diff --git a/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/liferay-look-and-feel.xml b/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/liferay-look-and-feel.xml
index 397f188..fc0c909 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/liferay-look-and-feel.xml
+++ b/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/liferay-look-and-feel.xml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 				type="text" />
 			<setting configurable="true" key="override-logo-on-dockbar"
 				type="checkbox" value="true" />
+			<setting configurable="true" key="footer-background-color" type="text"  value="#555"/>
 			<setting configurable="true" key="footer-website-name" type="text" />
 			<setting configurable="true" key="footer-website-url" type="text" />
 			<setting configurable="true" key="footer-website-name" type="text" />
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/templates/portal_normal.vm b/src/main/webapp/templates/portal_normal.vm
index a086667..13a5dc6 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/templates/portal_normal.vm
+++ b/src/main/webapp/templates/portal_normal.vm
@@ -30,7 +30,12 @@
 			background: #fff url($background-image-name) center top no-repeat;
 			background-size: 100% 100%;	
 		}	
-	#end	
+	#end
+	#if ($theme.getSetting("footer-background-color") !="")
+		.aui .custom-footer {
+			background-color: $theme.getSetting("footer-background-color");
+		}
+	#end
 	</style>
 </head>