diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1c7ddd7..1c17e30 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -256,6 +256,10 @@ paginate = 5
         identifier = "showcase"
         name = "Showcase"
         url = "/showcase"
+      [[languages.en.menu.footer]]
+        identifier = "imprint"
+        name = "Imprint"
+        url = "/imprint"
 
 [module]
   # In case you would like to make changes to the theme and keep it locally in you repository,
diff --git a/assets/css/footer_menu.scss b/assets/css/footer_menu.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b9011d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/css/footer_menu.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+.footer-menu {
+  margin: 0 auto!important;
+  opacity: .5;
+}
+@media (max-width: 684px) {
+  .footer-menu ul {
+    flex-direction: row;
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/assets/css/style.scss b/assets/css/style.scss
index f32f759..a401b00 100644
--- a/assets/css/style.scss
+++ b/assets/css/style.scss
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 @import "post";
 @import "pagination";
 @import "footer";
+@import "footer_menu";
 
 @import "prism";
 @import "syntax";
diff --git a/layouts/partials/footer.html b/layouts/partials/footer.html
index 02ecd25..c7621cd 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/footer.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/footer.html
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+<!-- optional footer menu-->
+{{ partial "footer_menu.html" . }}
+
 <footer class="footer">
   <div class="footer__inner">
     {{ if $.Site.Copyright }}
diff --git a/layouts/partials/footer_menu.html b/layouts/partials/footer_menu.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4fd7cba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/layouts/partials/footer_menu.html
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<!--
+individual footer menu
+-->
+<nav class="footer-menu">
+  <ul class="navigation-menu__inner">
+    {{ if gt ($.Site.Menus.footer) 0 }}
+      {{ range $.Site.Menus.footer }}
+        {{ if not .HasChildren }}
+          <li><a href="{{ .URL }}">{{ .Name }}</a></li>
+        {{ end }}
+      {{ end }}
+    {{ end }}
+  </ul>
+</nav>
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