diff --git a/mandelstudio/settings/base.py b/mandelstudio/settings/base.py
index a2d6df2..9b00ab7 100644
--- a/mandelstudio/settings/base.py
+++ b/mandelstudio/settings/base.py
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ setup_search_paths("/etc/ocyan/", str(_project_app_path))
 from ocyan.main.settings import *  # noqa: I001  # pylint:disable=W0401,W0614
 from ocyan.core.fender import config as ocyan_config  # noqa: I001
 
+# Ensure repo-level template overrides are picked up in every environment
+# (staging/prod often deploy the project as a checkout rather than a wheel).
+_project_templates_dir = str(BASE_PATH / "templates")
+if "TEMPLATES" in globals() and TEMPLATES and isinstance(TEMPLATES[0], dict):
+    TEMPLATES[0].setdefault("DIRS", [])
+    if _project_templates_dir not in TEMPLATES[0]["DIRS"]:
+        TEMPLATES[0]["DIRS"].insert(0, _project_templates_dir)
+
 INSTALLED_APPS = [
     "mandelblog_content_guard.apps.MandelblogContentGuardConfig",
     "mandelstudio",
diff --git a/templates/carbasa/headers/header.html b/templates/carbasa/headers/header.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b2d88bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/carbasa/headers/header.html
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+{% load i18n oxyan category_tags ocyan_main ocyanjson wagtailsettings_tags %}
+
+{% get_settings %}
+{% if settings.ocyan_plugin_wagtail.OcyanSettings.promo_header %}
+<div class="promo_header">
+    <div class="container">
+        <div class="promo_header_inner">
+        {% for block in settings.ocyan_plugin_wagtail.OcyanSettings.promo_header %}
+            {% if block.block_type == "TextSlider" %}
+            <div class="promo_block textslider-wrapper">
+                <div class="textslider">
+                    <ul class="textslider-stage">
+                    {% for slide in block.value %}
+                        {% block textslide %}
+                        <li class="textslide">{{ slide.text }}</li>
+                        {% endblock %}
+                    {% endfor %}
+                    </ul>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+            {% else %}
+            <div class="promo_block {{ block.block.name }} {% if forloop.first %}first{% endif %}">
+                {{ block }}
+            </div>
+            {% endif %}
+        {% endfor %}
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</div>
+{% endif %}
+
+<div class="alert-messages-header">
+    {% include "oscar/partials/alert_messages.html" with messages=messages %}
+</div>
+
+{% get_oxyan_definition "header" as header_class %}
+<header class="{{ header_class }}_header">
+    <nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-light header-inner">
+        <div class="container">
+            {% include 'partials/brand.html' with big=True %}
+
+            {% block nav %}
+            {% ocyanjson "theme" "menu_depth" 1 as menu_depth %}
+            <div class="collapse navbar-collapse menu-bar page-menu-bar" id="navbarSupportedContent">
+                <div class="brand-wrapper">
+                    {% include 'partials/brand.html' with big=True %}
+                </div>
+                <ul class="navbar-nav">
+                    {% rootpage_as_category as page_tree_root %}
+                    {% category_tree 2 page_tree_root as page_tree_items %}
+                    {% include "partials/dropdown.html" with menu_items=page_tree_items limit=2 %}
+                </ul>
+            </div>
+            {% endblock %}
+
+            <div class="search-wrapper">
+                {% include 'oxyan/headers/partials/search.html' %}
+            </div>
+
+            {% esi_fragment 'oxyan/headers/partials/carbasa-user-bar.html' with sessionid=True oscar_open_basket=True messages=messages request=request csrf_token=csrf_token user=user basket=basket num_unread_notifications=num_unread_notifications only %}
+
+            {% block language_chooser %}{% endblock language_chooser %}
+
+            <button class="navbar-toggler collapsed" aria-label="Navbar toggle" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#navbarSupportedContent">
+                <i class="fa fa-bars nav-icon"></i>
+                <i class="fa fa-times nav-icon"></i>
+            </button>
+        </div>
+    </nav>
+    {% block extra_nav %}{% endblock %}
+</header>
+
+{% include "partials/search_modal.html" %}
+