diff --git a/conf/app.ini b/conf/app.ini
index ce5c270553..36abf40dfd 100644
--- a/conf/app.ini
+++ b/conf/app.ini
@@ -428,5 +428,7 @@ cs-CZ = cs-CZ
 
 [other]
 SHOW_FOOTER_BRANDING = false
-; Show version information about gogs and go in the footer
+; Show version information about Gogs and Go in the footer
 SHOW_FOOTER_VERSION = true
+; Show time of template execution in the footer
+SHOW_FOOTER_TEMPLATE_LOAD_TIME = true
diff --git a/modules/setting/setting.go b/modules/setting/setting.go
index 8de205beca..cff3e7dbc2 100644
--- a/modules/setting/setting.go
+++ b/modules/setting/setting.go
@@ -246,9 +246,10 @@ var (
 	// Highlight settings are loaded in modules/template/hightlight.go
 
 	// Other settings
-	ShowFooterBranding    bool
-	ShowFooterVersion     bool
-	SupportMiniWinService bool
+	ShowFooterBranding         bool
+	ShowFooterVersion          bool
+	ShowFooterTemplateLoadTime bool
+	SupportMiniWinService      bool
 
 	// Global setting objects
 	Cfg          *ini.File
@@ -571,6 +572,7 @@ func NewContext() {
 
 	ShowFooterBranding = Cfg.Section("other").Key("SHOW_FOOTER_BRANDING").MustBool()
 	ShowFooterVersion = Cfg.Section("other").Key("SHOW_FOOTER_VERSION").MustBool()
+	ShowFooterTemplateLoadTime = Cfg.Section("other").Key("SHOW_FOOTER_TEMPLATE_LOAD_TIME").MustBool()
 
 	HasRobotsTxt = com.IsFile(path.Join(CustomPath, "robots.txt"))
 }
diff --git a/modules/template/template.go b/modules/template/template.go
index 707697df34..3a6eb042bb 100644
--- a/modules/template/template.go
+++ b/modules/template/template.go
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ func NewFuncMap() []template.FuncMap {
 		"DisableGravatar": func() bool {
 			return setting.DisableGravatar
 		},
+		"ShowFooterTemplateLoadTime": func() bool {
+			return setting.ShowFooterTemplateLoadTime
+		},
 		"LoadTimes": func(startTime time.Time) string {
 			return fmt.Sprint(time.Since(startTime).Nanoseconds()/1e6) + "ms"
 		},
diff --git a/templates/base/footer.tmpl b/templates/base/footer.tmpl
index 28995dcbdf..3f0190528d 100644
--- a/templates/base/footer.tmpl
+++ b/templates/base/footer.tmpl
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	<footer>
 		<div class="ui container">
 			<div class="ui left">
-				© 2016 Gogs {{if (or .ShowFooterVersion .PageIsAdmin)}}{{.i18n.Tr "version"}}: {{AppVer}}{{end}} {{.i18n.Tr "page"}}: <strong>{{LoadTimes .PageStartTime}}</strong> {{.i18n.Tr "template"}}: <strong>{{call .TmplLoadTimes}}</strong>
+				© 2016 Gogs {{if (or .ShowFooterVersion .PageIsAdmin)}}{{.i18n.Tr "version"}}: {{AppVer}}{{end}} {{if ShowFooterTemplateLoadTime}}{{.i18n.Tr "page"}}: <strong>{{LoadTimes .PageStartTime}}</strong> {{.i18n.Tr "template"}}: <strong>{{call .TmplLoadTimes}}</strong>{{end}}
 			</div>
 			<div class="ui right links">
 				{{if .ShowFooterBranding}}
@@ -50,5 +50,5 @@
 {{end}}
 <script src="{{AppSubUrl}}/js/libs/emojify-1.1.0.min.js"></script>
 <script src="{{AppSubUrl}}/js/libs/clipboard-1.5.9.min.js"></script>
-	
+
 </html>