diff --git a/doc/utils/sphinx-config/conf.py.in b/doc/utils/sphinx-config/conf.py.in
index cc003ffa48..8eca64b9e2 100644
--- a/doc/utils/sphinx-config/conf.py.in
+++ b/doc/utils/sphinx-config/conf.py.in
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ latex_elements = {
 
 # Additional stuff for the LaTeX preamble.
 'preamble': r'''
+\usepackage{xcolor}
 \setcounter{tocdepth}{2}
 \renewcommand{\sfdefault}{ptm}  % Use Times New Roman font for \textrm
 \renewcommand{\sfdefault}{phv}  % Use Helvetica font for \textsf
@@ -343,7 +344,14 @@ latex_elements = {
   \renewcommand*\l@subsection{\@dottedtocline{2}{4.6em}{4.5em}}
 }
 \makeatother
-'''
+''',
+'maketitle': r'''
+\pagecolor{black}
+\color{white}
+\sphinxmaketitle
+\nopagecolor
+\color{black}
+''',
 }
 
 # Grouping the document tree into LaTeX files. List of tuples