diff --git a/sphinx/themes/basic/static/documentation_options.js_t b/sphinx/themes/basic/static/documentation_options.js_t
index 693e917997f..fd6943fb336 100644
--- a/sphinx/themes/basic/static/documentation_options.js_t
+++ b/sphinx/themes/basic/static/documentation_options.js_t
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ var DOCUMENTATION_OPTIONS = {
     SOURCELINK_SUFFIX: '{{ sourcelink_suffix }}',
     NAVIGATION_WITH_KEYS: {{ 'true' if theme_navigation_with_keys|tobool else 'false'}},
     SHOW_SEARCH_SUMMARY: {{ 'true' if show_search_summary else 'false' }},
-    ENABLE_SEARCH_SHORTCUTS: {{ 'true' if enable_search_shortcuts|tobool else 'false'}},
+    ENABLE_SEARCH_SHORTCUTS: {{ 'true' if theme_enable_search_shortcuts|tobool else 'false'}},
 };
diff --git a/tests/test_build_html.py b/tests/test_build_html.py
index bae871db1f7..42d89aa9461 100644
--- a/tests/test_build_html.py
+++ b/tests/test_build_html.py
@@ -1757,3 +1757,23 @@ def test_option_emphasise_placeholders_default(app, status, warning):
     assert '<span class="pre">={TYPE}</span>' in content
     assert '<span class="pre">={WHERE}-{COUNT}</span></span>' in content
     assert '<span class="pre">{client_name}</span>' in content
+
+
+@pytest.mark.sphinx('html', testroot='theming')
+def test_theme_options(app, status, warning):
+    app.build()
+
+    result = (app.outdir / '_static' / 'documentation_options.js').read_text(encoding='utf8')
+    assert 'NAVIGATION_WITH_KEYS: false' in result
+    assert 'ENABLE_SEARCH_SHORTCUTS: true' in result
+
+
+@pytest.mark.sphinx('html', testroot='theming',
+                    confoverrides={'html_theme_options.navigation_with_keys': True,
+                                   'enable_search_shortcuts': False})
+def test_theme_options_with_override(app, status, warning):
+    app.build()
+
+    result = (app.outdir / '_static' / 'documentation_options.js').read_text(encoding='utf8')
+    assert 'NAVIGATION_WITH_KEYS: true' in result
+    assert 'ENABLE_SEARCH_SHORTCUTS: false' in result