diff --git a/app/models/marksmith/renderer.rb b/app/models/marksmith/renderer.rb
index acdad04..1a6108b 100644
--- a/app/models/marksmith/renderer.rb
+++ b/app/models/marksmith/renderer.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ def render_redcarpet
         underline: true,
         highlight: true,
         quote: true,
-        with_toc_data: true
+        with_toc_data: true,
+        footnotes: true
       ).render(@body)
     end