--- a/templates/gitweb/footer.tmpl
+++ b/templates/gitweb/footer.tmpl
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 <div class="page_footer">
 <div class="page_footer_text">#repo|escape#</div>
 <a class="rss_logo" href="#url#rss-log">RSS</a>
+<br />
+#motd#
 </div>
 </body>
 </html>