diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index be2df0503..f31f66297 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ func main() {
 	flagSet.String("htpasswd-file", "", "additionally authenticate against a htpasswd file. Entries must be created with \"htpasswd -s\" for SHA encryption")
 	flagSet.Bool("display-htpasswd-form", true, "display username / password login form if an htpasswd file is provided")
 	flagSet.String("custom-templates-dir", "", "path to custom html templates")
+	flagSet.String("footer", "", "custom footer string. Use \"-\" to disable default footer.")
 	flagSet.String("proxy-prefix", "/oauth2", "the url root path that this proxy should be nested under (e.g. /<oauth2>/sign_in)")
 
 	flagSet.String("cookie-name", "_oauth2_proxy", "the name of the cookie that the oauth_proxy creates")
@@ -98,7 +99,6 @@ func main() {
 		log.Printf("%s", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
-
 	validator := NewValidator(opts.EmailDomains, opts.AuthenticatedEmailsFile)
 	oauthproxy := NewOAuthProxy(opts, validator)
 
diff --git a/oauthproxy.go b/oauthproxy.go
index 90cd87e45..1041d7d03 100644
--- a/oauthproxy.go
+++ b/oauthproxy.go
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ type OAuthProxy struct {
 	skipAuthRegex       []string
 	compiledRegex       []*regexp.Regexp
 	templates           *template.Template
+	Footer              string
 }
 
 type UpstreamProxy struct {
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@ func NewOAuthProxy(opts *Options, validator func(string) bool) *OAuthProxy {
 		SkipProviderButton: opts.SkipProviderButton,
 		CookieCipher:       cipher,
 		templates:          loadTemplates(opts.CustomTemplatesDir),
+		Footer:             opts.Footer,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -345,6 +347,7 @@ func (p *OAuthProxy) SignInPage(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, code
 		Redirect      string
 		Version       string
 		ProxyPrefix   string
+		Footer        template.HTML
 	}{
 		ProviderName:  p.provider.Data().ProviderName,
 		SignInMessage: p.SignInMessage,
@@ -352,6 +355,7 @@ func (p *OAuthProxy) SignInPage(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, code
 		Redirect:      redirect_url,
 		Version:       VERSION,
 		ProxyPrefix:   p.ProxyPrefix,
+		Footer:        template.HTML(p.Footer),
 	}
 	p.templates.ExecuteTemplate(rw, "sign_in.html", t)
 }
diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index 72c9b5cc6..045e74e35 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ type Options struct {
 	HtpasswdFile             string   `flag:"htpasswd-file" cfg:"htpasswd_file"`
 	DisplayHtpasswdForm      bool     `flag:"display-htpasswd-form" cfg:"display_htpasswd_form"`
 	CustomTemplatesDir       string   `flag:"custom-templates-dir" cfg:"custom_templates_dir"`
+	Footer                   string   `flag:"footer" cfg:"footer"`
 
 	CookieName     string        `flag:"cookie-name" cfg:"cookie_name" env:"OAUTH2_PROXY_COOKIE_NAME"`
 	CookieSecret   string        `flag:"cookie-secret" cfg:"cookie_secret" env:"OAUTH2_PROXY_COOKIE_SECRET"`
diff --git a/templates.go b/templates.go
index c75227387..836c3efee 100644
--- a/templates.go
+++ b/templates.go
@@ -130,7 +130,12 @@ func getTemplates() *template.Template {
 	</div>
 	{{ end }}
 	<footer>
+	{{ if eq .Footer "-" }}
+	{{ else if eq .Footer ""}}
 	Secured with <a href="https://github.com/bitly/oauth2_proxy#oauth2_proxy">OAuth2 Proxy</a> version {{.Version}}
+	{{ else }}
+	{{.Footer}}
+	{{ end }}
 	</footer>
 </body>
 </html>