diff --git a/sites/all/modules/spaces_theme/inc/spaces_theme.theme.inc b/sites/all/modules/spaces_theme/inc/spaces_theme.theme.inc
index 9a99ec2..0c08cbf 100644
--- a/sites/all/modules/spaces_theme/inc/spaces_theme.theme.inc
+++ b/sites/all/modules/spaces_theme/inc/spaces_theme.theme.inc
@@ -144,6 +144,13 @@ function _spaces_theme_theme_form($form_state, $feature = NULL) {
     '#weight' => 10,
     '#submit' => array('_spaces_theme_theme_form_submit'),
   );
+  $form['site_footer'] = array(
+    '#type' => 'textarea',
+    '#title' => t('Footer message'),
+    '#default_value' => $settings['site_footer'],
+    '#description' => t('This text will be displayed at the bottom of each page. Useful for adding a copyright notice to your pages.')
+  );
+
   return $form;
 }
 
@@ -222,6 +229,7 @@ function _spaces_theme_theme_form_submit($form, &$form_state) {
     }
     // save theme settings to a local instance for this theme only
     $space->controllers->variable->set('theme_'. $theme .'_settings', $theme_array);
+    $space->controllers->variable->set('site_footer', $theme_array['site_footer']);
   }
   else {
     $version->theme = $theme;
@@ -232,6 +240,7 @@ function _spaces_theme_theme_form_submit($form, &$form_state) {
       $theme_array = variable_get('theme_settings', array());
       // this will help in setting defaults should they not exist
       $space->controllers->variable->set('theme_'. $theme .'_settings', $theme_array);
+      $space->controllers->variable->set('site_footer', $theme_array['site_footer']);
     }
     node_save($version);
   }