diff --git a/.github/workflows/doc-build.yml b/.github/workflows/doc-build.yml
index 42812ae5199..e0a73cca4b4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/doc-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/doc-build.yml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
           DOC_TAG="development"
         fi
 
-        DOC_TAG=${DOC_TAG} SPHINXOPTS="-q -W -j auto" make -C doc html
+        DOC_TAG=${DOC_TAG} SPHINXOPTS="-q -W -j auto -t publish" make -C doc html
 
     - name: compress-docs
       run: |
diff --git a/doc/_templates/layout.html b/doc/_templates/layout.html
index 0db13972a1f..205b2488555 100644
--- a/doc/_templates/layout.html
+++ b/doc/_templates/layout.html
@@ -17,6 +17,18 @@
 {% block menu %}
   {% include "zversions.html" %}
   {{ super() }}
+  {% if reference_links %}
+  <div class="toctree-wrapper compound">
+    <p class="caption"><span class="caption-text">Reference</span></p>
+    <ul>
+      {% for title, url in reference_links.items() %}
+      <li class="toctree-l1">
+        <a class="reference internal" href="{{ url }}">{{ title }}</a>
+      </li>
+      {% endfor %}
+    </ul>
+  </div>
+  {% endif %}
 {% endblock %}
 {% block extrahead %}
   <meta name="color-scheme" content="dark light">
diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index 5694d134a38..5b674b2ea78 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ html_show_sphinx = False
 html_search_scorer = str(ZEPHYR_BASE / "doc" / "_static" / "js" / "scorer.js")
 
 is_release = tags.has("release")  # pylint: disable=undefined-variable
+reference_prefix = ""
+if tags.has("publish"):  # pylint: disable=undefined-variable
+    reference_prefix = f"/{version}" if is_release else "/latest"
 docs_title = "Docs / {}".format(version if is_release else "Latest")
 html_context = {
     "show_license": True,
@@ -151,6 +154,11 @@ html_context = {
         ("1.14.1", "/1.14.1/"),
     ),
     "display_vcs_link": True,
+    "reference_links": {
+        "API": f"{reference_prefix}/doxygen/html/index.html",
+        "Kconfig Options": f"{reference_prefix}/reference/kconfig/index.html",
+        "Devicetree Bindings": f"{reference_prefix}/reference/devicetree/bindings.html",
+    }
 }
 
 # -- Options for LaTeX output ---------------------------------------------
diff --git a/doc/index.rst b/doc/index.rst
index 2046f607167..b43a7eab531 100644
--- a/doc/index.rst
+++ b/doc/index.rst
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ Sections
 Indices and Tables
 ******************
 
-* :ref:`configuration_options`
 * :ref:`glossary`
 * :ref:`genindex`