diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e91afbd..c1134b7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -215,9 +215,9 @@ As this will only deploy config files, fail2ban already has to be installed or o
 
 ### optional customisation
 You can optionally customize your gitea using this ansible role. We got our information about customisation from [docs.gitea.io/en-us/customizing-gitea](https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/customizing-gitea/).
-To deploy multiple files we created the ``gitea_custom_search`` variable, that can point to the path where you put the custom gitea files *( default ``"files/host_files/{{ inventory_hostname }}/gitea"``.
+To deploy multiple files we created the ``gitea_custom_search`` variable, that can point to the path where you put the custom gitea files *( default ``"files/host_files/{{ inventory_hostname }}/gitea"``)*.
 
-+ LOGO
++ **LOGO**:
   - Set ``gitea_customize_logo`` to ``true``
   - We search for:
     * ``logo.svg`` - Used for favicon, site icon, app icon
@@ -229,6 +229,15 @@ To deploy multiple files we created the ``gitea_custom_search`` variable, that c
     * ``files/{{ inventory_hostname }}/gitea_logo/``
     * ``files/{{ gitea_http_domain }}/gitea_logo/``
     * ``files/gitea_logo/``
++ **FOOTER**:
+  - Set ``gitea_customize_footer`` to ``true``
+  - We Search using first_found in:
+    * "{{ gitea_custom_search }}/gitea_footer/extra_links_footer.tmpl"
+    * "files/{{ inventory_hostname }}/gitea_footer/extra_links_footer.tmpl"
+    * "files/{{ gitea_http_domain }}/gitea_footer/extra_links_footer.tmpl"
+    * 'files/gitea_footer/extra_links_footer.tmpl'
+    * 'files/extra_links_footer.tmpl'
+
 
 ## Contributing
 Don't hesitate to create a pull request, and when in doubt you can reach me on
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index cddd8cf..5f95227 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -151,3 +151,4 @@ gitea_fail2ban_jail_action: 'iptables-allports'
 gitea_custom_search: "files/host_files/{{ inventory_hostname }}/gitea"
 gitea_customize_logo: false
 gitea_custom: "{{ gitea_home }}/custom"
+gitea_customize_footer: false
diff --git a/files/extra_links_footer.tmpl b/files/extra_links_footer.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac1a2cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/extra_links_footer.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+<a class="item" href="{{AppSubUrl}}/datenschutz.html">Datenschutz</a>
+<a class="item" href="{{AppSubUrl}}/impressum.html">Impressum</a>
diff --git a/tasks/customize_footer.yml b/tasks/customize_footer.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..694b952
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/customize_footer.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+---
+- name: create directory for custom footer
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: "{{ item }}"
+    state: directory
+    owner: "{{ gitea_user }}"
+    group: "{{ gitea_group }}"
+    mode: 'u=rwX,g=rX,o='
+  with_items:
+    - "{{ gitea_custom }}/templates"
+    - "{{ gitea_custom }}/templates/custom"
+
+- name: transfer custom footer template
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
+    src: "{{ lookup('first_found', transfer_custom_footer) }}"
+    dest: "{{ gitea_custom }}/templates/custom/extra_links_footer.tmpl"
+    owner: "{{ gitea_user }}"
+    group: "{{ gitea_group }}"
+    mode: '0644'
+  ignore_errors: true
+  notify: "Restart gitea"
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index cd78226..797cba8 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -52,3 +52,7 @@
 - name: optionally customize gitea
   ansible.builtin.include_tasks: customize_logo.yml
   when: gitea_customize_logo|bool
+
+- name: optionally customize footer
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks: customize_footer.yml
+  when: gitea_customize_footer|bool
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index c223ce1..857cc45 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -48,5 +48,14 @@ transfer_custom_logo_appletouchiconpng:
     - "files/{{ gitea_http_domain }}/gitea_logo/apple-touch-icon.png"
     - 'files/gitea_logo/apple-touch-icon.png'
 
-playbook_version_number: 16  # should be int
+transfer_custom_footer:
+  files:
+    - "{{ gitea_custom_search }}/gitea_footer/extra_links_footer.tmpl"
+    - "files/{{ inventory_hostname }}/gitea_footer/extra_links_footer.tmpl"
+    - "files/{{ gitea_http_domain }}/gitea_footer/extra_links_footer.tmpl"
+    - 'files/gitea_footer/extra_links_footer.tmpl'
+    - 'files/extra_links_footer.tmpl'
+
+
+playbook_version_number: 17  # should be int
 playbook_version_path: 'do1jlr.gitea.version'