diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7e88d1269..3efce2541 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
                 "compare-versions": "~3.6.0",
                 "compression": "~1.7.4",
                 "dayjs": "~1.11.5",
+                "dompurify": "^2.4.3",
                 "express": "~4.17.3",
                 "express-basic-auth": "~1.2.1",
                 "express-static-gzip": "~2.1.7",
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@
                 "jsonwebtoken": "~9.0.0",
                 "jwt-decode": "~3.1.2",
                 "limiter": "~2.1.0",
+                "marked": "^4.2.5",
                 "mqtt": "~4.3.7",
                 "mssql": "~8.1.4",
                 "mysql2": "~2.3.3",
@@ -6499,6 +6501,11 @@
                 "url": "https://github.com/fb55/domhandler?sponsor=1"
             }
         },
+        "node_modules/dompurify": {
+            "version": "2.4.3",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dompurify/-/dompurify-2.4.3.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-q6QaLcakcRjebxjg8/+NP+h0rPfatOgOzc46Fst9VAA3jF2ApfKBNKMzdP4DYTqtUMXSCd5pRS/8Po/OmoCHZQ=="
+        },
         "node_modules/domutils": {
             "version": "3.0.1",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/domutils/-/domutils-3.0.1.tgz",
@@ -12185,6 +12192,17 @@
                 "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
             }
         },
+        "node_modules/marked": {
+            "version": "4.2.5",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/marked/-/marked-4.2.5.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-jPueVhumq7idETHkb203WDD4fMA3yV9emQ5vLwop58lu8bTclMghBWcYAavlDqIEMaisADinV1TooIFCfqOsYQ==",
+            "bin": {
+                "marked": "bin/marked.js"
+            },
+            "engines": {
+                "node": ">= 12"
+            }
+        },
         "node_modules/mathml-tag-names": {
             "version": "2.1.3",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mathml-tag-names/-/mathml-tag-names-2.1.3.tgz",
@@ -22155,6 +22173,11 @@
                 "domelementtype": "^2.3.0"
             }
         },
+        "dompurify": {
+            "version": "2.4.3",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dompurify/-/dompurify-2.4.3.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-q6QaLcakcRjebxjg8/+NP+h0rPfatOgOzc46Fst9VAA3jF2ApfKBNKMzdP4DYTqtUMXSCd5pRS/8Po/OmoCHZQ=="
+        },
         "domutils": {
             "version": "3.0.1",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/domutils/-/domutils-3.0.1.tgz",
@@ -26299,6 +26322,11 @@
             "integrity": "sha512-hdN1wVrZbb29eBGiGjJbeP8JbKjq1urkHJ/LIP/NY48MZ1QVXUsQBV1G1zvYFHn1XE06cwjBsOI2K3Ulnj1YXQ==",
             "dev": true
         },
+        "marked": {
+            "version": "4.2.5",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/marked/-/marked-4.2.5.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-jPueVhumq7idETHkb203WDD4fMA3yV9emQ5vLwop58lu8bTclMghBWcYAavlDqIEMaisADinV1TooIFCfqOsYQ=="
+        },
         "mathml-tag-names": {
             "version": "2.1.3",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mathml-tag-names/-/mathml-tag-names-2.1.3.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ebe305f92..fcda34371 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
         "compare-versions": "~3.6.0",
         "compression": "~1.7.4",
         "dayjs": "~1.11.5",
+        "dompurify": "^2.4.3",
         "express": "~4.17.3",
         "express-basic-auth": "~1.2.1",
         "express-static-gzip": "~2.1.7",
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@
         "jsonwebtoken": "~9.0.0",
         "jwt-decode": "~3.1.2",
         "limiter": "~2.1.0",
+        "marked": "^4.2.5",
         "mqtt": "~4.3.7",
         "mssql": "~8.1.4",
         "mysql2": "~2.3.3",
diff --git a/src/languages/en.js b/src/languages/en.js
index 8d07db6dc..5824ea4ab 100644
--- a/src/languages/en.js
+++ b/src/languages/en.js
@@ -675,4 +675,5 @@ export default {
     "General Monitor Type": "General Monitor Type",
     "Passive Monitor Type": "Passive Monitor Type",
     "Specific Monitor Type": "Specific Monitor Type",
+    markdownSupported: "Markdown syntax supported",
 };
diff --git a/src/pages/StatusPage.vue b/src/pages/StatusPage.vue
index 6cecf6682..6fbbe69a1 100644
--- a/src/pages/StatusPage.vue
+++ b/src/pages/StatusPage.vue
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
                 <div class="my-3">
                     <label for="footer-text" class="form-label">{{ $t("Footer Text") }}</label>
                     <textarea id="footer-text" v-model="config.footerText" class="form-control"></textarea>
+                    <div class="form-text">
+                        {{ $t("markdownSupported") }}
+                    </div>
                 </div>
 
                 <div class="my-3 form-check form-switch">
@@ -279,7 +282,9 @@
                 <div class="custom-footer-text text-start">
                     <strong v-if="enableEditMode">{{ $t("Custom Footer") }}:</strong>
                 </div>
-                <Editable v-model="config.footerText" tag="div" :contenteditable="enableEditMode" :noNL="false" class="alert-heading p-2" />
+                <Editable v-if="enableEditMode" v-model="config.footerText" tag="div" :contenteditable="enableEditMode" :noNL="false" class="alert-heading p-2" />
+                <!-- eslint-disable-next-line vue/no-v-html-->
+                <div v-if="! enableEditMode" class="alert-heading p-2" v-html="footerHTML"></div>
 
                 <p v-if="config.showPoweredBy">
                     {{ $t("Powered by") }} <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://github.com/louislam/uptime-kuma">{{ $t("Uptime Kuma" ) }}</a>
@@ -310,6 +315,8 @@ import ImageCropUpload from "vue-image-crop-upload";
 import { PrismEditor } from "vue-prism-editor";
 import "vue-prism-editor/dist/prismeditor.min.css"; // import the styles somewhere
 import { useToast } from "vue-toastification";
+import { marked } from "marked";
+import DOMPurify from "dompurify";
 import Confirm from "../components/Confirm.vue";
 import PublicGroupList from "../components/PublicGroupList.vue";
 import MaintenanceTime from "../components/MaintenanceTime.vue";
@@ -477,6 +484,9 @@ export default {
             return this.overallStatus === STATUS_PAGE_MAINTENANCE;
         },
 
+        footerHTML() {
+            return DOMPurify.sanitize(marked(this.config.footerText));
+        },
     },
     watch: {