diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/__tests__/validateThemeConfig.test.ts b/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/__tests__/validateThemeConfig.test.ts
index 4817935c52f7..7ac6a7eda81e 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/__tests__/validateThemeConfig.test.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/__tests__/validateThemeConfig.test.ts
@@ -150,12 +150,22 @@ describe('themeConfig', () => {
               },
             ],
           },
+          // HTML-only
+          {
+            type: 'html',
+            position: 'right',
+            value: '<button>Give feedback</button>',
+          },
           // Dropdown with label as HTML
           {
             type: 'dropdown',
             label: 'Tools <sup>new</sup>',
             position: 'left',
             items: [
+              {
+                type: 'html',
+                value: '<b>Supported package managers</b>',
+              },
               {
                 type: 'doc',
                 docId: 'npm',
@@ -181,6 +191,10 @@ describe('themeConfig', () => {
               },
             ],
             dropdownItemsAfter: [
+              {
+                type: 'html',
+                value: '<hr/>',
+              },
               {
                 to: '/versions',
                 label: 'All versions',
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme-classic.d.ts b/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme-classic.d.ts
index 233f229c9f84..d9462dfee076 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme-classic.d.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme-classic.d.ts
@@ -872,6 +872,16 @@ declare module '@theme/NavbarItem/DocSidebarNavbarItem' {
   export default function DocSidebarNavbarItem(props: Props): JSX.Element;
 }
 
+declare module '@theme/NavbarItem/HtmlNavbarItem' {
+  import type {Props as DefaultNavbarItemProps} from '@theme/NavbarItem/DefaultNavbarItem';
+
+  export interface Props extends DefaultNavbarItemProps {
+    readonly value: string;
+  }
+
+  export default function HtmlNavbarItem(props: Props): JSX.Element;
+}
+
 declare module '@theme/NavbarItem' {
   import type {ComponentProps} from 'react';
   import type {Props as DefaultNavbarItemProps} from '@theme/NavbarItem/DefaultNavbarItem';
@@ -882,12 +892,14 @@ declare module '@theme/NavbarItem' {
   import type {Props as DocsVersionDropdownNavbarItemProps} from '@theme/NavbarItem/DocsVersionDropdownNavbarItem';
   import type {Props as LocaleDropdownNavbarItemProps} from '@theme/NavbarItem/LocaleDropdownNavbarItem';
   import type {Props as SearchNavbarItemProps} from '@theme/NavbarItem/SearchNavbarItem';
+  import type {Props as HtmlNavbarItemProps} from '@theme/NavbarItem/HtmlNavbarItem';
 
   export type LinkLikeNavbarItemProps =
     | ({readonly type?: 'default'} & DefaultNavbarItemProps)
     | ({readonly type: 'doc'} & DocNavbarItemProps)
     | ({readonly type: 'docsVersion'} & DocsVersionNavbarItemProps)
-    | ({readonly type: 'docSidebar'} & DocSidebarNavbarItemProps);
+    | ({readonly type: 'docSidebar'} & DocSidebarNavbarItemProps)
+    | ({readonly type: 'html'} & HtmlNavbarItemProps);
 
   export type Props = ComponentProps<'a'> & {
     readonly position?: 'left' | 'right';
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/NavbarItem/HtmlNavbarItem.tsx b/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/NavbarItem/HtmlNavbarItem.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..19ead028756b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/NavbarItem/HtmlNavbarItem.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+
+import React from 'react';
+import clsx from 'clsx';
+
+import type {Props} from '@theme/NavbarItem/HtmlNavbarItem';
+
+export default function HtmlNavbarItem({
+  value,
+  className,
+  mobile = false,
+  isDropdownItem = false,
+}: Props): JSX.Element {
+  const Comp = isDropdownItem ? 'li' : 'div';
+  return (
+    <Comp
+      className={clsx(
+        {
+          navbar__item: !mobile && !isDropdownItem,
+          'menu__list-item': mobile,
+        },
+        className,
+      )}
+      dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{__html: value}}
+    />
+  );
+}
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/NavbarItem/index.tsx b/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/NavbarItem/index.tsx
index d9c5e9d30df8..7c3c9b07b56f 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/NavbarItem/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/NavbarItem/index.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import DropdownNavbarItem, {
 } from '@theme/NavbarItem/DropdownNavbarItem';
 import LocaleDropdownNavbarItem from '@theme/NavbarItem/LocaleDropdownNavbarItem';
 import SearchNavbarItem from '@theme/NavbarItem/SearchNavbarItem';
+import HtmlNavbarItem from '@theme/NavbarItem/HtmlNavbarItem';
 import type {Types, Props} from '@theme/NavbarItem';
 
 const NavbarItemComponents: {
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ const NavbarItemComponents: {
   localeDropdown: () => LocaleDropdownNavbarItem,
   search: () => SearchNavbarItem,
   dropdown: () => DropdownNavbarItem,
+  html: () => HtmlNavbarItem,
 
   // Need to lazy load these items as we don't know for sure the docs plugin is
   // loaded. See https://github.com/facebook/docusaurus/issues/3360
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/validateThemeConfig.ts b/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/validateThemeConfig.ts
index 70f28373cec4..6708539c2730 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/validateThemeConfig.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/validateThemeConfig.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,12 @@ const DocSidebarItemSchema = NavbarItemBaseSchema.append({
   docsPluginId: Joi.string(),
 });
 
+const HtmlNavbarItemSchema = Joi.object({
+  className: Joi.string(),
+  type: Joi.string().equal('html').required(),
+  value: Joi.string().required(),
+});
+
 const itemWithType = (type: string | undefined) => {
   // because equal(undefined) is not supported :/
   const typeSchema = type
@@ -125,6 +131,10 @@ const DropdownSubitemSchema = Joi.object({
       is: itemWithType(undefined),
       then: DefaultNavbarItemSchema,
     },
+    {
+      is: itemWithType('html'),
+      then: HtmlNavbarItemSchema,
+    },
     {
       is: Joi.alternatives().try(
         itemWithType('dropdown'),
@@ -196,6 +206,10 @@ const NavbarItemSchema = Joi.object({
       is: itemWithType('search'),
       then: SearchItemSchema,
     },
+    {
+      is: itemWithType('html'),
+      then: HtmlNavbarItemSchema,
+    },
     {
       is: itemWithType(undefined),
       then: Joi.object().when('.', {
diff --git a/website/docs/api/themes/theme-configuration.md b/website/docs/api/themes/theme-configuration.md
index fd1e4ac30659..d496a7ed8bd6 100644
--- a/website/docs/api/themes/theme-configuration.md
+++ b/website/docs/api/themes/theme-configuration.md
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ Navbar dropdown items only accept the following **"link-like" item types**:
 - [Navbar doc link](#navbar-doc-link)
 - [Navbar docs version](#navbar-docs-version)
 - [Navbar doc sidebar](#navbar-doc-sidebar)
+- [Navbar with custom HTML](#navbar-with-custom-html)
 
 Note that the dropdown base item is a clickable link as well, so this item can receive any of the props of a [plain navbar link](#navbar-link).
 
@@ -621,6 +622,39 @@ module.exports = {
 };
 ```
 
+#### Navbar with custom HTML {#navbar-with-custom-html}
+
+You can also render your own HTML markup inside a navbar item using this navbar item type.
+
+<APITable name="navbar-html">
+
+| Name | Type | Default | Description |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| `type` | `'html'` | **Required** | Sets the type of this item to a HTML element. |
+| `position` | <code>'left' \| 'right'</code> | `'left'` | The side of the navbar this item should appear on. |
+| `className` | `string` | `''` | Custom CSS class for this navbar item. |
+| `value` | `string` | `''` | Custom HTML to be rendered inside this navbar item. |
+
+</APITable>
+
+```js title="docusaurus.config.js"
+module.exports = {
+  themeConfig: {
+    navbar: {
+      items: [
+        // highlight-start
+        {
+          type: 'html',
+          position: 'right',
+          value: '<button>Give feedback</button>',
+        },
+        // highlight-end
+      ],
+    },
+  },
+};
+```
+
 ### Auto-hide sticky navbar {#auto-hide-sticky-navbar}
 
 You can enable this cool UI feature that automatically hides the navbar when a user starts scrolling down the page, and show it again when the user scrolls up.
diff --git a/website/docusaurus.config.js b/website/docusaurus.config.js
index 8c4bebc928a8..8e396e641b41 100644
--- a/website/docusaurus.config.js
+++ b/website/docusaurus.config.js
@@ -419,6 +419,15 @@ const config = {
             position: 'right',
             dropdownActiveClassDisabled: true,
             dropdownItemsAfter: [
+              {
+                type: 'html',
+                value: '<hr class="dropdown-separator">',
+              },
+              {
+                type: 'html',
+                className: 'dropdown-archived-versions',
+                value: '<b>Archived versions</b>',
+              },
               ...ArchivedVersionsDropdownItems.map(
                 ([versionName, versionUrl]) => ({
                   label: versionName,
@@ -429,6 +438,10 @@ const config = {
                 href: 'https://v1.docusaurus.io',
                 label: '1.x.x',
               },
+              {
+                type: 'html',
+                value: '<hr class="dropdown-separator">',
+              },
               {
                 to: '/versions',
                 label: 'All versions',
@@ -439,6 +452,10 @@ const config = {
             type: 'localeDropdown',
             position: 'right',
             dropdownItemsAfter: [
+              {
+                type: 'html',
+                value: '<hr style="margin: 0.3rem 0;">',
+              },
               {
                 href: 'https://github.com/facebook/docusaurus/issues/3526',
                 label: 'Help Us Translate',
diff --git a/website/src/css/custom.css b/website/src/css/custom.css
index 728c5d628a99..11b4f2fa04e4 100644
--- a/website/src/css/custom.css
+++ b/website/src/css/custom.css
@@ -207,3 +207,12 @@ div[class^='announcementBar_'] {
     height: 100%;
   }
 }
+
+.dropdown-separator {
+  margin: 0.3rem 0;
+}
+
+.dropdown-archived-versions {
+  font-size: 0.875rem;
+  padding: 0.2rem 0.5rem;
+}