diff --git a/config/docs.php b/config/docs.php
index fe9cf452..fab400e9 100644
--- a/config/docs.php
+++ b/config/docs.php
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@
         // When using a grouped sidebar, should the groups be collapsible?
         'collapsible' => true,
 
-        // Should the sidebar footer be shown?
+        // Should the sidebar footer be shown? You can also set this to a string
+        // of Markdown to show in the footer. Set to `false` to disable.
         'footer' => true,
     ],
 
diff --git a/resources/views/components/docs/sidebar-footer-text.blade.php b/resources/views/components/docs/sidebar-footer-text.blade.php
index 4bafb848..6b49ca39 100644
--- a/resources/views/components/docs/sidebar-footer-text.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/components/docs/sidebar-footer-text.blade.php
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 <p>
-    <a href="{{ Hyde::relativeLink('index.html') }}">Back to home page</a>
+    @if(is_bool(config('docs.sidebar.footer', true)))
+        <a href="{{ Hyde::relativeLink('index.html') }}">Back to home page</a>
+    @else
+        {{ Hyde::markdown(config('docs.sidebar.footer')) }}
+    @endif
 </p>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/resources/views/components/docs/sidebar.blade.php b/resources/views/components/docs/sidebar.blade.php
index 9d8872bc..04b9857a 100644
--- a/resources/views/components/docs/sidebar.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/components/docs/sidebar.blade.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
             'sidebar' => \Hyde\Framework\Features\Navigation\DocumentationSidebar::create(),
         ])
     </nav>
-    @if(config('docs.sidebar.footer', true))
+    @if(config('docs.sidebar.footer', true) !== false)
         <footer id="sidebar-footer" class="h-16 p-4 w-full bottom-0 left-0 text-center leading-8">
             @include('hyde::components.docs.sidebar-footer-text')
         </footer>
diff --git a/tests/Feature/SidebarViewTest.php b/tests/Feature/SidebarViewTest.php
index 53843c6c..44840e64 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/SidebarViewTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/SidebarViewTest.php
@@ -65,6 +65,17 @@ public function testBaseSidebarWithoutFooter()
         $this->assertViewWasNotRendered(view('hyde::components.docs.sidebar-footer-text'));
     }
 
+    public function testBaseSidebarWithCustomFooterText()
+    {
+        config(['docs.sidebar.footer' => 'My **Markdown** Footer Text']);
+
+        $this->renderComponent(view('hyde::components.docs.sidebar'))
+            ->assertSeeHtml('<footer id="sidebar-footer"')
+            ->assertSeeHtml('<p>My <strong>Markdown</strong> Footer Text</p>')
+            ->assertDontSee('Back to home page')
+            ->allGood();
+    }
+
     public function testBaseSidebarCustomHeaderBrand()
     {
         config(['docs.sidebar.header' => 'My Custom Header']);