diff --git a/searx/settings.yml b/searx/settings.yml
index 92bb0ff26..ec6c5bdc8 100644
--- a/searx/settings.yml
+++ b/searx/settings.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ brand:
   public_instances: https://searx.space
   wiki_url: https://github.com/searxng/searxng/wiki
   issue_url: https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues
+  # Custom entries in the footer: [title]: [link]
+  # custom:
+  #  About instance: "https://searxng.org"
+  #  Instance admin: "https://searxng.org"
 
 search:
   # Filter results. 0: None, 1: Moderate, 2: Strict
diff --git a/searx/settings_defaults.py b/searx/settings_defaults.py
index 6a56fdd7d..f7ff9170c 100644
--- a/searx/settings_defaults.py
+++ b/searx/settings_defaults.py
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ SCHEMA = {
         'docs_url': SettingsValue(str, 'https://docs.searxng.org'),
         'public_instances': SettingsValue((False, str), 'https://searx.space'),
         'wiki_url': SettingsValue(str, 'https://github.com/searxng/searxng/wiki'),
+        'custom': SettingsValue(dict, {}),
     },
     'search': {
         'safe_search': SettingsValue((0, 1, 2), 0),
diff --git a/searx/templates/simple/base.html b/searx/templates/simple/base.html
index b7b1b35d3..d22d96685 100644
--- a/searx/templates/simple/base.html
+++ b/searx/templates/simple/base.html
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@
         {% if get_setting('general.contact_url') %}
         | <a href="{{ get_setting('general.contact_url') }}">{{ _('Contact instance maintainer') }}</a>
         {% endif %}
+        {% for title, link in get_setting('brand.custom').items() %}
+        | <a href="{{ link }}">{{ title }}</a>
+        {% endfor %}
     </p>
   </footer>
   <!--[if gte IE 9]>-->