diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/report/ReportBranding.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/report/ReportBranding.java
index 211b3c0863..a13e25525d 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/report/ReportBranding.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/report/ReportBranding.java
@@ -43,9 +43,11 @@ public final class ReportBranding implements ReportBrandingProviderI {
     private static final String GENERATOR_LOGO_PATH_PROP = "GeneratorLogoPath";
     private static final String AGENCY_LOGO_PATH_PROP = "AgencyLogoPath";
     private static final String REPORT_TITLE_PROP = "ReportTitle";
+    private static final String REPORT_FOOTER_PROP = "ReportFooter";
     //default settings
     private static final String DEFAULT_GENERATOR_LOGO = "/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/report/images/default_generator_logo.png";
     private static final String DEFAULT_REPORT_TITLE = "Autopsy Forensic Report";
+    private static final String DEFAULT_REPORT_FOOTER = "Powered by Autopsy Open Source Digital Forensics Platform - www.sleuthkit.org";
     private String reportsBrandingDir; //dir with extracted reports branding resources
     private static final String MODULE_NAME = ReportBranding.class.getSimpleName();
     private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(ReportBranding.class.getName());
@@ -54,8 +56,8 @@ public final class ReportBranding implements ReportBrandingProviderI {
 
         //initialize with extracting of resource files if needed, ensure 1 writer at a time
         synchronized (ReportBranding.class) {
-          
-            reportsBrandingDir =   PlatformUtil.getUserConfigDirectory() + File.separator + ReportGenerator.REPORTS_DIR + File.separator
+
+            reportsBrandingDir = PlatformUtil.getUserConfigDirectory() + File.separator + ReportGenerator.REPORTS_DIR + File.separator
                     + "branding";
             File brandingDir = new File(reportsBrandingDir);
             if (!brandingDir.exists()) {
@@ -134,4 +136,24 @@ public final class ReportBranding implements ReportBrandingProviderI {
     public void setReportTitle(String title) {
         ModuleSettings.setConfigSetting(MODULE_NAME, REPORT_TITLE_PROP, title);
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getReportFooter() {
+        String curFooter = null;
+
+        curFooter = ModuleSettings.getConfigSetting(MODULE_NAME, REPORT_FOOTER_PROP);
+        if (curFooter == null) {
+            //use default
+            logger.log(Level.INFO, "Using default report branding for report footer");
+            curFooter = DEFAULT_REPORT_FOOTER;
+            ModuleSettings.setConfigSetting(MODULE_NAME, REPORT_FOOTER_PROP, curFooter);
+        }
+
+        return curFooter;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setReportFooter(String footer) {
+        ModuleSettings.setConfigSetting(MODULE_NAME, REPORT_FOOTER_PROP, footer);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/report/ReportBrandingProviderI.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/report/ReportBrandingProviderI.java
index 6cc736fe0c..e12d57187a 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/report/ReportBrandingProviderI.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/report/ReportBrandingProviderI.java
@@ -24,29 +24,34 @@ package org.sleuthkit.autopsy.report;
 public interface ReportBrandingProviderI {
 
     /**
-     * Get the generator logo path on the local disk (previously set or default).
-     * The file pointed by the path should exist.
+     * Get the generator logo path on the local disk (previously set or
+     * default). The file pointed by the path should exist.
      *
-     * @return the generator logo path, or null if error occurred and path is not valid
+     * @return the generator logo path, or null if error occurred and path is
+     * not valid
      */
     public String getGeneratorLogoPath();
 
     /**
      * Sets custom generator logo path
+     *
      * @param path path to set
      */
     public void setGeneratorLogoPath(String path);
 
     /**
-     * Get the agency logo path on the local disk (previously set or default), or NULL if unused
-     * (Note, this is optional, as opposed to the generator logo path)
+     * Get the agency logo path on the local disk (previously set or default),
+     * or NULL if unused (Note, this is optional, as opposed to the generator
+     * logo path)
      *
-     * @return the agency logo path, or null if not provided or error occurred and path is not valid
+     * @return the agency logo path, or null if not provided or error occurred
+     * and path is not valid
      */
     public String getAgencyLogoPath();
 
     /**
      * Sets custom agency logo path
+     *
      * @param path path to set
      */
     public void setAgencyLogoPath(String path);
@@ -60,7 +65,22 @@ public interface ReportBrandingProviderI {
 
     /**
      * Sets custom report title
+     *
      * @param title title to set
      */
     public void setReportTitle(String title);
+
+    /**
+     * Get the report footer (previously set or default)
+     *
+     * @return the report footer
+     */
+    public String getReportFooter();
+
+    /**
+     * Sets custom report footer
+     *
+     * @param footer footer to set
+     */
+    public void setReportFooter(String footer);
 }