diff --git a/pkg/dashboard/dashboard.go b/pkg/dashboard/dashboard.go
index 0ad827cc3..b0d03a0bc 100644
--- a/pkg/dashboard/dashboard.go
+++ b/pkg/dashboard/dashboard.go
@@ -30,10 +30,12 @@ import (
 const (
 	// MainTemplateName is the main template
 	MainTemplateName = "main.gohtml"
-	// DashboardTemplateName contains the content of the dashboard
-	DashboardTemplateName = "dashboard.gohtml"
 	// HeaderTemplateName contains the navbar
 	HeaderTemplateName = "header.gohtml"
+	// PreambleTemplateName contains an empty preamble that can be overridden
+	PreambleTemplateName = "preamble.gohtml"
+	// DashboardTemplateName contains the content of the dashboard
+	DashboardTemplateName = "dashboard.gohtml"
 	// FooterTemplateName contains the footer
 	FooterTemplateName = "footer.gohtml"
 )
@@ -78,7 +80,13 @@ func GetBaseTemplate(name string) (*template.Template, error) {
 	})
 
 	templateBox := GetTemplateBox()
-	templateFileNames := []string{DashboardTemplateName, HeaderTemplateName, FooterTemplateName, MainTemplateName}
+	templateFileNames := []string{
+		DashboardTemplateName,
+		HeaderTemplateName,
+		PreambleTemplateName,
+		FooterTemplateName,
+		MainTemplateName,
+	}
 	for _, fname := range templateFileNames {
 		templateFile, err := templateBox.Find(fname)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/dashboard/templates/preamble.gohtml b/pkg/dashboard/templates/preamble.gohtml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..08d8b7176
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/dashboard/templates/preamble.gohtml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+{{ define "preamble" }}
+{{ end }}