diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 91bb9506c5e6..b5aa3b53c012 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ footer_text: >
 url:  # the base hostname & protocol for your site
 baseurl: /al-folio # the subpath of your site, e.g. /blog/
 last_updated: false # set to true if you want to display last updated in the footer
+impressum_path:  # set to path to include impressum link in the footer, use the same path as permalink in a page, helps to conform with EU GDPR
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Layout
diff --git a/_includes/footer.html b/_includes/footer.html
index 4898985aa3c4..2e3452184cfa 100644
--- a/_includes/footer.html
+++ b/_includes/footer.html
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
   <div class="container mt-0">
     &copy; Copyright {{ site.time | date: '%Y' }} {{ site.first_name }} {{ site.middle_name }} {{ site.last_name }}.
     {{ site.footer_text }}
+    {% if site.impressum_path %}
+    <a href="{{ site.url }}{{ site.baseurl }}{{ site.impressum_path }}">Impressum</a>.
+    {% endif %}
     {% if site.last_updated %}
     Last updated: {{ "now" | date: '%B %d, %Y' }}.
     {% endif %}
@@ -13,6 +16,9 @@
   <div class="container">
     &copy; Copyright {{ site.time | date: '%Y' }} {{ site.first_name }} {{ site.middle_name }} {{ site.last_name }}.
     {{ site.footer_text }}
+    {% if site.impressum_path %}
+    <a href="{{ site.url }}{{ site.baseurl }}{{ site.impressum_path }}">Impressum</a>.
+    {% endif %}
     {% if site.last_updated %}
     Last updated: {{ "now" | date: '%B %d, %Y' }}.
     {% endif %}