doi/doipattern": "DOI pattern",
diff --git a/web/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/classes/setup/sql/data/data-db-default.sql b/web/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/classes/setup/sql/data/data-db-default.sql
index 0c743b7ad0c..d97f9de74e0 100644
--- a/web/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/classes/setup/sql/data/data-db-default.sql
+++ b/web/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/classes/setup/sql/data/data-db-default.sql
@@ -593,6 +593,7 @@ INSERT INTO Settings (name, value, datatype, position, internal) VALUES ('system
 INSERT INTO Settings (name, value, datatype, position, internal, encrypted) VALUES ('system/proxy/password', NULL, 0, 550, 'y', 'y');
 INSERT INTO Settings (name, value, datatype, position, internal) VALUES ('system/proxy/ignorehostlist', NULL, 0, 560, 'y');
 INSERT INTO Settings (name, value, datatype, position, internal) VALUES ('system/cors/allowedHosts', '*', 0, 561, 'y');
+INSERT INTO Settings (name, value, datatype, position, internal) VALUES ('system/documentation/url', 'https://docs.geonetwork-opensource.org/{{version}}/{{lang}}', 0, 570, 'n');
 INSERT INTO Settings (name, value, datatype, position, internal) VALUES ('system/feedback/email', 'root@localhost', 0, 610, 'y');
 INSERT INTO Settings (name, value, datatype, position, internal) VALUES ('system/feedback/mailServer/host', '', 0, 630, 'y');
 INSERT INTO Settings (name, value, datatype, position, internal) VALUES ('system/feedback/mailServer/port', '25', 1, 640, 'y');
diff --git a/web/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/classes/setup/sql/migrate/v443/migrate-default.sql b/web/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/classes/setup/sql/migrate/v443/migrate-default.sql
index d77fb7b3b44..5f7296a4f48 100644
--- a/web/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/classes/setup/sql/migrate/v443/migrate-default.sql
+++ b/web/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/classes/setup/sql/migrate/v443/migrate-default.sql
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 UPDATE Settings SET value='4.4.3' WHERE name='system/platform/version';
 UPDATE Settings SET value='SNAPSHOT' WHERE name='system/platform/subVersion';
 
+
+INSERT INTO Settings (name, value, datatype, position, internal) VALUES ('system/documentation/url', 'https://docs.geonetwork-opensource.org/{{version}}/{{lang}}', 0, 570, 'n');
 INSERT INTO Settings (name, value, datatype, position, internal) VALUES ('system/userFeedback/metadata/enable', 'false', 2, 1913, 'n');
+