diff --git a/webgen.py b/webgen.py
index b9efc33..f0baac1 100755
--- a/webgen.py
+++ b/webgen.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ spellcheckparam = "-c"
 # markdown-in-html, numbering, pyshell, smarty-pants, spoiler, strike, 
 # tag-friendly, tables, toc, use-file-vars, wiki-tables, xml
 
-markdown.Markdown.extras = ["break-on-newline"]
+markdown.Markdown.extras = ["footnotes","break-on-newline"]
 
 fileending = ""
 locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, "")