diff --git a/maintenance.dd b/maintenance.dd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..33482d1064
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maintenance.dd
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+Ddoc
+
+$(DIV class="center-children",
+$(D_S $(TITLE),
+
+$(HTMLTAG3 img, src="$(STATIC images/dman-scared.jpg)")
+
+$(P
+Please check back later.
+)))
+
+Macros:
+    TITLE=The website is under maintenance!
+    EXTRA_HEADERS=$(T style,
+        .center-children, h1 { text-align: center; }
+        img { max-width: 100%; }
+    )
diff --git a/posix.mak b/posix.mak
index 1eede5ba19..4454200643 100644
--- a/posix.mak
+++ b/posix.mak
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ ARTICLE_FILES=$(addprefix articles/, index builtin code_coverage const-faq \
 # Website root filenames. They have extension .dd in the source
 # and .html in the generated HTML. Save for the expansion of
 # $(SPEC_ROOT), the list is sorted alphabetically.
-PAGES_ROOT=$(SPEC_ROOT) 404 acknowledgements areas-of-d-usage $(ARTICLE_FILES) \
+PAGES_ROOT=$(SPEC_ROOT) maintenance 404 acknowledgements areas-of-d-usage $(ARTICLE_FILES) \
 	ascii-table bugstats $(CHANGELOG_FILES) community comparison concepts \
 	deprecate dmd dmd-freebsd dmd-linux dmd-osx dmd-windows \
 	documentation download dstyle forum-template gpg_keys glossary \
@@ -471,6 +471,9 @@ $W/spec/%.html : spec/%.dd $(SPEC_DDOC) $(DMD) $(DDOC_BIN)
 $W/404.html : 404.dd $(DDOC) $(DMD)
 	$(DMD) -conf= $(DDOCFLAGS) -Df$@ $(DDOC) errorpage.ddoc $<
 
+$W/maintenance.html : maintenance.dd $(DDOC) $(DMD)
+	$(DMD) -conf= $(DDOCFLAGS) -Df$@ $(DDOC) $<
+
 $(DOC_OUTPUT_DIR)/foundation/contributors.html: foundation/contributors.dd \
 		$G/contributors_list.ddoc foundation/foundation.ddoc $(DDOC) $(DMD)
 	$(DMD) -conf= $(DDOCFLAGS) -Df$@ $(DDOC) $(word 2, $^) $(word 3, $^) $<