diff --git a/templates/gitweb/index.tmpl b/templates/gitweb/index.tmpl
--- a/templates/gitweb/index.tmpl
+++ b/templates/gitweb/index.tmpl
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     #entries%indexentry#
 </table>
 <div class="page_footer">
+#motd#
 </div>
 </body>
 </html>