diff --git a/docs/sphinx/source/_templates/breadcrumbs.html b/docs/sphinx/source/_templates/breadcrumbs.html
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@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{#
+
+Modify the "Edit on Github" links to handle auto-generated pages in the
+API reference listings.  The GH links that sphinx generates by default make
+the assumption that an HTML file comes from an RST file with the same
+filepath, which isn't the case for autogenerated files.
+
+We need to generate the target URL differently based on the type
+of page.  We use the built-in `pagename` variable to determine what
+kind of page this is.  `pagename` is the path at the end of the
+URL, without the extension.  For instance,
+https://rdtools.rtfd.io/en/latest/generated/rdtools.soiling.soiling_srr.html
+will have pagename = "generated/rdtools.soiling.soiling_srr".
+
+Note: make_github_url is defined in conf.py
+#}
+
+{% extends "!breadcrumbs.html" %}
+{% block breadcrumbs_aside %}
+    {# Get the appropriate GH link based on this page's name: #}
+    {% set link_info = make_github_url(pagename) %}
+
+    {# Create the HTML element with our custom GH link, unless it couldn't
+       be determined. Note that None is lowercase in templates. #}
+    {% if link_info is not none %}
+        <li class="wy-breadcrumbs-aside">
+            <a href="{{ link_info['url'] }}" class="fa fa-github">
+                {{ link_info['text'] }}
+            </a>
+        </li>
+    {% endif %}
+{% endblock %}
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diff --git a/docs/sphinx/source/conf.py b/docs/sphinx/source/conf.py
index 7037d373c..87e99633e 100644
--- a/docs/sphinx/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/sphinx/source/conf.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 # prefer local rdtools folder to one installed in a venv or site-packages:
 import os
 import sys
+import inspect
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('../../..'))
 
 
@@ -84,4 +85,114 @@
 master_doc = 'index'
 # A workaround for the responsive tables always having annoying scrollbars.
 def setup(app):
-    app.add_stylesheet("no_scrollbars.css")
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+    app.add_stylesheet("no_scrollbars.css")
+
+
+# %% helper functions for intelligent "View on Github" linking
+# based on
+# https://gist.github.com/flying-sheep/b65875c0ce965fbdd1d9e5d0b9851ef1
+
+def get_obj_module(qualname):
+    """
+    Get a module/class/attribute and its original module by qualname.
+    Useful for looking up the original location when a function is imported
+    into an __init__.py
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+    >>> func, mod = get_obj_module("rdtools.degradation_ols")
+    >>> mod.__name__
+    'rdtools.degradation'
+    """
+    modname = qualname
+    classname = None
+    attrname = None
+    while modname not in sys.modules:
+        attrname = classname
+        modname, classname = modname.rsplit('.', 1)
+
+    # retrieve object and find original module name
+    if classname:
+        cls = getattr(sys.modules[modname], classname)
+        modname = cls.__module__
+        obj = getattr(cls, attrname) if attrname else cls
+    else:
+        obj = None
+
+    return obj, sys.modules[modname]
+
+
+def get_linenos(obj):
+    """Get an object’s line numbers in its source code file"""
+    try:
+        lines, start = inspect.getsourcelines(obj)
+    except TypeError:  # obj is an attribute or None
+        return None, None
+    else:
+        return start, start + len(lines) - 1
+
+
+def make_github_url(pagename):
+    """
+    Generate the appropriate GH link for a given docs page.  This function
+    is intended for use in sphinx template files.
+    The target URL is built differently based on the type of page.  Sphinx
+    provides templates with a built-in `pagename` variable that is the path
+    at the end of the URL, without the extension.  For instance,
+    https://rdtools.rtfd.io/en/latest/generated/rdtools.soiling.soiling_srr.html
+    will have pagename = "generated/rdtools.soiling.soiling_srr".
+
+    Returns None if not building development or master.
+    """
+
+    # RTD automatically sets READTHEDOCS_VERSION to the version being built.
+    rtd_version = os.environ.get('READTHEDOCS_VERSION', None)
+    version_map = {
+        'stable': 'master',
+        'latest': 'development',        
+    }
+    try:
+        branch = version_map[rtd_version]
+    except KeyError:
+        # for other builds (PRs, local builds etc), it's unclear where to link
+        return None
+
+    URL_BASE = "https://github.com/nrel/rdtools/blob/{}/".format(branch)
+
+    # is it an API autogen page?
+    if pagename.startswith("generated/"):
+        # pagename looks like "generated/rdtools.degradation.degradation_ols"
+        qualname = pagename.split("/")[-1]
+        obj, module = get_obj_module(qualname)
+        path = module.__name__.replace(".", "/") + ".py"
+        target_url = URL_BASE + path
+        # add line numbers if possible:
+        start, end = get_linenos(obj)
+        if start and end:
+            target_url += '#L{}-L{}'.format(start, end)
+
+    # is it the example notebook?
+    elif pagename == "example":
+        target_url = URL_BASE + "docs/degradation_and_soiling_example.ipynb"
+
+    # is the the changelog page?
+    elif pagename == "changelog":
+        target_url = URL_BASE + "docs/sphinx/source/changelog"
+        
+    # Just a normal source RST page
+    else:
+        target_url = URL_BASE + "docs/sphinx/source/" + pagename + ".rst"
+
+    display_text = "View on github/" + branch
+    link_info = {
+        'url': target_url,
+        'text': display_text        
+    }
+    return link_info
+
+
+# variables to pass into the HTML templating engine; these are accessible from
+# _templates/breadcrumbs.html
+html_context = {
+    'make_github_url': make_github_url,
+}
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