diff --git a/pydata_sphinx_theme/__init__.py b/pydata_sphinx_theme/__init__.py
index a2b73492b..f913affca 100644
--- a/pydata_sphinx_theme/__init__.py
+++ b/pydata_sphinx_theme/__init__.py
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ def generate_google_analytics_script(id):
                 <script>
                     window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];
                     function gtag(){{ dataLayer.push(arguments); }}
+                    gtag('js', new Date());
                     gtag('config', '{id}');
                 </script>
                 """
diff --git a/pydata_sphinx_theme/layout.html b/pydata_sphinx_theme/layout.html
index e9e57f370..6284e384b 100644
--- a/pydata_sphinx_theme/layout.html
+++ b/pydata_sphinx_theme/layout.html
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
       <link rel="{{ favicon.rel }}" sizes="{{ favicon.sizes }}" href="{{ pathto('_static/' + favicon.href, 1) }}">
       {% endif %}
     {% endfor %}
+
+    <!-- Google Analytics -->
+    {{ generate_google_analytics_script(id=theme_google_analytics_id) }}
 {%- endblock %}
 
 {# Silence the sidebar's, relbar's #}
@@ -105,7 +108,6 @@
 
   {%- block scripts_end %}
   {{ _webpack.body_post() }}
-  {{ generate_google_analytics_script(id=theme_google_analytics_id) }}
   {%- endblock %}
 
 {%- endblock %}
diff --git a/tests/test_build.py b/tests/test_build.py
index 04142cfac..0881aa9ce 100644
--- a/tests/test_build.py
+++ b/tests/test_build.py
@@ -390,8 +390,8 @@ def test_new_google_analytics_id(sphinx_build_factory):
     sphinx_build.build()
     index_html = sphinx_build.html_tree("index.html")
     # This text makes the assumption that the google analytics will always be
-    # the last script tag found in the document.
-    script_tag = index_html.select("script")[-1]
+    # the second last script tag found in the document (last is the theme js).
+    script_tag = index_html.select("script")[-2]
 
     assert "gtag" in script_tag.string
     assert "G-XXXXX" in script_tag.string
@@ -403,8 +403,8 @@ def test_old_google_analytics_id(sphinx_build_factory):
     sphinx_build.build()
     index_html = sphinx_build.html_tree("index.html")
     # This text makes the assumption that the google analytics will always be
-    # the one before last script tag found in the document.
-    script_tag = index_html.select("script")[-1]
+    # the second last script tag found in the document (last is the theme js).
+    script_tag = index_html.select("script")[-2]
 
     assert "ga" in script_tag.string
     assert "UA-XXXXX" in script_tag.string