diff --git a/docs/api-doc-markdown.md b/docs/api-doc-markdown.md
index 78cf9f9e4c3a..a4b7d438c4ae 100644
--- a/docs/api-doc-markdown.md
+++ b/docs/api-doc-markdown.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Documents use the following markdown header fields that are enclosed by a line `
 
 `hide_title`: Whether to hide the title at the top of the doc.
 
-`sidebar_label`: The text shown in the document sidebar for this document. If this field is not present, the document's `sidebar_label` will default to its `title`.
+`sidebar_label`: The text shown in the document sidebar and in the next/previous button for this document. If this field is not present, the document's `sidebar_label` will default to its `title`.
 
 For example:
 
diff --git a/v1/lib/core/DocsLayout.js b/v1/lib/core/DocsLayout.js
index 865ef7b47f0e..1cd86a53e82d 100644
--- a/v1/lib/core/DocsLayout.js
+++ b/v1/lib/core/DocsLayout.js
@@ -60,11 +60,23 @@ class DocsLayout extends React.Component {
     const hasOnPageNav = this.props.config.onPageNav === 'separate';
 
     const previousTitle =
+      idx(i18n, [
+        'localized-strings',
+        'docs',
+        metadata.previous_id,
+        'sidebar_label',
+      ]) ||
       idx(i18n, ['localized-strings', 'docs', metadata.previous_id, 'title']) ||
       idx(i18n, ['localized-strings', 'previous']) ||
       metadata.previous_title ||
       'Previous';
     const nextTitle =
+      idx(i18n, [
+        'localized-strings',
+        'docs',
+        metadata.next_id,
+        'sidebar_label',
+      ]) ||
       idx(i18n, ['localized-strings', 'docs', metadata.next_id, 'title']) ||
       idx(i18n, ['localized-strings', 'next']) ||
       metadata.next_title ||