diff --git a/appview/pages/markup/markdown.go b/appview/pages/markup/markdown.go
index b00081a2..a3dfb155 100644
--- a/appview/pages/markup/markdown.go
+++ b/appview/pages/markup/markdown.go
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ func (rctx *RenderContext) RenderMarkdown(source string) string {
 				),
 				highlighting.WithCustomStyle(styles.Get("catppuccin-latte")),
 			),
+			extension.NewFootnote(
+				extension.WithFootnoteIDPrefix([]byte("footnote")),
+			),
 		),
 		goldmark.WithParserOptions(
 			parser.WithAutoHeadingID(),
diff --git a/appview/pages/markup/sanitizer.go b/appview/pages/markup/sanitizer.go
index 92696374..6ba27cc1 100644
--- a/appview/pages/markup/sanitizer.go
+++ b/appview/pages/markup/sanitizer.go
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ func defaultPolicy() *bluemonday.Policy {
 
 	// for code blocks
 	policy.AllowAttrs("class").Matching(regexp.MustCompile(`chroma`)).OnElements("pre")
+	policy.AllowAttrs("class").Matching(regexp.MustCompile(`anchor|footnote-ref|footnote-backref`)).OnElements("a")
 	policy.AllowAttrs("class").Matching(regexp.MustCompile(strings.Join(slices.Collect(maps.Values(chroma.StandardTypes)), "|"))).OnElements("span")
 
 	// centering content
diff --git a/input.css b/input.css
index a5261f43..33c70da7 100644
--- a/input.css
+++ b/input.css
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@
 
         .prose li:has(input) {
           list-style: none;
+        .prose a.footnote-backref {
+          @apply no-underline;
         }
 
         .prose li {