diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 7b74b18..a9c4059 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -227,9 +227,18 @@ gitea_api_swagger_enabled: True
 gitea_api_default_paging_num: 30
 gitea_api_default_git_trees_per_page: 1000
 
-gitea_show_footer_branding: False
-gitea_show_footer_version: False
-gitea_show_footer_template_load_time: False
+gitea_footer_show_branding: False
+gitea_footer_show_version: False
+gitea_footer_show_template_load_time: False
+# @var gitea_footer_custom_links:description: >
+# Add custom links e.g. legal notice to gitea footer.
+# @end
+# @var gitea_footer_custom_links:example: >
+# gitea_footer_custom_links:
+#   - name: Legal Notice
+#     href: https://example.com/legal_notice
+# @end
+gitea_footer_custom_links: []
 
 gitea_oauth_provider_enabled: False
 gitea_access_token_expiration_time: 3600
diff --git a/templates/custom/conf/app.ini.j2 b/templates/custom/conf/app.ini.j2
index e57a88a..0c1c983 100644
--- a/templates/custom/conf/app.ini.j2
+++ b/templates/custom/conf/app.ini.j2
@@ -270,9 +270,9 @@ ENABLE = false
 {% endif %}
 
 [other]
-SHOW_FOOTER_BRANDING = {{ gitea_show_footer_branding | bool }}
-SHOW_FOOTER_VERSION = {{ gitea_show_footer_version | bool }}
-SHOW_FOOTER_TEMPLATE_LOAD_TIME = {{ gitea_show_footer_template_load_time | bool }}
+SHOW_FOOTER_BRANDING = {{ gitea_footer_show_branding | bool }}
+SHOW_FOOTER_VERSION = {{ gitea_footer_show_version | bool }}
+SHOW_FOOTER_TEMPLATE_LOAD_TIME = {{ gitea_footer_show_template_load_time | bool }}
 
 [markup.asciidoc]
 ENABLED = false
diff --git a/templates/custom/templates/custom/extra_links_footer.tmpl.j2 b/templates/custom/templates/custom/extra_links_footer.tmpl.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6bb7e13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/custom/templates/custom/extra_links_footer.tmpl.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#jinja2: lstrip_blocks: True
+{% for link in gitea_footer_custom_links %}
+<a class="item" href="{{ link.href }}">{{ item.name }}</a>
+{% endfor %}