diff --git a/core/includes/theme.inc b/core/includes/theme.inc
index dd50e62..32b1e9f 100644
--- a/core/includes/theme.inc
+++ b/core/includes/theme.inc
@@ -1482,6 +1482,24 @@ function drupal_pre_render_table(array $element) {
  *        narrow viewports to save horizontal space.
  *     - Any HTML attributes, such as "colspan", to apply to the column header
  *       cell.
+ *   - footer: An array containing the table footers. Each element of the array
+ *     can be either a localized string or an associative array with the
+ *     following keys:
+ *     - "data": The localized summary information of the table column.
+ *     - Any HTML attributes, such as "colspan", to apply to the column footer
+ *       cell.
+ *     Here's an example for $footer:
+ *     @code
+ *     // simple footer
+ *     $footer = array('footer cell1', 'footer cell2', 'footer cell3');
+ *     // complex footer
+ *     $footer = array(
+ *       'data' => array(
+ *       array('data' => t('footer cell1'), 'class' => 'footer-cell-1'),
+ *       array('data' => t('footer cell2'), 'colspan' => 2)),
+ *       'class' => 'footer'
+ *     );
+ *     @endcode
  *   - rows: An array of table rows. Every row is an array of cells, or an
  *     associative array with the following keys:
  *     - "data": an array of cells
@@ -1545,6 +1563,7 @@ function drupal_pre_render_table(array $element) {
  */
 function theme_table($variables) {
   $header = $variables['header'];
+  $footer = $variables['footer'];
   $rows = $variables['rows'];
   $attributes = $variables['attributes'];
   $caption = $variables['caption'];
@@ -1656,6 +1675,40 @@ function theme_table($variables) {
     $ts = array();
   }
 
+  if (count($footer)) {
+    // Check if we're dealing with a simple or complex row
+    if (isset($footer['data'])) {
+      $cells = $footer['data'];
+      // Set the attributes array and exclude 'data'
+      $attributes = $footer;
+      unset($attributes['data']);
+    }
+    else {
+      $cells = $footer;
+      $attributes = array();
+    }
+
+    // HTML requires that the tfoot tag has tr tags in it followed by tbody
+    // tags. Using ternary operator to check and see if we have any rows.
+    $output .= (count($rows) ? ' <tfoot><tr' . new Attribute($attributes) . '>' : ' <tr' . new Attribute($attributes) . '>');
+    $i = 0;
+    foreach ($cells as $cell) {
+      // Copy RESPONSIVE_PRIORITY_LOW/RESPONSIVE_PRIORITY_MEDIUM
+      // class from header to cell as needed.
+      if (isset($responsive[$i])) {
+        if (is_array($cell)) {
+        $cell['class'][] = $responsive[$i];
+        }
+        else {
+          $cell = array('data' => $cell, 'class' => $responsive[$i]);
+        }
+      }
+      $output .= _theme_table_cell($cell);
+    }
+
+    // Using ternary operator to close the tags based on whether or not there are rows
+    $output .= (count($rows) ? " </tr></tfoot>\n" : "</tr>\n");
+  }
   // Format the table rows:
   if (count($rows)) {
     $output .= "<tbody>\n";
@@ -2593,7 +2646,7 @@ function drupal_common_theme() {
       'template' => 'breadcrumb',
     ),
     'table' => array(
-      'variables' => array('header' => NULL, 'rows' => NULL, 'attributes' => array(), 'caption' => NULL, 'colgroups' => array(), 'sticky' => FALSE, 'responsive' => TRUE, 'empty' => ''),
+      'variables' => array('header' => NULL, 'footer' => NULL, 'rows' => NULL, 'attributes' => array(), 'caption' => NULL, 'colgroups' => array(), 'sticky' => FALSE, 'responsive' => TRUE, 'empty' => ''),
     ),
     'tablesort_indicator' => array(
       'variables' => array('style' => NULL),