diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0bc5023..6f5c4c2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ js_include:
   - 'http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.min.js'
   - '../assets/js/main.js'
 
+# Add one or more css classes to the <html> element. E.g. 'no-js' if you want to use Modernizr in your styleguide
+# html_class: 'no-js'
+
 # String who is used to split the category name and create category wrapper
 name_scope: ' - '
 ````
diff --git a/_header.html b/_header.html
index 913eb9a..9dfd6ee 100755
--- a/_header.html
+++ b/_header.html
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 <% nameScope = @config['name_scope'] %>
+<% htmlClass = @config['html_class'] %>
 <!DOCTYPE html>
-<html ng-app="cortana">
+<html ng-app="cortana" <% if htmlClass %>class="<%= htmlClass %>"<% end %>>
+<head>
 <head>
     <meta charset="utf-8">
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width">
