diff --git a/docs/content/doc/advanced/customizing-gitea.en-us.md b/docs/content/doc/advanced/customizing-gitea.en-us.md
index 4fdf43770a..8c861757ff 100644
--- a/docs/content/doc/advanced/customizing-gitea.en-us.md
+++ b/docs/content/doc/advanced/customizing-gitea.en-us.md
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ When you find the correct .tmpl file, you need to copy it in the `custom/templat
You can now customize the template you copied in `custom/templates`, being carefully to not break the Gitea syntax.
Any statement contained inside `{{` and `}}` are Gitea templete's syntax and shouldn't be touch, unless you know what are you doing.
+To add in custom HTML to the header or the footer of the page, in the `templates/custom` directory there are `header.tmpl` and `footer.tmpl` that can be modified. This is useful if you want to add in custom CSS files, or additional Javascript.
+
## Customizing gitignores, labels, licenses, locales, and readmes.
Place your own files in corresponding sub-folder under `custom/options`.
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diff --git a/templates/base/footer.tmpl b/templates/base/footer.tmpl
index e3f6d1319d..ed0dd58b95 100644
--- a/templates/base/footer.tmpl
+++ b/templates/base/footer.tmpl
@@ -66,5 +66,6 @@
+{{template "custom/footer" .}}